DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's and women's tennis teams will be in Duluth on Saturday and Sunday as they will host Martin Luther College on Saturday and the University of Minnesota Morris on Sunday.

Match Times:
Men:
Saturday vs. Martin Luther – Noon or 1 p.m.
Sunday vs. Minnesota Morris – Noon
Women:
Saturday vs. Martin Luther – 3 p.m.
Sunday vs. Minnesota Morris – Noon

Venues: (Updated)
-If fair weather on Saturday, the Saints will play Martin Luther at 1 p.m. at Central High School. If not, the teams will start at noon in the Burns Wellness Fieldhouse.
-Sunday's matches vs. Minnesota Morris  will either take place at Central High School or the Burns Wellness Center, beginning at noon, based on weather.

Men:

Last Action:
The Saints defeated another conference unbeaten, Northwestern College, on Tuesday night in Fridley by a score of 6-3.

St. Scholastica Saints (13-7, 7-0 UMAC)
The Saints take their 102 UMAC dual match win streak into this weekend's matches with the Knights and Cougars … The three losses against Northwestern on Tuesday night were the only three losses of the season in conference play … Jacob Engelstad (Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln HS), who has already set program records for career singles wins and combined wins can tie the doubles program record with a pair of wins this weekend … Engelstad currently has 51 … The 53 number was set last season by Brendan Anderson (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata HS) … Kevin Hilpert (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) jumped into fourth place all-time on the career singles victories list after his win on Tuesday night … With 47 wins, he can move into third with a pair of victories this weekend … James Mack (Portsmouth, England/Cams Hill School) leads the team with 13 singles wins … CSS has exactly 70 singles wins this season … Tyler Bates (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) and Cullen Combs (White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) have won four straight matches at No. 3 doubles … CSS has won 40 doubles matches this season.

Martin Luther Knights (2-6, 2-2 UMAC)
The Knights are coming off a 9-0 victory over Bethany Lutheran on Tuesday … Their other conference victory came by a score of 9-0 against North Central University … Seven of the team's eight matches this season have been decided by shutout … MLC has lost five shutout … The only match that wasn't a shutout was a 5-4 loss to Edgewood early in the season.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Martin Luther: 30-3)
The Saints blanked the Knights at the end of March in New Ulm 9-0. CSS won every match in straight sets.

Minnesota Morris Cougars (1-4, 1-3 UMAC)
The Cougars have played only five matches up to this point, but begin a busy stretch today as they host Bethany Lutheran College this afternoon and then Northwestern College on Thursday before traveling to Duluth on Sunday … Morris defeated Bethany Lutheran in Owatonna on Friday 6-3 … The Cougars, who lost 26 of its first 27 matches this season, lost a close match to North Central University 5-4 before the victory over the Vikings … Erik Vergiels is the only Cougar to win multiple singles matches this season.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Minnesota Morris: 19-3)
The Saints cruised over the Cougars on April 1st in Morris by a score of 9-0. CSS won three matches by shutout.


Women

Last Action:
The Saints defeated Northwestern College on Tuesday, handing the Eagles their first conference loss of the season.

St. Scholastica Saints (13-6, 7-0 UMAC)
The Saints extended their conference dual match winning streak to 98 with their victory over the Eagles on Tuesday … They can join the men's team in the Century Club with a pair of UMAC wins this weekend … The Saints won on Tuesday, but streaks did come to an end … With its two doubles losses on Tuesday, the Saints' string of 141 consecutive doubles victories came to an end … Previous to Tuesday, the Saints last lost a conference doubles match in 2007 … It was the first time ever the Saints lost multiple doubles matches in a conference match … Megan Lawrence (Park Rapids, Minn./Park Rapids HS) extended her singles winning streak to 10 matches on Tuesday … Lawrence and Rachael Zwiener (St. Cloud, Minn./Home School) now lead the team with 12 victories … Zwiener also has a team-high 12 doubles wins.

Martin Luther Knights (2-6, 2-2 UMAC)
Much like the men's team, the MLC women are 2-2 in league play this season, defeating North Central University and Bethany Lutheran College … They have only been shutout twice this season, once against Northwestern College and the other against Kansas Wesleyan … Martin Luther dropped its first five matches of the season, but have since win two of the last three.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Martin Luther: 31-0)
The Saints defeated the Knights 8-1 in New Ulm at the end of March.

Minnesota Morris Cougars (2-4, 2-2 UMAC)
The Cougars have won two straight matches with an 8-1 win over North Central University and a 7-2 triumph over Bethany Lutheran College … The Cougars face the Vikings again this afternoon and will host Northwestern College on Thursday … Abby Fragodt has five victories at No. 1 singles this season and is the reigning UMAC Player of the Week … She has won three straight overall … Christina Mollan has three wins at the No. 2 spot … They have combined to win three matches at No. 1 doubles.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Minnesota Morris: 17-1)
The Saints defeated the Cougars 7-2 on April 1st in Morris. At that time, it was the first instance the Saints lost multiple matches in a conference dual since the 2008 season.