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2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster

A.J. Olnes
Mark Kuhlmann
Mark Kuhlmann
Mark Kuhlmann
Mark Kuhlmann

Natalie Lorentz

Natalie Lorentz

  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    St. Louis Park, Minn.
  • Highschool:
    St. Louis Park

Summary

Biography

Honors and Awards 
All-Summit (2019)
Academic All-Summit (2020)
Summit League Women's Tennis Player of the Week (Feb. 4, 2020, Feb. 11, 2020)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20) 
ITA Scholar Athlete (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2018-19, 2019-20)

Fifth Year (2021-22) 
Finished 7-13 in singles action (4-3 in Summit), with a 1-2 record in the No. 2 spot, 3-5 at No. 4, and 3-3 at No. 5... Defeated Western Illinois (Apr. 15) to set a program record with 122 career wins... Went 12-8 in doubles (6-1 in Summit), with a 4-3 record at No. 2, and an 8-5 record at No. 3... Led the Summit League with partner Rachel Osborn, notching a 2-0 record at No. 2... Tallied a 10-5 record with Keegan VanPelt, winning six of seven League matches, including four-straight with wins over St. Thomas (Apr. 2), North Dakota (Apr. 10), Western Illinois (Apr. 15), and South Dakota (Apr. 17), garnering Summit League Athlete of the Week honors. 

As a Senior (2020-21)
Posted an 11-12 singles record with wins at the No. 2 and 3 lines... went 14-5 in doubles action... won two or more matches consecutively four times this season including a three singles match win streak... won vs. Missouri State (Feb. 6), at UNI (Feb. 20), and at UNI (Feb. 21)... picked up another two straight vs. St. Thomas (March 13) and at Nicholls (March 16)... posted a singles win in the season finale vs. Kansas State (April 19)... opened the year with four straight doubles wins... won another seven consecutive doubles matches from Feb. 6 through March 16... closed the year with a doubles win vs. Kansas City (April 19).

As a Junior (2019-20)
Earned back-to-back Summit League Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week honors on Feb. 4 and Feb. 11… Also named Academic All-Summit… Went 7-6 in singles action and 9-5 in doubles play… Recorded four-straight singles wins from Jan. 31 – Feb. 9… Earned a  pair of wins over Creighton (Feb. 28) and Northern Colorado (March 1)… Won three-straight doubles matches from Feb. 1 – 9… Followed up with Four-straight doubles wins from Feb. 28 – March 7 with teammate Marie Kapelevich... Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence... Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete. 

As a Sophomore (2018-19)
Garnered All-Summit honors as a sophomore… Finished 6-13 in singles play that included a 3-2 mark at the No. 1 spot… Went 3-2 in conference play for singles… Finished 6-12 in doubles with a 3-2 mark in league action… Tallied a 6-11 record at No. 1 doubles and an 0-1 mark at No. 2… Earned back-to-back singles wins against conference opponents Oral Roberts (4-6, 6-1, 6-4) and Western Illinois (6-3, 6-3) on March 29-30… Also had two-straight wins against South Dakota (7-5, 7-6 (7-3) on April 17 and against No. 2 seed North Dakota (6-4, 6-1) on April 26 in the semifinal round of the league tournament at No. 3 singles… Won three-straight conference matches with teammate Marie Kapelevich at No. 1 doubles over North Dakota twice and South Dakota… Also earned a conference doubles win Oral Roberts (7-6) with teammate Marie Kapelevich on March 29 at No. 1... Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence... Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete. 

As a Freshman (2017-18)
Totaled a 14-10 record in singles play… Tallied a 17-5 overall record in doubles play with a 4-1 mark in conference play… Also went 5-2 at No. 1 and 12-3 at No. 2 in doubles play… Earned her first career win Jan. 19 against Milwaukee (6-1, 6-1)… Started the season on a three-match win streak… Also had a four-match winning streak (Feb. 16- Feb. 25) over Northern Iowa (6-0, 6-3), Bradley (6-0, 6-1), Doane (6-0, 6-0) and Iowa State (6-1, 6-2)…. Opened doubles on a five-match winning streak… Closed out the season inning seven of her final nine doubles matches... Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll... Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete. 

St. Louis Park High School
Six-year letterwinner for coach David Breitenbucher at St. Louis Park High School...As a junior, became her school's first female tennis player to qualify for the state tournament and followed with a second appearance as a senior...All-conference selection six consecutive seasons...Went a perfect 7-0 each of her last two years, with her senior campaign highlighted by a No. 3 state ranking...Won the USTA Regional Tournament in Dallas as a freshman and was a doubles finalist in the USTA Regional Tournament in Oklahoma City as a senior...Member of the National Honor Society...Metro West Academic All-Conference...Academic All-State...Ranked in the top 10 percent of her class.

Personal
Born Jan. 7, 1999 in St. Louis Park, Minn....Parents are Scott and Jodi Lorentz...Has one brother, Benjamin...Hobbies include rollerblading around the lakes, hiking and painting...Member of the UNO Dean's List... Majoring in biology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'9"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'9"
  • 2021-22Graduate Student