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Men's Tennis

PREVIEW: Schedule Change Puts Men's Tennis at Home Saturday

DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team was scheduled to host Martin Luther College on Monday, April 27, but those matches have been moved up to this Saturday.
 
Where:
Saturday
vs. Martin Luther – Duluth, Minn. (Marshall School)
Sunday
at Saint John's – St. Joseph, Minn.
 
When:
Saturday vs. Martin Luther – 2 p.m.
Sunday at Saint John's – Noon
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 12-7, 6-0 UMAC
 
The Saints extended their winning streak to five matches with three victories last weekend … The Saints defeated Bethany Lutheran, Martin Luther and Minnesota Morris all by 9-0 scores.
 
Stainer Ties Record: Junior Josh Stainer (Portsmouth, England/South Downs College) tied the program record for wins at the No. 1 flight with his victory over Bethany Lutheran last Saturday … Stainer already owns the program record for most wins at No. 1 doubles … Stainer is 6-7 at the No. 1 flight this season.
 
Strong Doubles Play: Senior Cody Mauston (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) leads the team with 14 doubles victories … Stainer, Engelstad and Tyler Bates (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) each have 13 doubles victories … Mauston currently has the best career doubles winning percentage in program history (.844).
 
Engelstad Leading the Team: Sophomore Logan Engelstad (Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln HS) has a team-high 14 singles wins with seven of those victories coming at the No. 3 flight … Engelstad is also 5-0 at the No. 1 flight.
 
UMAC Win Streak: The Saints have won 130 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 Martin Luther 37-3
-Saint John's leads CSS 20-2
 
Last Meetings: The Saints defeated Martin Luther last weekend by a score 9-0 in New Ulm … CSS defeated Saint John's 6-3 last season, snapping a 10-match losing streak to the Johnnies … The Saints have never defeated Saint John's away from Duluth.
 
Looking Ahead: The Saints will host Bethany Lutheran College on Friday, April 24.
 

Martin Luther College Knights
Record: 0-7, 0-4 UMAC
 
The Knights are winless on the season and are coming off a 9-0 loss to Bethany Lutheran College on Wednesday … The Knights will face the University of Northwestern on Friday before facing the Saints … Martin Luther is only 5-37 in singles play and 3-18 in doubles action this season … Ethan Schultz had two of the five doubles wins and has teamed with Yaffet Gabayehu for two of the three doubles victories.
 
Saint John's University Johnnies
Record: 7-7, 3-4 MIAC
 
The Johnnies are coming off a 5-4 victory over the Hamline University on Wednesday … Three of the last four matches have been decided by 5-4 scores with Saint John's winning two of the three … The Johnnies will play St. Cloud State on Friday before facing the Saints on Sunday … Jack Hansen leads the team with 10 singles victories, including 8-6 at the No. 1 flight … The Johnnies are 41-43 in single play this spring … The No. 2 doubles team of Ben Lahren and Tim Larson is a perfect 8-0 this season.


 
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Players Mentioned

Tyler  Bates

Tyler Bates

Senior
Logan  Engelstad

Logan Engelstad

Sophomore
Cody  Mauston

Cody Mauston

Senior
Josh  Stainer

Josh Stainer

Junior

Players Mentioned

Tyler  Bates

Tyler Bates

Senior
Logan  Engelstad

Logan Engelstad

Sophomore
Cody  Mauston

Cody Mauston

Senior
Josh  Stainer

Josh Stainer

Junior