Bethany Lutheran Box Score
North Central Box Score

DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team opened Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action on Saturday and extended its UMAC regular season win streak to 87 matches with 9-0 wins over Bethany Lutheran College and North Central University.

The first match of the day for the Saints was against Bethany Lutheran in St. Peter. The No. 1 doubles team of #Jacob Engelstad# and #Dylan Kelly# won 8-0. The No. 2 team of #Tucker Combs# and #Cullen Combs# won 8-1 and the No. 3 team of #Nick Lind# and #Alex Nagle# also shut out their opponents 8-0.

In singles action, the Saints did not drop a single game in the top three spots as Engelstad, Kelly, and Tucker Combs (White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) all blanked their opponents. #Nick Lambrecht# won his first collegiate singles match at the No. 4 position 6-0, 6-2. Alex Nagle (Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS) was also victorious by scores of 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5 and Nick Lind (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet HS) shut out his opponent at the No. 6 spot 6-0, 6-0.

In the nightcap, the Saints faced off against North Central at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis. The Saints won all three doubles matches by identical 8-2 scores. Winning for the Saints were the No. 1 team of #Brendan Anderson# and #Kevin Hilpert#, the No. 2 team of #Kolin Dean# and #Erik Conley#, and the No. 3 team of #Mike Aro# and #Tom Schneuer#.

CSS also did not have much trouble in singles play. At No. 1, #Brian Lindberg# won 6-3, 6-0. Anderson won at the No. 2 spot 6-1, 6-0, while Hilpert shut out his opponent at the No. 3 position 6-0, 6-0. Dean won at No. 4 and Schneuer won at No. 6 by 6-1, 6-0 scores. Finally, at No. 5, Conley won his first collegiate singles match 6-1, 6-1.

The Saints will be in action again next Friday when they go out of conference for the final time and the play the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The action is set to begin at approximately 6:30 p.m., following the women's match.