DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team has its home finale on Saturday when it welcomes Bethany Lutheran College to the Arrowhead Tennis Center. The Saints will then play at the University of Minnesota Morris on Sunday.
Where:
Saturday
Arrowhead Tennis Center – Duluth, Minn.
Sunday
Morris Tennis Courts – Morris, Minn.
When:
Saturday vs. Bethany Lutheran – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday at Minnesota Morris - Noon
Social Media:
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/CSSsaintstennis
Instagram:
www.instagram.com/csssaintstennis
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/css.saints
St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 11-4, 4-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints went 2-1 last weekend with conference wins against Martin Luther College and the University of Northwestern (Minn.) … However, the Saints fell in non-conference play Sunday to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse … The Northwestern victory was the UMAC Game of the Week and marked the third straight regular season win over the Eagles … The La Crosse Eagles were ranked 15
th in the Central Region.
Coryell Named Player of the Week: Sarah Coryell (Golden Valley, Minn. /Armstrong HS) became the fourth different Saint in as many weeks to be named UMAC Player of the Week on Monday … Coryell went 3-0 singles action last weekend … She is now only two wins shy of moving into a tie for second place all-time for career singles victories … Coryell currently has 55 career singles wins.
Scanlan's Career Doubles Milestone: If senior
Madeleine Scanlan (St. Albans, England /Loreto College) picks up two doubles wins this weekend, she would become the third player in program history to reach 60 doubles wins in a career … She currently has 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 55-35 in singles action thus far this season with a combined 22-7 mark at the No. 5 and 6 spots … In doubles play, the Saints are 30-15 and are a perfect 12-0 in conference play.
Final Matches in Duluth: Madeleine Scanlan (St. Albans, England /Loreto College),
Jessica Solberg (Bemidji, Minn. /Bemidji HS) and
Miki Samz (Savage, Minn. /Burnsville HS) will be playing their final collegiate matches in Duluth on Saturday … Scanlan and Solberg have teamed to win 27 doubles matches the past two seasons.
Upcoming Opponents
Bethany Lutheran Vikings
Record: 2-10, 2-0 UMAC
The Vikings are 2-2 in their last four matches after starting the season 0-8 … Bethany's two victories have come in conference play against North Central University (Minn.) and the University of Minnesota Morris … The Vikings won both of those matches by 7-2 scores … BLC has been stronger at the bottom of the singles lineup with four wins at the No. 4 spot and three wins at both the No. 5 and 6 spots … The Vikings are 13-59 in singles and 6-30 in doubles this season with the six wins coming all in league play … The Vikings are led by first year head coach Jill Bailey.
Minnesota Morris Cougars
Record: 0-5, 0-2 UMAC
The Cougars remain in search of their first victory of the season … Morris won its first two individual matches of the season last Saturday against Bethany Lutheran … Emily Johnson at No. 1 singles and Brittney Ferrian at No. 3 singles earned the victories … Morris is scheduled to face Martin Luther College on Saturday before hosting the Saints on Sunday.
Series Records:
-CSS leads Bethany Lutheran 26-0
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 5/6/2016)
-CSS leads Minnesota Morris 25-1
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 2/26/2017)
Series Histories: The Saints defeated Bethany Lutheran 9-0 in last year's UMAC Tournament semifinals … CSS has shut out the Vikings in 14 straight matches /// The Saints have won 25 straight meetings against Minnesota Morris and have blanked the Cougars the last three meetings, including earlier this season.
Looking Ahead: The Saints have their final non-conference match of the season at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Wednesday, April 12.
