DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team will hope to clinch an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season title this weekend when it finishes at Martin Luther College on Friday and Bethany Lutheran College Saturday.
Where:
Friday
MLC Tennis Courts – New Ulm, Minn.
Saturday
BLC Tennis Courts – Mankato, Minn.
When:
Friday at Martin Luther – 5 p.m.
Saturday at Bethany Lutheran – 2 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 14-5, 7-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints split their two conference matches last Thursday at Northwestern … CSS dropped its first league match of the season 5-4 to the University of Northwestern (Minn.) and then responded with a 9-0 victory over North Central University (Minn.).
Eau Claire Match Canceled: The St. Scholastica match at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire that was postponed last week has now been canceled.
Where They Stand: If the Saints can go 2-0 this weekend, they will clinch at least a share of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season championship … It would be their 20
th in the last 21 seasons … Northwestern is currently tied with the Saints for first … Martin Luther sits a match back in third and Bethany Lutheran is fourth.
Career Doubles Milestones: Jessica Solberg (Bemidji, Minn. /Bemidji HS) became the seventh player in program history to record at least 50 doubles wins in career with her win against North Central last Thursday … Additionally, she became the winningest player in program history at the No. 1 doubles flight with her 47 career win at that spot … Her doubles partner,
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.
Coryell Moving up the Career Ladder: After two wins last week, junior
Sarah Coryell (Golden Valley, Minn. /Armstrong HS) is now three victories shy of tying the program record for career wins held by Casey Ruberto … Coryell enters action this weekend on a seven-match win streak and currently has 58 career victories.
Upcoming Opponents
Martin Luther Knights
Record: 4-6, 4-2 UMAC
The Knights have already clinched a UMAC Tournament spot as they have two wins over North Central and have also beaten the University of Minnesota Morris and Bethany Lutheran … Martin Luther is scheduled to face Bethany Lutheran again on Thursday before facing the Saints on Friday … Anna Hemmelman is 5-5 at No. 1 singles … Morgan Shevey has a team-high six singles victories … Hemmelman and Rachel Riediger have four wins at No. 1 doubles.
Bethany Lutheran Vikings
Record: 3-13, 3-3 UMAC
The Vikings are scheduled to host Martin Luther on Thursday before hosting the Saints on Saturday … Bethany has defeated North Central twice and Minnesota Morris once for its wins this season … Alicia Kranz has two wins at No. 1 singles, while Sabrina Batalden has four wins at the No. 4 spot … Batalden and Ryana Sadaka have paired for three wins at the No. 2 spot.
Series Record:
-CSS leads MLC 43-0
(Last Meeting: 8-1 CSS – 3/24/2017)
-CSS leads BLC 27-0
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 4/1/2017)
Series Histories: The Saints defeated Martin Luther 8-1 earlier this season in Duluth … CSS has not dropped an individual match at Martin Luther since the 2012 season /// St. Scholastica has swept Bethany Lutheran the last 15 straight matches.
Looking Ahead: The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament begins on Friday, May 5 at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis.
