DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team will have its first Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) match of the season on Saturday when it hosts Crown College in Duluth.
Where:
Duluth Indoor Sports Center – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 1 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 5-5, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-New this year is each conference team will play each other only once during the regular season.
-With the automatic qualifier now at stake, the higher-seeded team will now host each round of the conference tournament.
-The Saints went 3-1 down in Florida last week during its spring trip.
-Senior
Sarah Coryell (Golden Valley, Minn./Armstrong HS) went 4-0 singles play and 2-1 in doubles action to be named the UMAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week.
-Coryell has won five straight singles matches and is 9-1 on the season.
-Sophomore
Elizabeth Fink (Rochester, Minn./Rochester Century HS) is on a three-match singles winning streak and is 4-1 at the No. 4 spot this season.
-The Saints are 31-26 in singles play, while being only 15-15 in doubles action.
What You Need to Know about Crown:
-The Storm are in their first year as a program.
-Crown has lost its first three matches by 9-0 scores.
-It has its conference opener on Thursday when it faces the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
-The Storm are led by Head Coach Eric Shourds in their first season.
Series Record: 0-0
Series History: First meeting between the two programs.
UMAC Preseason Poll
1. St. Scholastica - 47 points (5 First Place Votes)
2. Northwestern - 45 points (3 First Place Vote)
3. Martin Luther - 35 points
4. Bethany Lutheran - 32 points
5. Minnesota Morris - 21 points
6. Wisconsin-Superior - 20 points
7. North Central -13 points
8. Crown - 11 points
Looking Ahead: The Saints go out of conference to face Concordia University Wisconsin next Thursday in Glendale, Wisconsin.
