storypreview14

Women's Tennis

PREVIEW: Women's Tennis with Two Matches Saturday

Minnesota Morris contest Sunday canceled

DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team will be on the road this weekend for two Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) matches.
 
Where:
Saturday
at Bethany Lutheran
at Martin Luther
Sunday
at Minnesota Morris - Canceled
 
When:
Saturday
at Bethany Lutheran – 9 a.m.
at Martin Luther – 3 p.m.
 
Social Media:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/CSSsaints 
Instagram: www.instagram.com/csssaints
Facebook: www.facebook.com/css.saints
 
 
St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 7-7, 2-1 UMAC
 
The Saints are coming off a 5-4 loss to the University of Northwestern on March 28 … It was the first time the Saints lost a conference home match in program history.
 
Singles Play: Freshman Sarah Coryell (Golden Valley, Minn. /Armstrong HS) leads the team with nine singles victories … Sophomores Madeleine Scanlan (St. Albans, England /Loreto College) and Miki Samz (Savage, Minn. /Burnsville HS) each have seven wins.
 
Doubles Action: The duo of Scanlan and Daniela Rojas (Monterrey, Mexico /Universidad Tecmilenio) lead the team with eight victories, all at the No. 1 flight.
 
Gunderson Hits 50: Senior Alexis Gunderson (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) earned her 50th doubles victory against Northwestern … 30 of her 50 career doubles victories have been at the No. 1 flight … Gunderson is four singles wins shy of 50.
 
Series Histories:
-CSS leads Bethany Lutheran 21-0
-CSS leads Martin Luther 37-0

 
Last Season: The Saints defeated Bethany Lutheran and Martin Luther 9-0 in all four matches.
 
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Sunday, April 19.
 

Bethany Lutheran College Vikings
Record: 3-10, 2-0 UMAC
 
The Vikings have won a pair of conference matches against North Central University … Bethany is scheduled to face the University of Northwestern on Friday, before playing the Saints on Saturday … Newcomer Alicia Kranz leads the team with seven wins, including a pair of wins at the No. 1 flight … The Vikings have been picked to finish fourth in the league this season.
 
Martin Luther College Knights
Record: 1-4, 0-0 UMAC
 
The Knights have been picked to finish fifth in the UMAC this season … The Knights return seven of their top eight players from last season … Senior Carissa Kock returns with the most experience after playing near the top of the lineup the last several years.
 


 
Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Alexis  Gunderson

Alexis Gunderson

Senior
Miki  Samz

Miki Samz

Sophomore
Madeleine  Scanlan

Madeleine Scanlan

Sophomore
Daniela  Rojas

Daniela Rojas

Freshman
Sarah  Coryell

Sarah Coryell

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alexis  Gunderson

Alexis Gunderson

Senior
Miki  Samz

Miki Samz

Sophomore
Madeleine  Scanlan

Madeleine Scanlan

Sophomore
Daniela  Rojas

Daniela Rojas

Freshman
Sarah  Coryell

Sarah Coryell

Freshman