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Page 8A • FREEMAN & ENTERPRISE LAKE COUNTRY OCTOBER 2014 ——— FRANK'S ——— SEWING CENTER 262-547-7774 272 W. Main St., Downtown Waukesha www.frankssewingcenter.com WAUKESHA CIVIC THEATRE Fall Lineup 2014 For More Information Visit Us At www.waukeshacivictheatre.org Lend Me A Tenor October 24 - November 9 When a world-famous tenor arrives at the Cleveland Grand Opera Company to perform his signature role, a harried but admiring Max is there to see to his every need. 264 West Main Street, Waukesha (262) 547-0708 240406005 ACAP PlayMakers' Show Of Shows November 14 & 15 This musical comedy variety show features scenes, songs, and routines from eight seasons of ACAP PlayMakers fun at WCT! All proceeds benefit the ACAP/WCT Outreach Programs. Candy Cane Tales & Holiday Carols December 5 - 21 The Waukesha Civic Theatre's very own holiday tradition is back, bringing all of your favorites to life. • Memory Care neighborhoods offer specialized care for residents with Alzheimer's or other related Dementias • Private apartment with walk-in shower • Personalized care and service to meet one's individual care needs • Well trained and compassionate staff 24 hours per day • Medication management • Fun daily activities Services offered at Heritage Waukesha Our doors are about to open! To schedule a personal tour, please call Dave: 262-542-3434 Meet the Heritage Management Team and learn about our unique approach to Memory Care. Experience first-hand our Multi-Sensory Room, Music and Memory Programs. 2 4 0 0 6 5 0 0 7 By Pat Neumuth Freeman Staff TOWN OF MERTON — Family can bring the best and worst out of some peo- ple. For Arrowhead senior Emily Kolbow, tennis has mainly been a positive thing for her and her family — but how she got into the sport was kind of devious. "I started to fool around with tennis from age 5 to age 8," Kolbow said. "I started to take it more serious because my sister (Abby) was better than my and my dad (Jeff) gave her more attention than me — and I didn't like that. "I guess I did it to get more attention and be better than her." Kolbow is happy to say that she is better than her sister — a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin — but that's only because Kol- bow has taken her tennis training up a notch. Several notches to be exact. Kolbow is always on the court. It's definitely a gruel- ing time during the winter and summer seasons, but it's also a time she gets to spend quality time with her father. "My dad and I travel a lot, and it's really fun but really competitive," Kolbow said. "It's just me and my dad. We do a lot of dinners out of state with my friends. I have friends anywhere. It's really nice. You get to meet all these different people at these tournaments. "At the tournaments, my dad and I bond. It's really fun because he supports my tennis a lot. I wouldn't be as good as I am without my dad. He's always pushing me and takes me to practice or tells me to practice all the time." The father and daughter are traveling around the Midwest and other parts of the country to two or three events a month during the summer. Arrowhead coach Gina Resch said the tourna- ments have much more com- petition than high school tennis can provide. "She just qualified for the big National Clay Court Championship in Ten- nessee," Resch said. "She doesn't take any match for granted. She understands each and every match is dif- ferent." In a USTA Wisconsin Dis- trict qualifier, Kolbow defeated reigning state champion Lexi Keberle of West Bend East 6-4, 6-3 in the championship match June 1. Keberle beat Kolbow in a state semifinal 6-0, 6-3, and Kolbow's consolation prize was a third-place finish. It was the second straight year Kolbow lost to the eventual champion in the semifinals and took third. "It brought my confidence level up this summer when I beat her," Kolbow said. "She plays very good indoors and is a really good player. With us, it could go either way. I've improved, and she's improved. If we end up meeting at state, we will see how it goes." Kolbow has been Arrow- head's top singles player since entering the school, and Resch said that is due to all the individual work she put in coming into high school. Resch said Kolbow might be the best player ever to walk the halls of Arrow- head. "Her ground strokes are so good it's scary," Resch said. "She can paint lines with them. She's a very heavy hit- ter and feels comfortable at the baseline and can win by staying back." But after the high school season, Kolbow takes what she calls a nice break from tennis. "Usually after high school, I'll take like five days to a week off to rest," Kolbow said. "Then, I have to get back into it because tourna- ments start up again and the competition is really tough." Kolbow is almost always in season, but that hard work has piqued the interest of NCAA Division I tennis coaches around the country. Kolbow said everyone asks her where she wants to go to college, but she doesn't know. She has some official visits and would like to play out of state — likely on the East or West Coast. Kolbow would also like to go to a big- ger school with a good foot- ball team. No matter where she goes, she will be prepared for the next challenge. "A lot of tennis balls and a lot of practice," Kolbow said of her training. "Most of my friends when they go to tour- naments, they dread it because they have intense coaches. I'm just grateful for the opportunity and having a dad like mine to take me to all these tournaments." So far, Jeff Kolbow hasn't missed any of his daughter's high school matches. But, if she plans to go out of state, he will most likely miss some matches. "That's going to be hard," Kolbow said of her dad not watching her play. "But that's what he's been prepar- ing me for ... and we will see what happens." Email: pneumuth@conleynet.com Family draws Arrowhead's Kolbow to tennis Senior third at state last two years PREP PROFILE Get to know ... EMILY KOLBOW School/Sport Arrowhead/Tennis Coach Gina Resch Class In School/Age Senior/17 Also In My Family Are: my father, Jeff; my mom, Beth; my older sister, Abby; and my younger broth- er, Collin. The Athletic Accomplishment I Am Most Proud Of Is: improving my national ranking every year. My Favorite Subject In School Is: Spanish. My Favorite Teacher Is: Mr. Urban. My Favorite Movie Is: the "Harry Potter" series. My Favorite Recording Artist Is: Sam Smith. My Favorite TV Show Is: "The Walking Dead." The Best Meal My Mother Makes Is: lasagna. A Bad Habit I Have Is: talking in my sleep. A Pet Peeve I Have Is: when people put their chewed gum on their plate for everyone to see. The Thing I Do Best Outside Of Athletics Is: cook. The Person I'd Most Like To Meet Is: Andre Agassi. The Last Time I Cleaned My Room I Found: my driver's license. Nobody Ever Says I'm: boring. My Most Memorable Experience Is: going to New York City for the U.S. Open with my high school tennis team. One Thing People Might Not Know About Me Is: I am obsessed with playing solitaire and ping-pong. One Thing I Would Change About Myself Is: I wish I was taller. One Thing At My School I Would Change Is: being able to have open campus lunch. I See Myself In 10 Years Being: a business- woman. Pat Neumuth/Freeman Staff Arrowhead senior Emily Kolbow was third at the WIAA Division 1 state tournament as a sophomore and as a junior.

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