DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team gets back to action this weekend with three conference road matches.
 
Where:
Saturday
at Bethany Lutheran – Mankato, Minn.
at Martin Luther – New Ulm, Minn.
Sunday
at Minnesota Morris – Morris, Minn.
 
When:
Saturday
at Bethany Lutheran – 9 a.m.
at Martin Luther – 3 p.m.
Sunday
at Minnesota Morris – 10 a.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 9-7, 3-0 UMAC
 
The Saints have not played since a 9-0 victory over the University of Northwestern on March 28 … That is the only match CSS has played since March 21.
 
Engelstad Leading the Team: Sophomore Logan Engelstad (Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln HS) has a team-high 11 singles wins with seven of those victories coming at the No. 3 flight.
 
Stainer One Win Shy of Record: Junior Josh Stainer (Portsmouth, England/South Downs College) needs just one more win at No. 1 singles to tie the program record for wins at that flight … The record is currently held by Dillon Sterle (2006-10) … Stainer already owns the program record for most wins at No. 1 doubles … Stainer is 5-7 at the No. 1 flight this season.
 
Strong Doubles Play: The team of Stainer and James Mack (Portsmouth, England/Cams Hill School) is 10-6 at the No. 1 flight this season … CSS is 31-17 in doubles action this season … Senior Cody Mauston (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) leads the team with 11 doubles victories.
 
UMAC Win Streak: The Saints have won 127 consecutive UMAC dual matches … CSS went unbeaten in individual league matches last season with a 60-0 singles mark and a 30-0 doubles record and have yet to lose a conference match this season.
 
Series Histories:
-CSS leads Bethany Lutheran 20-0
-CSS leads Martin Luther 36-3
-CSS lead Minnesota Morris 25-3
 
Last Season: The Saints defeated all three teams by 9-0 scores, including Martin Luther in the UMAC Tournament semifinals … Against the three teams combined the Saints have won 39 consecutive matches by 9-0 scores.
 
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be Saint John's University on Sunday, April 19 at noon.
 

Bethany Lutheran College Vikings
Record: 6-8, 3-0 UMAC
 
The Vikings enter the weekend riding high after a 5-4 victory over the University of Northwestern on Wednesday … Bethany has won four of its last five matches, including four straight vs. NCAA Division III competition … Carter Dahl leads the team with six singles win, mostly at the No. 4 flight … Jacob Kubler has a pair of wins at the No. 1 flight … Bethany was picked to finish third in the UMAC this season.
 
Martin Luther College Knights
Record: 0-4, 0-1 UMAC
 
The Knights had nearly a two-month break before their match against North Central University on Thursday to open up their conference schedule … Martin Luther fell to the Rams by a score of 5-4 … The Knights have been picked to place fourth in the conference as they return five players from last year's UMAC Tournament squad.
 
University of Minnesota Morris Cougars
Record: 1-1, 1-0 UMAC
 
The Cougars have not played since March 20 when they defeated North Central 5-4 … Morris is scheduled to face Northwestern on Saturday, before playing the Saints on Sunday … The Cougars were picked to finish fifth in the conference … Mike Maudal returns after playing number two singles last year … All but one player, Dakota Frazier, is back and that depth will hope to help the Cougars in 2015.