DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team will take its 5-0 record to southern Wisconsin this weekend for three contests.
Match Schedule
Friday at Concordia (Wis.) – 9 p.m.
Saturday vs. UW-La Crosse – 4 p.m.
Saturday at Edgewood – 7 p.m.
About the Saints
Record: 5-0
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The Saints have matched their best start in program history at 5-0.
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CSS is 25-5 in singles play this dual season and 13-2 in doubles action.
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Nick Lambrecht (Stacy, Minn./North Branch HS (Minn.-Duluth)) and James Mack (Portsmouth, England/Cams Hill School) are both 5-0 in singles action this season with Mike Fontana (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS (Gustavus Adolphus)) at 4-0.
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Mack and Kolin Dean (Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander HS) are 5-0 in doubles action.
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Tyler Bates (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) and Cody Mauston (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) are 4-0 at No. 3 doubles.
About the Falcons
Record: 0-3
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Concordia has lost its first three matches of the season, winning just one individual match in those duals.
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The lone match winner this season has been Russell Johnson at No. 2 singles.
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The Falcons are picked to win the Northern Athletics Conference, according to the preseason poll.
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Concordia has made the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons.
Last Meeting: (CSS Record vs. Concordia: 1-0)
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The lone meeting took place last year with the Saints winning 5-4.
About the UW-La Crosse Eagles
Record: 7-4
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UW-La Crosse enters the weekend on a three-match winning streak.
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The one like opponent between the Eagles and Saints has been Hamline University. CSS won 7-2, while UW-La Crosse won 6-3.
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Kevin McMillen is 8-3 this season at No. 1 singles.
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McMillen and Kyle McGrane are 4-4 at No. 1 doubles.
Last Meeting: (CSS Record vs. UW-La Crosse: 0-3)
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All three meetings have taken place on neutral sites with the last coming in 2011 down in Florida. La Crosse came out on top in that match 5-4.
About the Edgewood Eagles
Record: 0-7
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Edgewood is winless in seven tries this season.
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The Eagles have been shutout in their last six duals.
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Edgewood will play UW-La Crosse to begin the triangular at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
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The lone singles win of the season was by Tim Morgan at No. 2 singles.
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Morgan was also part of the lone doubles win at the No. 1 spot with Eric Gavinski.
Last Meeting: (CSS Record vs. Edgewood: 1-0)
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The first and only meeting took place last season, which resulted in a 9-0 CSS win.
