DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team will play conference foes the University of Northwestern (Minn.) and North Central University (Minn.) on Thursday in St. Paul.
Where:
Johnson Tennis Courts – St. Paul, Minn.
When:
Thursday at Northwestern – 3:30 p.m.
Thursday vs. North Central – 6:30 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 13-4, 6-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints are coming off a pair of 9-0 victories a week and a half ago against Bethany Lutheran College and the University of Minnesota Morris.
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 two wins on Thursday the Saints can clinch at least a share of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season title … It would be the second consecutive title and the 20
th in the last 21 seasons.
Career Doubles Milestones: Senior
Madeleine Scanlan (St. Albans, England /Loreto College) is one doubles win shy of becoming the third player in program history to reach 60 doubles wins in a career … Her doubles partner,
Jessica Solberg (Bemidji, Minn. /Bemidji HS), can become the seventh player in program history to record 50 doubles wins in a career with one victory this week … Solberg can also become the winningest player in CSS history at the No. 1 doubles flight with one more win.
Coryell Moving up the Career Ladder: Junior
Sarah Coryell (Golden Valley, Minn. /Armstrong HS) can move into second place on the program's career singles wins list with a pair of wins this week … She currently has 56 career victories, five shy of the program record … Coryell enters action this week on a five-match win streak.
Singles/Doubles: The Saints are 67-35 in singles action thus far this season with a combined 26-8 mark at the No. 5 and 6 spots … In doubles play, the Saints are 36-15 and are a perfect 18-0 in conference play.
Upcoming Opponents
Northwestern Eagles
Record: 16-4, 4-1 UMAC
Since falling to the Saints on March 25, the Eagles have won four straight matches … Northwestern is coming off a 6-3 victory over the College of Saint Benedict on Tuesday … The Eagles will play eight of their final nine matches on their home courts … Karen Moe is 17-0 at the No. 1 singles spot this season and is ranked No. 16 in the Central Region by the ITA … Rachel Lukkarilla is 17-1 at the bottom of the lineup in singles and has won 12 straight … Tina Matetich and Moe are 10-3 at No. 1 doubles.
North Central Rams
Record: 0-9, 0-6 UMAC
The Rams are coming off an 8-1 loss to Bethany Lutheran on Saturday … North Central has won only four individual matches all season … Sierra Hunter and Madalyn Meetz have earned singles wins … Meetz has teamed with Katrina Cox to win one match at No. 1 doubles, while Jalia Cappelli and Esther Leung earned a win at No. 2 doubles.
Series Records:
-CSS leads Northwestern 38-6
(Last Meeting: 7-2 CSS – 3/25/2017)
-CSS leads North Central 17-0
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 2/4/2017)
Series Histories: CSS defeated Northwestern earlier this season 7-2 at the Arrowhead Tennis Center to run its regular season win streak to three over the Eagles … Northwestern has won two of the last three meetings in St. Paul /// The Saints have yet to drop an individual match to North Central in the 17 previous meetings.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will face the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a make-up match on Wednesday, April 19.
