DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team added two more wins to its conference record on Saturday defeating Martin Luther College and North Central University.
St. Scholastica 9, Martin Luther 0A portion of the St. Scholastica team traveled to New Ulm to face Martin Luther in the morning.
In doubles action, the No. 2 team of
Aleksandra Ochrymowicz (Winnipeg, Manitoba/St. Mary’s Academy) and
Katie Kingston (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) and No. 1 team of
Madeleine Scanlan (St. Albans, England /Loreto College) and
Alexa Herbst (Foley, Minn. /Foley HS) both won 8-1. The No. 3 team of
Miki Samz (Savage, Minn. /Burnsville HS) and
Olivia Bretting (Ashland, Wis. /Ashland HS (St. Thomas)) won 8-0.
On the singles side, Scanlan at No. 1, Ochrymowicz at No. 2, and Bretting at No. 6 all did not drop a game in winning 6-0, 6-0. Ochrymowicz has won sixth straight singles matches.
Kingston in the No. 3 spot won 6-0, 6-2. In the No. 4 position, Herbst won 6-1, 6-0. Samz won her match 6-3, 6-0 in the No. 5 spot.
St. Scholastica 9, North Central 0The rest of the Saints stayed in Duluth and defeated North Central at the Arrowhead Tennis Center.
In doubles play, the No. 2 team of
Pamela Hartley (Lima, Peru/Franklin Roosevelt College) and
Allie Carlson (Aitkin, Minn./Aitkin HS) along with the No. 3 team of
Kelsey Geiger (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS) and
Halle Nystrom (Fargo, N.D. /Fargo North HS) both won 8-0. The No. 1 squad of
Alexis Gunderson (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) and
Jessica Solberg (Bemidji, Minn. /Bemidji HS) won 8-1.
On the singles side Geiger in the No. 4 spot, Carlson in the No. 5 spot, and Nystrom in the No. 6 spot all played an eight-game pro-set and won 8-0.
Gunderson cruised in the No. 1 spot 6-0, 6-0, while Solberg won 6-1, 6-0 in the No. 2 spot. Solberg has won seven straight singles matches. Hartley was the final winner in the No. 3 spot 6-0, 6-1.
The Saints (13-6, 6-1 UMAC) will next head out of conference to play a make-up match at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Thursday. Action is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.