Meet Coach Lehnert:

Stephanie Lehnert has been the Head Coach of the Girls varsity tennis team at De Pere High School for 3 years.  She is also a 1996 alumni of De Pere High School and the De Pere Girls Tennis Team. 

Stephanie started playing tennis at the age of 8, with her father, Glenn Lehnert, the former head coach of the girls tennis team.  He would take her and her sister out to learn the strokes of the game, and then decided to get the girls lessons.  She started playing competitive tennis on the De Pere High School tennis team in 1992-1996.  Stephanie primarily played doubles for the team, and qualified for the WIAA Division 2 State Tournament both in 1994 and 1995.  In 1995, with her doubles partner Ingrid Alberts, Stephanie placed 5th in doubles at the WIAA Division 2 State Tournament, the first Girls doubles team at De Pere to medal at the state tournament in Tennis. 

During college, Stephanie played intramural tennis, assisted with a tennis summer school class, as well as coached a middle school tennis team in her student teaching.  In her first teaching position in Port Washington, Stephanie was the JV coach of the Girls High School Tennis Team.  She then moved home to De Pere to live and work, and took the Head Coaching Position in 2007.

Coach Lehnert attended University of Eau Claire for her undergraduate studies in Education and Spanish teaching.  She recently completed her master’s work in Natural Resources-Environmental Education at the University of Wisconsin of Stevens Point.  Currently, Coach Lehnert teaches 5th grade at Foxview Intermediate School.  She enjoys spending time with her family, her dogs, and being outdoors. 

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Meet Coach Bryfczynski:

Interest in tennis:
Paula always had an interest in tennis as her family was very sports-orientated.  As a young child, she would play in the street with her neighbors and family, but didn’t seriously consider playing tennis until her sister began playing competitively in high school. 

High school:
As a freshman, Paula played JV #1 singles and occasionally played varsity.  This year was her first time playing competitively.  From her sophomore through her senior year, she secured the #1 doubles spot.  In these years, her and her partner qualified for the State Tournament all three years.  The highlight of her state tournament runs came her senior year where they were seeded in the top 15 teams in the state and received a first-round bye.  Throughout her years playing, she received many awards and recognitions including being named captain and 1st team all metro honors.

College:
Paula played intramurals at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.   She also started her coaching career.

Coaching:

• Assistant coach for Eau Claire Regis (2 years)
• Began coaching with Glenn Lehnert and Dave Reinardy in 2003
• Works primarily with doubles teams
• Acts as the liaison between the high school and the team. 

Education:

• A 1998 graduate of Ashwaubenon High School
• Graduated from UWEC with a degree in Secondary Math Education (6-12) and Spanish Education (K-12)
• Graduated from UWM with a master’s in Education Psychology (certified to be a school counselor)
• Began teaching at De Pere High School in 2003.  She is a math who also works with Student Council and Link Crew

Personal:

• Engaged and will be married in May of 2011
• Enjoys spending time with family and friends
• Loves watching/playing sports and concert-going