DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team will play a pair of teams from the Northern Athletics Conference (NAC) this weekend in its final matches before Spring Break.
Match Schedule
Friday at Concordia (Wis.) – 6 p.m.
Saturday at Edgewood – 7 p.m.
About the Saints
Record: 3-3
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The Saints are coming off a pair of losses against Division II unbeaten Augustana College (S.D) and region power Gustavus Adolphus College on Sunday.
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All three CSS dual wins this season have been shutouts.
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Hillary Bungarden (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS), Alexis Gunderson (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) and Megan Lawrence (Park Rapids, Minn./Park Rapids HS) are all 4-2 in singles play this season.
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The No. 1 doubles team of Bungarden and Gunderson are 5-1.
About the Falcons
Record: 9-2, 9-2 NAC
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This will be Concordia's first match of the spring season.
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The Falcons went 9-2 during the fall season and finished third in league play.
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Julie Spransy went 7-2 at No. 1 singles and Jaclyn Ward was 8-1 at No. 2 singles.
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Spransy, Ward and Callie Reinke were All-NAC selections in singles play.
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Spransy and Ward went 7-0 at No. 1 doubles to earn all-conference honors.
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Concordia was 53-13 in singles and 30-3 in doubles play in the fall.
Last Meeting: (CSS Record vs. Concordia: 1-0)
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The Saints took the first and only meeting last season by a 9-0 score.
About the Eagles
Record: 12-2, 11-0 NAC
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This will also be Edgewood's first contest of the spring season.
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The Eagles won the NAC regular season championship with a perfect 11-0 record in the fall.
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Morgan Wilson was 9-3 at No. 1 singles and Laura Olsen was 7-3 at No. 2 singles.
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Kristen Boone was a perfect 10-0 in matches down the singles lineup.
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Wilson, Olsen and Amber Cook were All-NAC selections in singles.
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Olsen and Wilson were 8-3 at No. 1 doubles to earn all-conference accolades.
Last Meeting: (CSS Record vs. Edgewood: 1-0)
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The Saints took the first and only meeting last season by a 9-0 score.
