DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's and women's tennis teams will play just one match this weekend as both will square off against Northwestern College on Saturday in conference action.

Match Times:
Saturday at 11 a.m. at Lifetime Fitness in Fridley

Men:

Last Action:
The Saints dismantled Martin Luther College 9-0 last Saturday in New Ulm. #Jacob Engelstad#, #Brendan Anderson#, #Tucker Combs#, #Kolin Dean#, and #Tom Schneuer# all won in both singles and doubles.

St. Scholastica Saints (6-9, 3-0 UMAC)
The Saints have won 88 straight UMAC dual matches … CSS has won its last four matches by shut out and have won 43 of its last 45 individual matches … #Kevin Hilpert# and Jacob Engelstad (Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln HS) have each won their last five singles matches … The doubles team of #Brendan Anderson# and Kevin Hilpert (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) have won four straight matches and are 9-3 on the year … Anderson is currently tied for fourth all-time in program history with 44 career doubles victories.

Northwestern Eagles (1-9, 1-0 UMAC)
The Eagles are off to a 1-9 start this season and play Martin Luther College later today … The lone win came against Bethany Lutheran College … Both the Saints and Eagles have played Concordia College-Moorhead this year with the Saints falling 5-4 and the Eagles falling 6-3 … David Knight leads the Eagles with three singles wins, all at the No. 2 position … Northwestern is 10-50 in singles matches and 4-26 in doubles matches … The Eagles are picked to finish second in the conference, according to the preseason coaches poll … The Eagles lost only one starter while welcoming some very promising talent for the upcoming season … 2010 UMAC Player of the Year Caleb Kauss returns to the court … Kauss is 1-9 thus far this season at the No. 1 spot.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northwestern: 34-1)
The Saints defeated the Eagles 8-1 and 7-2 last year.


Women:

Last Action:
The Saints had another successful weekend last weekend, defeating the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 5-4 on Friday and Martin Luther College 9-0 on Saturday.

St. Scholastica Saints (13-4, 3-0 UMAC)
The Saints have won six straight dual matches this season and 84 straight UMAC dual matches … The Saints have four players in double-figures in singles wins this season and as a team are 71-39 … #Hillary Bungarden# has won 15 straight singles matches, while #Amanda Hiatt# has won seven straight and #Danni Sonnenfeld# four straight … The Saints are 36-19 in doubles play on the year … The pair of #Callee Conda# and Danni Sonnenfeld (Harris, Minn./North Branch HS) lead the team with six wins, while Sonnenfeld has also teamed with Hiatt to win five matches.

Northwestern Eagles (2-9, 2-0 UMAC)
The Eagles started the season 0-9, but have won their last two dual matches with wins over the University of Minnesota-Morris and Bethany Lutheran College … The Eagles play Martin Luther College later today … Amy Knight currently leads the team with three singles wins … As a team, Northwestern is 11-55 in singles matches … The Eagles have just five doubles victories in 30 opportunities this season … The Eagles were picked to finish second in the league this, according to the preseason coaches poll … The Eagles have had to replace their top two players from last season due to graduation.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northwestern: 26-0)
The Saints swept Northwestern last season, winning the first meeting 9-0 and the second matchup 8-1.