DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team will play its final non-conference dual match of the season on Thursday when it travels to play the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The match was originally scheduled to be played on April 1st, but was postponed.
Match Time:
Thursday @ 2 p.m.
Last Action:
The Saints had a dominant weekend against fellow UMAC schools, going 5-0 without losing a single match in the process.
St. Scholastica Saints (12-9, 9-0 UMAC)
The Saints are currently on a program-record 11-match winning streak and in nine of the 11 wins, they have blanked their opponents … During the winning streak, the Saints have won 95 of the last 99 individual matches … Over the weekend, senior #Brendan Anderson# broke the program record with his 51st career doubles victory and his 30th career win at No. 1 doubles … Anderson currently has a career winning percentage of .567, which would rank him fourth all-time in program history … He is also currently tied for most doubles wins in a season as he sits with 17 … Junior #Jacob Engelstad# is also climbing up the program list in singles as he is currently tied for fifth with 44 career singles victories … #Kevin Hilpert# has led the way this season with 12 singles wins and has won his last nine matches … The Saints have already broke the program record for doubles wins in a season with 50 thus far.
UW-Eau Claire Blugolds (23-5)
The Blugolds enter tomorrow's contest with a No. 14 ranking in the Central Region, according to Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) … UWEC is coming off a 6-3 loss at home to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Saturday … All five losses this season have come to teams that are currently ranked higher than the Blugolds in the regional rankings … At one point this season, the Blugolds had an 18-match winning streak … Chris Kuna leads the charge for Eau Claire as he is ranked 12th in the central region in singles … Kuna has won 19 matches this season and is 18-3 at No. 1 singles … Kuna and his doubles partner, Lars Olson, are ranked 14th in the central region and have won 20 matches this season.
Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. UW-Eau Claire: 1-10)
The Saints fell to the Blugolds 8-1 in the final regular season dual match of the season last year.
Jacob Engelstad (Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln HS) picked up the lone win for the Saints at No. 2 singles.