DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team will look for its first Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament championship since 2013 this weekend in Minneapolis.
Where:
Baseline Tennis Center – Minneapolis, Minn.
When:
Friday: (Semifinals)
#1 St. Scholastica vs. #4 Bethany Lutheran – 8:30 p.m.
#2 Northwestern vs. #3 Martin Luther – 8:30 p.m.
Saturday:
Championship at 2 p.m.
Tournament Web Site: http://umacathletics.com/tournaments/?id=106
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 16-5, 9-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints wrapped up the regular season with a pair of 9-0 victories over Martin Luther College and Bethany Lutheran College on April 21 and 22 … The two wins clinched a share of the program's third straight UMAC regular season title and the 20
th overall … CSS has won three straight matches by 9-0 scores.
UMAC Tournament History: The Saints have been without a UMAC Tournament championship since the 2013 season … CSS won every UMAC Tournament title from 1997-2013 … Northwestern has won the previous three seasons … St. Scholastica is the No. 1 seed over Northwestern because the Saints won more individual matches against the Eagles in the two duals during the regular season.
Coryell One Away from the Record: Junior
Sarah Coryell (Golden Valley, Minn. /Armstrong HS) became the second player in program history to record 60 singles wins in a career and is now one win shy of tying Casey Ruberto program record of 61 wins … She is also own victory shy of becoming the first player in program history to record back-to-back 20-win seasons … Coryell has won nine straight matches entering the tournament … She is also two wins shy of Ruberto at No. 5 singles to tie the program record for most wins at that spot.
Solberg's Doubles Career: Jessica Solberg (Bemidji, Minn. /Bemidji HS) has the most doubles wins at the No. 1 spot in program history … With one more victory at that spot, she will earn her 50
th win.
Scanlan's Career: Madeleine Scanlan (St. Albans, England /Loreto College) will finish with the second-most combined wins in program history … She currently has 115 combined victories … Scanlan did not play against co-champion Northwestern in the loss in St. Paul.
Doubles is Key: St. Scholastica has not won a dual match when it has lost multiple doubles matches since defeating the College of Saint Benedict during the 2013 season.
Upcoming Opponents
#2 Northwestern Eagles
Record: 23-5, 9-1 UMAC
The Eagles will hope to win their fourth straight UMAC Tournament championship this weekend … Like CSS, the Eagles will enter the tournament with three consecutive 9-0 victories … Northwestern has defeated St. Scholastica by 6-3 finals in each of the previous three UMAC Tournament championships … The reigning two-time UMAC Player of the Year Karen Moe is 27-0 this season in singles action and is ranked No. 15 in the Central Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) … The only individual losses suffered by the Eagles in conference play came against the Saints.
#3 Martin Luther Knights
Record: 6-9, 6-4 UMAC
The Knights are the No. 3 seed in the UMAC Tournament for the third straight season … Martin Luther lost all four matches to St. Scholastica and Northwestern during the regular season and swept Bethany Lutheran … Anna Hemmelman has seven wins at the No. 1 singles spot … Morgan Shevey has a team-high eight singles victories.
#4 Bethany Lutheran Vikings
Record: 4-17, 4-6 UMAC
The Vikings' only wins this season came against the University of Minnesota Morris and North Central University (Minn.) … Bethany Lutheran won only four individual matches against the other three UMAC Tournament teams … Megan Braatz leads the team with seven singles wins in the middle of lineup … Sabrina Batalden has four wins at the No. 4 spot.
Series Records:
-CSS leads UNW 38-7
(Last Meeting: 5-4 UNW – 4/13/2017)
-CSS leads MLC 44-0
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 4/22/2017)
-CSS leads BLC 28-0
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 4/22/2017)
Looking Ahead: The field for the NCAA Division III Tournament will be posted on NCAA.com by 11 a.m. Monday. The Saints will be hoping to earn one of the two Pool B bids up for grabs.
