DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team will have its final three matches before Spring Break this weekend.
Where:FridayArrowhead Tennis Center – Duluth, Minn.
Eau Claire YMCA – Eau Claire, Wis.
SundayLifetime Fitness – Lakeville, Minn.
When:Friday vs. Ripon – 2 p.m.
Friday at UW-Eau Claire – 7 p.m.
Sunday at UW-La Crosse – 4 p.m.
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www.facebook.com/css.saints St. Scholastica SaintsStatsRecord: 3-2, 1-0 UMAC The Saints saw their two-match winning streak come to an end with a 7-2 setback to St. Olaf College at Quad Cities Tennis in Virginia on Saturday.
A Close Match with the Oles: In Saturday's loss to St. Olaf, the match featured two third-set super-breakers and all three doubles matches were within two games … 10 of the 12 sets in singles play were also decided by two games or less.
Perfect in Singles: Senior
Cody Mauston (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) has not dropped a singles match in his collegiate career with a perfect 8-0 record.
Singles vs. Doubles: The Saints are 18-12 in singles matches and 10-5 in doubles play thus far this season.
Series Histories:-CSS leads Ripon 2-0
-UW-Eau Claire leads CSS 13-1
-UW-La Crosse leads CSS 5-0
Last Meetings: The Saints defeated Ripon College 9-0 last season in Virginia … In 2013, UW-Eau Claire defeated the Saints 8-1 in Eau Claire … Last year, UW-La Crosse defeated CSS 6-3 …
James Mack (Portsmouth, England/Cams Hill School) had a win in singles play.
Ripon College Red HawksRecord: 0-5 The Red Hawks fell to Calvin College (Mich.) and Dominican University (Ill.) last weekend in Green Bay … Three of its five losses this season have come against Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) teams … Six players return from last year's squad … Ripon finished 2-13 last season and last in the North Division of the Midwest Conference … Eric Seiler was 9-6 at No. 1 singles in 2014.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire BlugoldsRecord: 4-3 The Blugolds will enter Friday's contest winner in their last two matches … Eau Claire defeated Macalester College 6-3 two weeks ago and St. Norbert College last Friday … The Blugolds finished 13-9 last season, ending the year with losses in four of their final five matches.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse EaglesRecord: 4-2 The Eagles will enter Sunday's match also two-match winning streak, picking up wins over Edgewood College (Wis.) and Carthage College (Wis.) two weeks ago … One common opponent with the Saints has been Carleton College and the Eagles fell to the Knights 5-4 … La Crosse is above .500 at five of the six singles flights and all three doubles flights … Peter Stadum is 4-2 at No. singles … Stadum has partnered with Tony Mirasola at No. 1 doubles and they have a record of 5-1.