DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's and women's tennis teams will face Hamline University on Saturday and the women will square-off against the College of Saint Benedict on Sunday at the Arrowhead Tennis Center, marking the final home matches for both teams until mid-April.

Match Times:
Saturday
Men @ 1 p.m.
Women @ 4 p.m.
Sunday
Women @ 12 p.m.

Men:

Last Action:
The Saints fell in another close match at Concordia College-Moorhead of Sunday night 5-4. The Saints won two of three doubles matches and #Dylan Kelly# and #Kevin Hilpert# both won in singles play.

St. Scholastica Saints (0-3, 0-0 UMAC)
The Saints have had some tough luck in the early going this season, losing two dual matches by 5-4 scores and another 7-2, six matches were decided by tiebreakers … The Saints have lost seven of the 12 singles matches by super-tiebreakers already this season … The Saints have fared decent in doubles matches this season with four wins, including two against the Cobbers on Sunday … The team of Kevin Hilpert (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) and #Brendan Anderson# is 3-0 on the year and Kevin Hilpert (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) is 3-0 individually in doubles action … Dylan Kelly (Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis South HS) has won his first two collegiate singles matches and is the lone Saint not to lose a singles match.

Hamline Pipers (1-2, 0-0 MIAC)
The Pipers have started the 2011 season 1-2 with losses to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Gustavus Adolphus … They are coming off a 9-0 victory over Division II's Minnesota State-Mankato … Hamline is 8-10 in singles matches and 3-6 in doubles matches this season … The Pipers finished 9-9 last season and 1-8 in conference play … Robert Becker is the lone play to obtain multiple wins so far this season in singles action.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Hamline: 5-5)
The Saints fell at Hamline 5-4 last season. Kevin Hilpert (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) won in both singles and doubles action, while #Jacob Engelstad# won in singles.


Women

Last Action:
The Saints improved to 3-0 by edging Concordia College-Moorhead last Sunday 5-4. #Danni Sonnenfeld# and #Hillary Bungarden# won in both doubles and singles action.

St. Scholastica Saints (3-0, 0-0 UMAC)
The depth has come through for the Saints already this season as the team is 7-2 at the No. 4, 5, and 6 singles flights and are 7-2 in doubles matches … Senior Danni Sonnenfeld (Harris, Minn./North Branch HS) is off to a perfect start in dual matches this season with a 3-0 singles and a 3-0 doubles record … A pair of freshman have also started out unbeaten this season as Hillary Bungarden (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS) is 2-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles, while #Amanda Hiatt# is 2-0 in singles and 1-0 in doubles … CSS is 9-9 so far this season in singles play.

Hamline Pipers (2010 Record: 5-13, 1-9 MIAC)
The Pipers will open their season on Friday against conference rival Carleton College … Hamline lost 11 of its final 13 matches during the 2010 season and defeated Bethel at the end of the season to avoid going winless in MIAC play … Senior Kristen Kiemele led the Pipers with eight singles wins last season … Kiemele also tied with junior Nicole Krier with seven doubles victories.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Hamline: 6-1)
The Saints have won six straight against the Pipers, including 8-1 last season. #Callee Conda# and Danni Sonnenfeld (Harris, Minn./North Branch HS) won in both singles and doubles play.

Saint Benedict Blazers (1-2, 0-0 MIAC)
The Blazers had their first match of the spring season last weekend with a 9-0 victory over Minnesota State-Moorhead … In the fall, St. Ben's fell to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Luther College both by 7-2 scores … The Blazers went 12-7 and 6-4 in conference play in 2010 … St. Ben's advanced to the MIAC Tournament semifinals before falling to top-seeded Gustavus Adolphus … Senior Kylie Huether leads the returnees for the Blazers … Huether recorded 10 singles wins last season and was named the All-MIAC team in singles … Junior Lauren Jones was named to the All-MIAC team in doubles after earning 13 wins in 2010.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. St. Ben's: 1-5)
The teams last met during the 2006 season with Saints falling at St. Ben's 7-2.