DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team will face conference rival University of Northwestern (Minn.) on Thursday.
Where:
Johnson Tennis Courts – St. Paul, Minn.
When:
Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 15-1, 5-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints beat Bethany Lutheran College and the University of Minnesota Morris to begin April and extend their winning streak to 10 matches.
Eau Claire Match Postponed: The Saints were scheduled to face the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a key non-conference match on Wednesday, but that contest has been postponed to next Wednesday, April 19.
Where They Stand: With a win over Northwestern on Thursday, the Saints can clinch at least a share of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season title … It would be the 21
st consecutive championship.
Career Singles Record: With a singles victory on Thursday, senior
Logan Engelstad (Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln HS) can become the winningest singles player in program history … He is currently tied with
Mike Fontana (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS (Gustavus Adolphus)) with 66 career wins … Engelstad is 16-0 in singles action this spring.
Freshmen Leaders: Outside of the senior Engelstad, freshmen
Serhii Tykhonenko (Kiev, Ukraine/Lyceum #100 “Podil”),
Ernesto Telles (El Salvador/Academia Britanica Cuscatleca) and
Brendan Boudreau (Thunder Bay, Ontario/Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate) are pacing the Saints at the top of the lineup … Tykhonenko has nine victories at the No. 1 singles spot and is 9-1 with Engelstad at No. 1 doubles … Tykhonenko is ranked 25
th in the Central Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) … Telles is 10-1 at No. 2 singles and Boudreau is 12-1 at No. 3 singles … Telles and Boudreau are 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.
Losing Doubles, but Still Winning: Four times this season, the Saints have lost two of the three doubles match, but have still won the dual … Prior to this year, you have to go back to 2013 for the last time the Saints accomplished that feat once.
5-4 Duals: The Saints have already played in a program-high eight matches this season that have been decided by 5-4 scores … CSS is 7-1 in those matches … The previous high had been five 5-4 matches in a single season.
UMAC Win Streak: The Saints will enter Thursday's match having won 149 consecutive UMAC dual matches … The last conference loss took place on April 27, 1997.
Upcoming Opponents
Northwestern Eagles
Record: 7-12, 3-1 UMAC
The Eagles earned key conference road wins over Bethany Lutheran College and Martin Luther College on Saturday … Northwestern is led by CJ Lloyd at No. 1 singles with 10 wins at that spot … Lloyd has teamed with Landon Ridpath for six wins at the No. 1 doubles position.
Series Record: CSS leads Northwestern 52-1
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 3/25/2017)
Series History: CSS swept Northwestern earlier this season at the Arrowhead Tennis Center … The Saints have blanked the Eagles in nine of the last 10 meetings.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will face the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a make-up match on Wednesday, April 19.
