DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis is back in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the second consecutive year and the fifth time overall and will face No. 21 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Thursday in the first round.
 
Where:
Wangerin Courts – Whitewater, Wis.
 
When:
Thursday:
Match 1: St. Scholastica at UW-Whitewater – 10:30 a.m.
Match 2: Hope vs. Northwestern – 1 p.m.
Match 3: Gustavus Adolphus vs. Wheaton – 4 p.m.
Friday:
Match 4: CSS/UWW Winner vs. Hope/UNW Winner – Noon
Match 5: Chicago vs. GAC/Wheaton Winner – 3 p.m.
Saturday:
Match 6: Match 4 winner vs. Match 5 winner – 2 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 19-6, 10-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints fell to the University of Northwestern 6-3 in the UMAC Tournament championship match last Saturday … CSS dropped all three doubles matches by 8-6 scores and three of the six singles matches went to third-set super-breakers.
 
Pool B Bids Belong to the UMAC: The Saints and Northwestern earned both of the Pool B bids for the NCAA Tournament … There were a total of 22 programs eligible for pool B bids … To be eligible, teams must play in a conference that doesn't have an automatic qualifier, which the UMAC does not, or is not have a conference affiliation.
 
NCAA Tournament History: 
2015: The Saints traveled to California where it fell to No. 22 Whitman College (Wash.) 5-0.
2009: CSS won its only NCAA Tournament match, defeating Luther College (Iowa) 5-3 … The Saints then were defeated by Gustavus Adolphus 5-0 in the second round.
2008: The Saints fell to UW-Whitewater 5-2 (CSS won two of the three doubles matches in that contest)
2007: The Saints lost to Coe College (Iowa) 5-1.
 
20-Win Season: If the Saints can win their first round match on Thursday, it will be the 20^th dual win of the season … It will be the first 20-win season since 2013 and the fifth in program history.
 
Coryell Keeps Winning: Sophomore Sarah Coryell (Golden Valley, Minn. /Armstrong HS) has won 13 straight singles matches and has 25 victories on the year … The 25 singles wins are the second-most in a season in program history … She is two wins shy of tying the program record held by Ploy Suthijindawong from the 2009 season.
 
Dynamic Duo: The No. 1 doubles team of Jessica Solberg (Bemidji, Minn. /Bemidji HS) and Madeleine Scanlan (St. Albans, England /Loreto College) have won 19 matches this season… The 19 wins are tied for the second-most victories by a doubles team in a season in program history … Only one doubles pair has won at least 20 matches as a pair in a season.
 
Singles/Doubles: The Saints are 117-42 in singles matches this season … CSS is 60-19 in doubles play.

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First Round Opponent
#21 UW-Whitewater Warhawks
Record: 22-5, 6-0 WIAC
 
How They Got Here: Won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Team Tournament to capture the automatic qualifier.

Top Players:
Megan Humphreys – Ranked No. 4 in the Central Region … A two-time All-American … Has a record of 26-7 this season … Partners with Brigid McGuire and the duo are ranked No. 1 in the Central Region with a record of 31-4.
Gabi Kitchell – Ranked No. 8 in the Central Region … The freshman has 39 singles wins and is 19-0 at the No. 2 spot
 
Notables:
-This is the ninth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance for the Warhawks.
-Whitewater has won 109 straight dual matches against WIAC competition
-Whitewater has advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament three of the last four seasons.
 

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Other Teams at the Regional Site
 
#9 University of Chicago Maroons
Record: 11-5, 2-1 UAA
 
How They Got Here: Received an at-large bid after placing third in the University Athletic Association (UAA) Tournament
 
Notables:
-Eighth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance
-Have reached the third round seven straight years
-Ariana Iranpour is ranked No. 2 in the Central Region in singles with 19 wins on the year
-The doubles team of Rachel Kim and Lucy Tang are No. 4 in the region.
 
#34 Hope Flying Dutch
Record: 18-4, 8-0 MIAA
 
How They Got Here: Won the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Tournament to capture the automatic qualifier.
 
Notables:
-Fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and 11^th overall.
-The Flying Dutch enter the tournament on a 14-match winning streak
-Nancy Benda is ranked No. 9 in the Central Region in singles, while Anna Garcia is ranked No. 23 … Benda and Marie Holaway are ranked No. 6 in the region in doubles.
 
 
#36 Gustavus Adolphus Gusties
Record: 21-7, 9-1 MIAC
 
How They Got Here: Won the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Tournament to capture the automatic qualifier.
 
Notables:
-24^th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and first since 2011
-Defeated Carleton College in the MIAC Tournament championship after falling to the Knights 7-2 a week prior
-Michael Schultz is ranked No. 11 in the Central Region in singles … She and her doubles partner Lizzy Stanczyk are ranked ninth.
 
Wheaton Thunder
Record: 18-1, 7-0 CCIW
 
How They Got Here: Won the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament to capture the automatic qualifier.
 
Notables:
-This will be Wheaton's 10^th NCAA Tournament appearance.
-Only loss of the season was an 8-1 defeat by UW-Whitewater
-Enters the tournament on a 14-match winning streak
-Julie Buursma is ranked No. 16 in the Central Region … Buursma and her doubles partner Katie Park are ranked No. 12 in the region.
 
Northwestern Eagles
Record: 23-6, 8-2 UMAC
 
How They Got Here: Earned the second Pool B bid
 
Notables:
-Won the UMAC Tournament for the third straight year
-Karen Moe was named the UMAC Player of the Year
-First-ever NCAA Tournament appearance

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Series Histories:
-UW-Whitewater leads CSS 1-0
-CSS leads Northwestern 37-6
-Gustavus Adolphus leads CSS 13-0
-CSS and Wheaton are tied at 1-1
 
Last Meetings: The Saints' only meeting with UW-Whitewater was a 5-2 loss in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament in St. Peter … The Saints went 2-1 against Northwestern this season, but fell to the Eagles 6-3 last weekend in the UMAC Tournament Championship … CSS faced Gustavus Adolphus last season in St. Peter and fell 8-1 … The Saints last faced Wheaton in 2009 and lost 7-2 … The Saints have never faced the University of Chicago or Hope College.