DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team will have three matches in three days this weekend, spotlighted by a key Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) home contest against the University of Northwestern (Minn.) on Saturday.
Where:
Friday & Saturday
Arrowhead Tennis Center – Duluth, Minn.
Sunday
Lifetime Fitness – White Bear Lake, Minn.
When:
Friday vs. Martin Luther – 7 p.m.
Saturday vs. Northwestern (Minn.) – Noon
Sunday vs. UW-La Crosse – Noon
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 9-3, 2-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints are coming off their Spring Break trip, going 3-2 down in Central Florida … Both losses were by 6-3 scores, while two of the three wins were by 7-2 scores … In both losses the Saints dropped two of the three doubles matches ...
Here is a video recap of the week.
UMAC Game of the Week: Saturday's match against Northwestern is the
UMAC Game of the Week.
Thru 12 Matches: The Saints are tied for the second-best start thru 12 matches in program history … The program's best start is 10-2 during the 2006 season when the team finished with a program record 25 victories.
Scanlan's Career Doubles Milestone: If senior
Madeleine Scanlan (St. Albans, England /Loreto College) can go 3-0 in doubles action this weekend, she would become the third player in program history to reach 60 doubles wins in a career … She is currently tied for the third-most career doubles wins in program history … She already holds the most wins at the No. 2 singles flight with 34 in her career.
Singles/Doubles: The Saints are 44-28 in singles action thus far this season with a 10-2 mark at the No. 5 spot … In doubles play, the Saints are 24-12 with a 9-3 record at the No. 1 spot.
Upcoming Opponents
Martin Luther Knights
Record: 1-4, 1-0 UMAC
The Knights are coming off an 8-1 victory over North Central University (Minn.) last Saturday for their first win of the season … Prior to that, Martin Luther had not played since February 20 at Buena Vista University (Iowa) … The Knights are 9-21 in singles action and 3-12 in doubles play thus far … Martin Luther finished third in the league last season, but has to replace five of its top seven players.
Northwestern Eagles
Record: 12-3, 1-0 UMAC
The Eagles went 4-1 on its Spring Break Trip two weeks ago with its lone loss coming to Rhodes College by a 5-4 score … Both the Eagles and Saints have played UMD and Gustavus Adolphus College … Both teams beat UMD by 6-3 margins, while the UNW fell to Gustavus 8-1 and the Saints fell 9-0 … Northwestern is led by reigning UMAC Player of the Year Karen Moe, who is 14-0 at the No. 1 spot … Moe is ranked 14
th in the Central Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) … The Eagles are 14-1 at the No. 6 singles flight so far on the year and are in double figures in wins at every singles flight with the exception of the No. 2 spot … Moe has teamed with Tina Matetich to go 10-2 at the No. 1 doubles spot … Brooke Lapinski and Rachel Lukkarilla are 10-0 at the No. 3 doubles spot … The Eagles are 71-19 in singles and 37-8 doubles play this year.
UW-La Crosse Eagles
Record: 15-2, 5-1 WIAC
The Eagles finished second in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the fall … La Crosse defeated Luther College (Iowa) 9-0 before going 3-1 on its Spring Break trip last week … The Eagles will take on Bethel University on Saturday before facing the Saints on Sunday … La Crosse is ranked No; 15 in Central Region by the ITA and is led by Bridget Bellissimo, who is 12-4 at the No. 1 spot … Sadie Spahn is 13-3 at the No. 2 spot and Hayley Clope is 15-1 at the No. 3 spot … Bellissimo has teamed with Spahn to go 14-2 at the No. 1 doubles … The Eagles are 83-19 in singles and 44-7 in doubles play this season.
Series Records:
-CSS leads Martin Luther 42-0
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 4/9/2016)
-CSS leads Northwestern 37-6
(Last Meeting: 6-3 UNW – 5/7/2016)
-UW-La Crosse leads CSS 6-2
(Last Meeting: 5-4 UW-La Crosse – 3/5/2016)
Series Histories: The Saints have only dropped one individual match in the last nine meetings with Martin Luther /// CSS swept Northwestern during the regular season last year, but lost to the Eagles in the UMAC Tournament championship … Northwestern has won six of the last nine meetings /// St. Scholastica has dropped six straight to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse … The Saints were narrowly defeated 5-4 last year.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will have their final home match of the season when it faces Bethany Lutheran College at the Arrowhead Tennis Center on Saturday, April 1.
