DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team will be in Duluth this weekend for a pair of conference matches against North Central University on Saturday and the University of Minnesota Morris on Sunday.
Where:
Saturday
Marshall School – Duluth, Minn.
Sunday
Arrowhead Tennis Center – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday vs. North Central – Noon
Sunday vs. Minnesota Morris – 2 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 10-6, 6-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints shut out Martin Luther College last Saturday at the Arrowhead Tennis Center.
UMAC Win Streak: The Saints have won 140 consecutive Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season dual matches … The last defeat took place against Martin Luther on April 27, 1997 in Head Coach
Wells Patten's first season.
Program Record Chase: Senior
Mike Fontana (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS (Gustavus Adolphus)) became only the second player in program history to record at least 60 singles wins in a career last weekend … He is now only a singles victory away of tying the program record for career singles victories held by Jacob Engelstad …
Josh Stainer (Rowlands Castle, England/South Downs College) now holds the second-most combined singles and doubles victories in a career at 106 … He is nine wins shy of tying Jacob Engelstad's record of 115.
No. 2 Doubles Indicator: The success of the No. 2 doubles team seems to indicate the success of the team as a whole … When the No. 2 doubles team wins, the Saints are 10-0 … When it loses, CSS is 0-5.
Singles/Doubles: The Saints have identical winning percentages in singles and doubles this season … Including the fall action, the Saints are 66-42 in singles (.611) and 33-21 in doubles (.611).
Upcoming Opponents
North Central Rams
Record: 3-7, 3-5 UMAC
The Rams are coming off a 9-0 loss to the University of Northwestern on Monday … North Central has picked up two wins over Minnesota Morris and another over Martin Luther this season … Shane Christensen leads the team with three singles wins … The doubles team of Ian and Alex Bird had three victories at the No. 1 spot … The Rams currently sit fourth in the UMAC standings.
Minnesota Morris Cougars
Record: 0-7, 0-5 UMAC
The Cougars are winless this season and are coming off a close 5-4 defeat to Martin Luther on Wednesday … Michael Maudal is 4-2 at the No. 1 singles spot on the year … The doubles team of Maudal and Calvin Cicha earned the team's first doubles win of the season on Wednesday.
Series Histories:
-CSS leads North Central 16-0
-CSS leads Minnesota Morris 29-3
Last Meetings: The Saints took care of North Central 9-0 to open the season on February 6 … CSS has never dropped an individual match to the Rams … The Saints defeated Minnesota Morris 9-0 on April 3 in Morris … St. Scholastica has won 29 straight in the series.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will have their home finale against Bethany Lutheran College on Friday, April 22.
