DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team finished in second place by one point to Northwestern College at last year's Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament, but with a new tournament format, the Saints will be looking to capture the championship once again this weekend at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis.
UMAC Tournament Changes
If you recall in the past, the UMAC Tournament champion was determined by the total number of points accumulated by a school based on a flighted tournament. This season will be a team tournament and it will be straight up dual matches to determine the champion.
Match Times:
Semifinals-Friday
St. Scholastica vs. Minnesota Morris – 6 p.m. (Baseline Tennis Center)
Northwestern vs. Martin Luther – 8:30 p.m. (Baseline Tennis Center)
Championship-Saturday
Semifinal winner at 10 a.m. (Baseline Tennis Center)
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The Saints took down Northwestern College 7-2 at the Arrowhead Tennis Center last Saturday to capture its 16th consecutive UMAC regular season championship.
No. 1 seed-St. Scholastica Saints (16-7, 10-0 UMAC)
The Saints matched a program record with their 16th win of the season on Saturday against Northwestern … CSS has won 16 games just two other times in program history (2003, 2004) … The Saints just six wins shy from breaking the program record for singles wins in a season … The Saints are 88-56 in singles play and the record is 94 set in 2009 and last season … CSS is 49-23 in doubles play with calculates to a .681 winning percentage, which would be a program record as well …
Jacob Engelstad (Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln HS) still needs just one more doubles win to break the program record for wins in a career.
No. 2 seed-Northwestern Eagles (12-10, 8-2 UMAC)
The Eagles handed the Saints their five lone conference losses this season … Northwestern won its first UMAC Tournament Title last season winning at No. 2, 3, 5, 6 singles and No. 2 doubles … The only match losses in conference play this season have been against the Saints … Northwestern has won 78 singles matches (.619 winning percentage) and 37 doubles matches (.587 winning games) this season … Caleb Kauss leads the team with 16 singles and 14 doubles victories.
Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northwestern: 38-1)
The Saints swept the Eagles in the two matches this season. The Saints won the first in Fridley 6-3 and last weekend 7-2.
No. 3 seed-Martin Luther Knights (6-8, 6-4 UMAC)
The Knights enter the tournament as the No. 3 seed after sweeping Minnesota Morris in both matches 9-0 … There has been just one match this season where the Knights have neither swept or been swept in match … The teams four losses against CSS and Northwestern were all 9-0 defeats and the other three teams in the conference they have all swept 9-0 … Scott Henrich and David Marquardt each have seven singles wins this season, while Henrich, Paul Koester and William Scoggins each have seven doubles wins.
Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Martin Luther: 31-3)
The Saints swept the Knights both times by 9-0 scores this season.
No. 4 seed-Minnesota Morris Cougars (3-8, 3-7 UMAC)
The Cougars enter the conference tournament on a two-match losing streak … Morris has been shut out in six of their eight losses this season … The Cougars swept Bethany Lutheran College and split with North Central University for their three wins this season … Tyler Ulsby leads the team with four singles wins this season … Ulsby, Dakota Frazier and Caleb Power each have three doubles wins.
Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Minnesota Morris: 20-3)
The Saints swept the Cougars both times this season by 9-0 scores.
