DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team will face Bethany Lutheran College on Friday at the Arrowhead Tennis Center in the team's regular season home finale.
Where:
Arrowhead Tennis Center – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday at 3 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 16-5, 8-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints won a pair of 9-0 conference matches against North Central University (Minn.) and the University of Minnesota Morris last weekend at the Arrowhead Tennis Center … CSS has not lost since returning from Florida, winning nine straight matches.
Where They Stand: The Saints can clinch at least a share of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season title with a victory on Friday … The University of Northwestern is 4-1, Martin Luther College is 3-3 and the University of Minnesota Morris is 3-4.
Coryell Hits 20: Sophomore
Sarah Coryell (Golden Valley, Minn. /Armstrong HS) became the eighth in program history to record at least 20 singles wins in a season last weekend … That is currently tied for the third-most in program history … She is two wins shy from tying the second-most and six wins shy of the program record of 27 … Coryell and
Madeleine Scanlan (St. Albans, England /Loreto College) have each won nine singles matches in a row.
Dynamic Duo: The No. 1 doubles team of
Jessica Solberg (Bemidji, Minn. /Bemidji HS) and
Madeleine Scanlan (St. Albans, England /Loreto College) have won nine straight matches and are 16-4 this season … The 16 wins are tied for the fourth-most victories by a doubles team in a season in program history … Solberg also had 16 wins in 2014 with
Alexis Gunderson (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS).
Singles/Doubles: The Saints are 52-15 in doubles action this season and 98-37 in singles play … CSS is 24-0 in doubles action in conference play.
Upcoming Opponents
Bethany Lutheran Vikings
Record: 3-14, 2-3 UMAC
The Vikings are coming off a loss to Wisconsin Lutheran College on Sunday … Bethany Lutheran is scheduled to face rival Martin Luther on Thursday before taking on the Saints on Friday … Two of the team's three wins this season have come against North Central University (Minn.) … Sabrina Batalden leads the team with five singles wins … Taylor Nordhausen has a pair of wins at the No. 1 singles spot … Nordhausen and Alicia Kranz have three wins at the No. 1 doubles spot … The Vikings are 25-73 in singles and 12-37 in doubles.
Series History: CSS leads 24-0
Last Meeting: The Saints blanked the Vikings 9-0 on April 2 … CSS has swept Bethany Lutheran in each of the last 12 meetings.
Looking Ahead: The Saints close out the regular season Saturday, April 30 at the University of Northwestern.
