DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team will hope to capture the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season title outright when it faces the University of Northwestern in the UMAC Game of the Week on Saturday.
Where:
Johnson Tennis Courts at Reynolds Field – St. Paul, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 2 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 13-6, 9-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints won their ninth straight match, including their sixth in a row by sweep, in last Friday's 9-0 victory over Bethany Lutheran College.
Saint John's Match Canceled: Sunday's make-up non-conference match with Saint John's University has been canceled due to the Johnnies having to make-up a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) match on that day.
UMAC Win Streak: The Saints have won 143 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.
Where They Stand: The Saints can clinch another outright UMAC regular season championship with a victory on Saturday … A loss would mean the Saints would have to share the regular season title with the Eagles.
Stainer Closing In: Senior
Josh Stainer (Rowlands Castle, England/South Downs College) enters the weekend with 110 combined career singles and doubles victories … That is five shy of the program record held by Jacob Engelstad (2008-12) … In comparison of the two, Stainer has all of his victories at the No. 1 singles and doubles flights … Engelstad had 71 wins between the No. 1 singles and doubles flights.
Streaks/Trends: Mike Fontana (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS (Gustavus Adolphus)) has won nine straight singles matches, while
Logan Engelstad (Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln HS) and Makar Grytsevich has won seven in a row … The No. 1 doubles team of Stainer and Engelstad have won eight matches in a row … The tandem of Fontana and
Bryce Gadke (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield HS) has won seven matches in a row.
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 13-0 … When it loses, CSS is 0-6.
Singles/Doubles: The Saints have identical winning percentages in singles and doubles this season … Including the fall action, the Saints are 84-42 in singles (.667) and 42-21 in doubles (.667).
Upcoming Opponents
Northwestern Eagles
Record: 11-13, 7-1 UMAC
The Eagles are coming off an 8-1 victory over Martin Luther College on Tuesday … Northwestern is scheduled to face Bethany Lutheran on Friday, before hosting the Saints on Saturday … The Eagles are 4-0 at home this season … CJ Lloyd at the No. 1 spot has nine victories … Brett Jacobus has 10 wins at the No. 2 spot with Landon Ridpath and Derek Williams each leading with the team with 13 singles wins … Ridpath and Williams have teamed up for a team-high 13 wins … The Eagles are 68-76 in singles play this season and 36-36 in doubles.
Series History: CSS leads 49-1
Last Meeting: The Saints swept the Eagles for the seventh straight meeting earlier this season at the Arrowhead Tennis Center … CSS has won 49 in a row against Northwestern.
Looking Ahead: The UMAC Tournament begins on Friday, May 6 at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis.
