DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team will face St. Olaf College on Saturday and then have a makeup with Macalester College on Monday night.
Where:SaturdayOwatonna, Minn.
MondayLifetime Fitness – White Bear Lake, Minn.
When:Saturday at St. Olaf – 9 a.m.
Monday at Macalester – 8:30 p.m.
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www.facebook.com/css.saints St. Scholastica SaintsStatsRecord: 2-0, 1-0 UMACUpper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats Last Action: The Saints opened their season with a pair of wins over the University of Minnesota-Duluth on Friday night and North Central University on Saturday … CSS defeated UMD 7-2 for its eighth straight win over it intracity rival … The Saints then gave up only two games total in a shutout of North Central to open conference play.
Macalester PPD Match Rescheduled: CSS' scheduled match against Macalester was postponed last Sunday due to weather … The teams will play this Monday, February 15 at the Lifetime Fitness in White Bear Lake.
Upcoming Opponents St. Olaf Oles2015 Record: 12-6, 7-3 MIAC Saturday's match will be the spring opener for the Oles … St. Olaf is picked to finish fourth in the MIAC this season after losing in the MIAC Tournament semifinals to Gustavus Adolphus College last season … Returning for the Oles is All-MIAC performer Alisa Hall, who won 14 matches at the No. 1 spot last season … The Oles did lose All-MIAC selection Kristi Kroker, who won 11 matches at the No. 2 singles spot last season.
Macalester Scots2015 Record: 5-12, 1-9 MIAC The Scots finished 10
th in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) a season ago … Macalester will have to replace its top two singles players from a season ago … Sophomore Lily Stein had 10 victories at No. 3 and 4 singles last season and also had 10 wins at No. 2 doubles … The Scots are picked to finish ninth in this year's MIAC Preseason Coaches' poll.
Series Histories:-St. Olaf leads CSS 3-0
-Macalester leads CSS 4-2
Last Meetings: The Saints fell to St. Olaf 8-1 last season … The Saints last played Macalester in 2004 and have won the last two meetings.
Looking Ahead: The Saints travel to take on Carleton College on Sunday, February 21.