Marquette 'M Club' Hall of Fame
VanLieshout, Barb
Barb VanLieshout
- Induction:
- 1999
- Class:
- 1985
A two-time captain of MU's tennis team, Barb VanLieshout was the No. 1 singles player in all four of her seasons as well as playing on the No. 1 doubles team in 1984 and 1985.
She helped Marquette to the NAIA National Tournament three times from 1982-1984 after the team claimed the District 14 title in each of those seasons. In 1982 and 1983, Marquette was the Wisconsin Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champion, as VanLieshout captured the WWIAC No. 1 singles title each year and the No. 2 doubles title in 1982.
VanLieshout was ranked No. 18 in the country by the NAIA in 1983, and she was ranked as the top singles player in Wisconsin by the Wisconsin Tennis Association in 1985.
With a career singles record of 67-17 and doubles record of 66-15, VanLieshout was also an NAIA Academic All-American in 1985 and was selected to the 1986 North Star Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Sponsor: Milwaukee Tennis Classic Foundation
She helped Marquette to the NAIA National Tournament three times from 1982-1984 after the team claimed the District 14 title in each of those seasons. In 1982 and 1983, Marquette was the Wisconsin Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champion, as VanLieshout captured the WWIAC No. 1 singles title each year and the No. 2 doubles title in 1982.
VanLieshout was ranked No. 18 in the country by the NAIA in 1983, and she was ranked as the top singles player in Wisconsin by the Wisconsin Tennis Association in 1985.
With a career singles record of 67-17 and doubles record of 66-15, VanLieshout was also an NAIA Academic All-American in 1985 and was selected to the 1986 North Star Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Sponsor: Milwaukee Tennis Classic Foundation
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