DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The unbeaten St. Scholastica women tennis team will face its toughest challenge of the year when it welcomes Gustavus Adolphus College to the Arrowhead Tennis Center on Saturday.
Where:
Arrowhead Tennis Center – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 8 a.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 4-0, 1-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints defeated St. Olaf College for the first time in program history with a 5-4 victory on Saturday in Owatonna … The Oles were ranked 20
th in the Central Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) … Senior
Madeleine Scanlan (St. Albans, England /Loreto College) won the deciding match, which was her 100
th career victory … She became the fifth player in program history to reach that milestone …
Miki Samz (Savage, Minn. /Burnsville HS) and
Katelyn Rice (Eveleth, Minn. /Eveleth-Gilbert HS) also earned wins in both singles and doubles play.
Undefeated Start: The Saints are 4-0 for the third time since the 2011 season … CSS has not been 5-0 since the start of the 2004 season when it began that year 7-0.
One Away from Tying the Record: Since junior
Sarah Coryell (Golden Valley, Minn. /Armstrong HS) did not play against St. Olaf on Saturday, she remains one shy of the program record for consecutive singles wins … The program record for consecutive singles wins is 23 set by Ploy Suthijindawong during the 2009 season.
Doubles and Depth: The Saints are 10-2 thus far this season in doubles play … Also St. Scholastica is showing its depth as it has yet to lose a match at the Nos. 5 and 6 singles spots, as well as, at the No. 3 doubles spot.
Upcoming Opponents
Gustavus Adolphus Gusties
Record: 2-0, 0-0 MIAC
The Gusties opened their season on Saturday with home victories over Hamline University and the University of Northwestern (Minn.) … They are scheduled to face the University of Minnesota-Duluth on Friday night before taking on the Saints Saturday … Gustavus is ranked ninth in the Central Region by the ITA … Gustavus tied for first in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) preseason coaches' poll, receiving four first-place votes … The Gusties won 22 matches last season and advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament, where they advanced to the second round before falling to the University of Chicago … The Gusties return All-MIAC performers Michaela Schulz, Ally Baker and Briana Hartmann … Schulz is ranked 15
th in singles in the Central Region and she and her doubles partner is ranked fifth in the region.
Series Record: Gustavus leads 13-0
(Last Meeting: 8-1 GAC – 3/21/2015)
Series History: The Saints are winless in 13 previous meetings against the Gusties … The closest they have gotten in those 13 meetings was a 5-4 loss during the 1999 season.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will face conference opponent the University of Minnesota Morris on Friday, February 24 at the Virginia Indoor Tennis Center.
