DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team will be the No. 2 seed in this weekend's Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Women's Tennis Tournament.
 
Where:
Baseline Tennis Center – Minneapolis, Minn.
 
When:
Friday
Semifinal: #1 Northwestern vs. # 4 Bethany Lutheran College – 8:30 p.m.
Semifinal: #2 St. Scholastica vs. # 3 Martin Luther College – 8:30 p.m.
Saturday
Championship – 1:30 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 12-9, 6-2 UMAC
 
The Saints defeated Bethany Lutheran College in the home finale on Saturday 9-0, but fell to UMAC regular season champion University of Northwestern on Saturday 6-3 in St. Paul.
 
No UMAC Regular Season Title: For the first time since joining the UMAC in 1997, the Saints did not capture at least a share of the UMAC regular season title.
 
Gunderson Hits Century Mark: Senior Alexis Gunderson (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) became the fourth player in program history to record at least 100 total wins in a career over the weekend … With 103 total wins, the Virginia, Minnesota native is only three wins shy of the second-most in program history … She will finish with the fourth-most career doubles wins in program history as she currently sits at 54 … With one more singles win, she can become the seventh player in CSS history to record 50 in a career.
 
Singles Play: Freshman Sarah Coryell (Golden Valley, Minn. /Armstrong HS) led the team with 14 singles wins this season with seven coming at the No. 5 flight … Sophomore Madeleine Scanlan (St. Albans, England /Loreto College) had 12 wins with nine coming at the No. 2 flight … Miki Samz (Savage, Minn. /Burnsville HS) also had a nice season with 10 singles victories … CSS went 75-51 in singles play during the regular season.
 
Doubles Action: The No. 1 doubles team of Daniela Rojas (Monterrey, Mexico /Universidad Tecmilenio) and Scanlan won 13 matches this season … Gunderson and Samz have won six matches as a team … The Saints were 41-22 in doubles play during the regular season.
 
Series Histories:
-CSS leads Martin Luther 39-0
-CSS leads Bethany Lutheran 23-0
-CSS leads Northwestern 35-4
 
Last Meetings: CSS topped Martin Luther 9-0 at home on April 18 … The Saints defeated Bethany Lutheran College in the home finale on Saturday 9-0, but fell to UMAC regular season champion University of Northwestern on Saturday 6-3 in St. Paul.
 
 
Martin Luther College Knights
Record: 4-8, 3-4 UMAC
 
The Knights will actually wrap up their regular season on Thursday against North Central University … The Knights were 2-0 against Bethany Lutheran, but were 0-4 against CSS and Northwestern … Aracia Foss had two wins at the No. 1 singles spot … Charis Goelzer led the team with four singles wins … Foss and Rachel Riediger had three wins at the No. 1 doubles flight … The Knights were 18-50 in singles and 8-28 in doubles action this season.
 
University of Northwestern Eagles
Record: 16-8, 8-0 UMAC
 
The Eagles won their final eight matches of the regular season and are the No. 1 seed in this weekend's tournament … Northwestern is led by Megan Johnson who became the UMAC's winningest player with 132 total wins on her career … Johnson was 16-6 at No. 1 singles this season, while Karen Moe was 22-1 and has won 14 straight matches … Johnson and Moe have combined for a record of 19-3 at No. 1 doubles … Birdie Bardwell and Tina Matetich is 9-3 at No. 3 singles … The Eagles were 90-45 in singles action and 49-22 in doubles play during the regular season.
 
Bethany Lutheran College Vikings
Record: 2-12, 2-6 UMAC
 
The Vikings' lone wins this season came against North Central University … They enter the UMAC Tournament on a six-match losing streak … Rachel Rosemore led the team with five singles wins, including a pair at the No. 1 flight … Rosemore and partner Morgan Schwarz had a pair of victories at the No. 1 doubles spot … The Vikings were 14-68 in singles and 9-32 in doubles action this season.