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PREVIEW: Tennis Teams Open Conference Play at Home Friday

| By: Jesse Robinson
DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women tennis teams will begin Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action on Friday at the Arrowhead Tennis Center against North Central University.

Match Schedule
Friday:
Women vs. North Central – 5 p.m.
Men vs. North Central – 7:30 p.m.

Men

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About the Saints
Record: 8-6

  • The Saints are coming off a spring trip, in which, they only went 1-5.
  • After starting the season a program-best 6-0, CSS is just 2-6 since then.
  • However, during that span, the Saints had been without one of their top players in James Mack (Portsmouth, England/Cams Hill School).
  • The Saints are 50-34 in singles play this season with Nick Lambrecht (Stacy, Minn./North Branch HS (Minn.-Duluth)) leading the way with 10 victories.
  • In doubles action, the Saints are 24-18 with the team of Tyler Bates (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) and Cody Mauston (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) leading with way with six wins.

About the Rams
2012 Record: 1-9, 1-9 UMAC

  • North Central is opening its season on Friday in Duluth.
  • North Central will be led by first year head coach Larry Bach in 2013.
  • Sophomores Matt Gusmer and Sutton Rehwaldt are the lone returners from last season.
  • The Rams have been picked to finish sixth in the league by the UMAC coaches.


Last Meeting: (CSS Record vs. North Central: 8-0)

  • The Saints are unbeaten against the Rams all-time and, on top of that, have not lost a single individual match.



Women

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About the Saints
Record: 8-4

  • The Saints went 3-1 on their spring trip in Orlando, Fla., going 2-0 against Division III competition and 1-1 against the NAIA.
  • Since dropping a pair of home matches to Division II Augustana (S.D.) and region power Gustavus Adolphus, the Saints are 5-1.
  • Three of the four losses have come at home this season.
  • CSS is 51-21 in singles action this season, led by top player Hillary Bungarden (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS), who has 10 wins at the No. 1 spot.
  • The Saints are 24-12 in doubles action with the team of Bungarden and Alexis Gunderson (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) leading the way with seven victories.

About the Rams
2012 Record: 0-10, 0-10 UMAC

  • North Central is opening its season against the Saints on Friday.
  • North Central will be led by first year head coach Larry Bach in 2013.
  • Freshman Megan Gusmer has experience in number one doubles and number two singles during her senior year at Minnewaska (Minn.) High School in 2012.
  • Freshman Nicole Demuth was a number two doubles player at Rocori (Minn.) in 2012 and could form part of a quality doubles team for NCU in 2013.
  • Freshman Mary Metzger has experience in both doubles and singles action at Oakwood (Minn.) High School.


Last Meeting: (CSS Record vs. North Central: 8-0)

  • Much like the men, the women have never lost to the Rams and have also never dropped a match.
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