DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team will have its final three matches of the season this weekend, two of which will be at home.
 
Where:
Friday
vs. Bethany Lutheran – Duluth, Minn. (Arrowhead Tennis Center)
Saturday
at Northwestern – St. Paul, Minn. (Johnson Tennis Courts)
Sunday
vs. Minnesota Morris – Duluth, Minn. (Arrowhead Tennis Center)
 
When:
Friday vs. Bethany Lutheran – 3 p.m.
Saturday at Northwestern – 1 p.m.
Sunday vs. Minnesota Morris – 2 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 13-8, 7-0 UMAC
 
The Saints saw their six-match winning streak come to an end against Saint John's University in non-conference play on Sunday … Tyler Bates (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) was victorious in both singles and doubles action … CSS has never defeated the Johnnies away from Duluth.
 
Another UMAC Title on the Horizon: If the Saints can earn two wins this weekend they will clinch their 19^th consecutive Upper Midwest Athletic Conference championship.
 
Final Home Matches for Seniors: Four CSS seniors will play their final home matches this weekend ... Bates has 47 career doubles wins and can become the sixth player in program history to record 50 in his career ... Bates already holds the record for most doubles wins at the No. 3 flight ... James Mack (Portsmouth, England/Cams Hill School) already has 54 doubles wins, but with two more wins in either singles or doubles mack can jump into third place all-time for total wins in a career.

Stainer Looking for Record: Junior Josh Stainer (Portsmouth, England/South Downs College) is tied for the program record for career wins at the No. 1 flight … Stainer already owns the program record for most wins at No. 1 doubles … Stainer is 6-7 at the No. 1 flight this season.
 
Engelstad Leading the Team: Sophomore Logan Engelstad (Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln HS) has a team-high 16 singles wins and is on a seven-match winning streak … Engelstad also has 12 doubles wins this spring.
 
Singles vs. Doubles: The Saints are 77-49 in singles play this season and 44-19 in doubles action.
 
UMAC Win Streak: The Saints have won 131 consecutive UMAC dual matches … CSS suffered its first individual match defeat in conference play against Martin Luther College last Saturday, its first in nearly two seasons.
 
Series Histories:
-CSS leads Bethany Lutheran 21-0
-CSS leads Northwestern 46-1
-CSS leads Minnesota Morris 26-3
 
Last Meetings: The Saints defeated Bethany Lutheran 9-0 on April 11 … CSS has won 19 straight matches by 9-0 scores over the Vikings … The Saints defeated Northwestern 9-0 at home on March 28 … The Saints defeated Minnesota Morris 9-0 on April 12.
 
Looking Ahead: The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament begins on Friday, May 1 at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis.
 
 
Bethany Lutheran College Vikings
Record: 8-11, 5-2 UMAC
 
The Vikings snapped a two-match losing streak with a 8-1 win over the University of Minnesota Morris on Saturday … Bethany Lutheran currently sits tied for second in the conference with Northwestern … Jacob Kubler has four singles wins at the No. 1 flight … The Vikings are 42-66 in singles play this season … The doubles duo of DJ Jackson and Paul Riediger lead the team with four wins … BLC is 19-35 in doubles play overall.
 
University of Northwestern Eagles
Record: 8-12, 6-2 UMAC
 
The Eagles have won four straight matches, including a critical 5-4 victory over Bethany Lutheran on Saturday … The Eagles are tied with the Vikings for second place in the league and had lost the first meeting by a 5-4 score … CJ Lloyd leads the team with nine singles wins at the No. 1 flight … Brett Jacobus has eight victories at the No. 2 spot … The Eagles are 42-78 in singles play this season … The team of Lloyd and Jacobus are 7-7 … Northwestern is 22-38 in doubles action.
 
University of Minnesota Morris Cougars
Record: 2-6, 2-4 UMAC
 
The Cougars are coming off a pair of 8-1 losses to Northwestern and Bethany Lutheran last Saturday … The Cougars have wins over North Central University and Martin Luther College … Michael Maudal has a pair of wins at No. 1 singles … Maudal and partner Alex Wilson have a pair of wins at No. 1 doubles.