DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team will face Concordia University Wisconsin on Thursday in non-conference action.
Where:
Paley Tennis Center – Glendale, Wis.
When:
Thursday – 4 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 2-7, 1-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a 9-0 victory over Crown College to open Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action on Saturday.
-That marked the team's 153
rd straight regular season dual win over a conference opponent.
-Freshman
Elliot Schneider (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) improved to 6-3 in singles action after winning his first match of the season at the No. 1 spot on Saturday.
-Senior
Trace Combs (White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) has won four of his last five doubles matches.
-He has won those four matches with three different partners.
-CSS is 17-37 in singles action and 10-17 in doubles play.
What You Need to Know about Concordia Wisconsin:
-The Falcons will enter Thursday's match with a 4-10 overall record.
-Nolan Rademacher is 7-7 in in singles action with four wins at the No. 1 spot.
-Ceejay Schaffner has four wins at the No. 2 spot.
-Rademacher and Schaffner have teamed to go 5-5 at No. 1 doubles.
-CUW is 32-52 in singles action and 19-23 in doubles play.
-Concordia is the preseason favorite to win the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC)
-It won the NACC Tournament last season and made the NCAA Tournament.
Series Record: CSS leads 2-0
(Last Meeting: 6-3 CSS – 3/1/2013)
Series History: The Saints defeated the Falcons in 2012 and 2013 in Milwaukee.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will face Bethany Lutheran College in UMAC action on Saturday, April 7 at the Swanton Tennis Courts in St. Peter.
