DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team will compete in its annual spring break trip down to Orlando and will take part in six dual matches next week.
Match Times:
Monday: vs. Earlham – 11 a.m. (EST), vs. Saint Ambrose – 6:30 p.m. (EST)
Tuesday: vs. Carthage – 12:30 p.m. (EST)
Wednesday: vs. UW-La Crosse – 12:30 p.m. (EST), vs. Schreiner – 6:30 p.m. (EST)
Friday: vs. Principia – 12:30 p.m. (EST)
Last Action:
The Saints were defeated by the University of St. Thomas 9-0 on February 27th.
St. Scholastica Saints (1-5, 0-0 UMAC)
The Saints will look to turn things around in the Sunshine State next week … With the exception of the Saint Ambrose match, all of the matches are in-region contests … Prior to the St. Thomas loss, the Saints have been right in every match … CSS needs to improve in singles action as they have just 10 wins in 36 total matches on the year … #Brendan Anderson#, #Kevin Hilpert#, and #Dylan Kelly# account for nine of the 10 wins … The Saints have fared slightly better in doubles action with an 8-10 record … The Saints have excelled at the No. 3 spot with a 5-1 record … The duo of
Brendan Anderson (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata HS) and
Kevin Hilpert (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) have four of the five wins.
Earlham Quakers (3-2, 1-1 HCAC)
Location: Richmond, Ind.
Conference: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
2010 Record: 8-10, 0-4 HCAC
Notables: First year competing in the NCAC, used to belong to the North Coast Athletic Conference … Henry Levin, Brad Maisley, Andrey Gavrilov, and Scott Lawrence all made the HCAC Players to Watch List … Levin was 8-0 in singles and 4-0 in doubles last season before a season-ending injury.
Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Earlham: 0-0)
This will be the first-ever meeting.
Saint Ambrose Fighting Bees (4-8)
Location: Davenport, Iowa
Conference: NAIA Independent
2010 Record: 5-15
Notables: The Bees enter Florida on a three-match losing streak … The Bees are 3-5 against NCAA Division III competition this season.
Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Saint Ambrose: 5-1)
The Saints defeated the Bees 5-4 in Florida last season. #Jacob Engelstad# won both in doubles and singles.
Carthage Red Men (9-1, 0-0 CCIW)
Location: Kenosha, Wis.
Conference: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
2010 Record: 16-9, 5-0 CCIW
Notables: Carthage is ranked 15th in the Central Region … The Red Men's lone loss this season came to Coe College 5-4 … The Red Men made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season … Daneric Hazelman and Jeff Lotz have combined to go 21-2 in singles play and are 11-1 as a doubles team … Hazelman is ranked 15th in the Central Region in singles and the duo is ranked 25th in the region.
Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Carthage: 0-1)
The teams first met in 2002 in Hilton Head, S.C. with Carthage coming out on top 7-2.
UW-La Crosse Eagles (8-4)
Location: La Crosse, Wis.
Conference: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
2010 Record: 18-6
Notables: The Eagles are ranked 16th in the Central Region … Nick Piotrowski is ranked 21st in the Central Region in singles and Piotrowski and double partner Peter Stadum are ranked 17th in the region in doubles.
Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. UW-La Crosse: 0-2)
The Eagles defeated the Saints 8-1 in Florida last season.
Jacob Engelstad (Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln HS) earned the lone win for the Saints.
Schreiner Mountaineers (1-2, 0-0 ASC West)
Location: Kerrville, Texas
Conference: American Southwest Conference
2010 Record: 7-7, 2-4 ASC West
Notables: Trey Hernandez was a second team All-ASC West selection last season.
Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Schreiner: 0-0)
This will be the first-ever meeting.
Principia Panthers (0-1, 0-0 SLIAC)
Location: Elsah, Ill.
Conference: St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
2010 Record: 3-8, 2-3 SLIAC
Notables: The Panthers are 5-29 in singles matches this season and 4-14 in doubles matches.
Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Principia: 0-0)
This will be the first-ever meeting.
