DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team will be in action four times this weekend, beginning with a match on Friday night, two on Saturday and one more on Sunday.
 
Where:
Friday
Swanson Tennis Center – St. Peter, Minn.
Saturday
West Hills Tennis & Fitness Center – Owatonna, Minn.
Sunday
Morris Tennis Courts – Morris, Minn.
 
When:
Friday at Martin Luther – 7 p.m.
Saturday vs. Midland – 11 a.m.
Saturday at Bethany Lutheran – 2 p.m.
Sunday at Minnesota Morris – 11 a.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 7-5, 2-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints went 2-2 on its spring break trip to Orlando, Florida … CSS had a good start, winning its first two matches vs. The College of Wooster (Ohio) and Hamline University … However, it dropped its final two matches to Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) and Union College (N.Y.) … The Union loss was the first time this season the Saints lost a match went it won at least two of the three doubles matches.
 
Player of the Week: Junior Madeleine Scanlan (St. Albans, England /Loreto College) was named the UMAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week for the second time this season on Tuesday … Scanlan was 2-1 in both singles and doubles play last week … She went 2-0 at the No. 2 singles spot and teamed with Jessica Solberg (Bemidji, Minn. /Bemidji HS) to go 2-1 at No. 1 doubles.
 
Singles/Doubles: The Saints have been a little more effective in doubles play this season with a 24-12 record (.667) … CSS is 44-28 in singles with a combined 18-6 record at the Nos. 2 and 3 flights.

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Upcoming Opponents
Martin Luther Knights
Record: 0-4, 0-0 UMAC
 
The Knights are off to a tough start, having been shutout in three of their first four matches … Martin Luther was last in action on February 26 when it fell to St. Catherine University … The Knights are scheduled to be in action Thursday night against North Central University … Aracia Foss has the lone win for the Knights at the No. 1 singles spot … Martin Luther is picked to finish fourth in the UMAC this season.
 
Midland Warriors
Record: 4-8, 0-0 GPAC
 
The Warriors enter the weekend on a two-match losing streak … Midland is a NAIA program out of Nebraska and is 3-2 against NCAA Division III program so far this season … Whitney Schutt leads the team with four singles wins as Midland as a team is 15-34 in singles play … The Warriors are little better in doubles with a 12-10 mark led by Schutt and Annie Allmand with a 7-2 record at the No. 1 spot.
 
Bethany Lutheran Vikings
Record: 2-9, 1-0 UMAC
 
The Vikings' two wins this season have come against NAIA's Mount Marty (S.D.) and North Central University to open conference play … Bethany Lutheran is coming off a loss to Saint Mary's (Neb.) on March 19 … Sabrina Batalden leads the team with three singles wins … The Vikings are only 6-25 in doubles action this year … Bethany Lutheran is picked to finish third in the conference this season.
 
Minnesota Morris Cougars
Record: 0-2, 0-0 UMAC
 
The Cougars dropped their first two matches of the season to Hamline and Bethel University … Morris is scheduled to open conference play on Friday against North Central University … The Cougars are picked to finish fifth in the UMAC this season under new head coach Nick Perrin … Emily Johnson has the team's lone singles win thus far this season.

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Series Histories:
-CSS leads Martin Luther 40-0
-CSS and Midland have never played
-CSS leads Bethany Lutheran 23-0
-CSS leads Minnesota Morris 22-1
 
Last Meetings: The Saints defeated Martin Luther 8-1 in the UMAC Tournament semifinals last season … It was the first time the Knights won an individual match against the Saints since 2012 … CSS has won 11 straight matches over Bethany Lutheran by 9-0 scores … The Saints defeated Minnesota Morris 8-1 in the 2014 UMAC Tournament semifinals … Other than Northwestern, the Cougars have had the most success against the Saints.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will be at home on Saturday, April 9 when it hosts Martin Luther at the Arrowhead Tennis Center.