DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – After having last weekend wiped out because of the weather, the St. Scholastica men's tennis team is back on the court this weekend with a home match Friday against North Central University (Minn.) and then on the road Saturday against Martin Luther College.
Where:
Friday
Duluth Indoor Sports Center – Duluth, Minn.
Saturday
Lifetime Fitness – Lakeville, Minn.
When:
Friday vs. North Central – 5 p.m.
Saturday vs. Martin Luther – 3 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 4-9, 3-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a 9-0 loss to regionally-ranked University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire last week.
-Freshman
Elliot Schneider (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) leads the team with nine singles victories this spring.
-Sophomore
Serhii Tykhonenko (Kiev, Ukraine/Lyceum #100 "Podil") has five wins at the No. 1 singles spot.
-Freshman
Connor Croft (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) leads the team with five doubles victories.
-The Saints are 32-46 in singles and 15-24 in doubles play.
-The Saints have won 155 consecutive UMAC dual matches, dating back to the 1997 season.
What You Need to Know about North Central:
-The Rams are 0-3 in conference play and 0-9 overall entering Friday's match.
-The team has won three total individual matches on the season both coming in duals against Crown College.
Series Record: CSS leads 17-0
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 4/16/16)
Series History: The Saints have swept the Rams 9-0 in all 17 previous meetings.
What You Need to Know about Martin Luther:
-The Knights are 3-5 overall and face the University of Minnesota Morris Thursday before taking on the Saints Saturday.
-MLC is 2-1 in league play with wins over North Central and Morris.
-Joel Koelpin has six wins at No. 4 singles, while Josh Koelpin has four wins at No. 2 singles.
-They have teamed to go 3-4 at the No. 2 doubles spot.
Series Record: CSS leads 44-3
(Last Meeting: 7-2 CSS – 5/5/2017)
Series History: The Saints defeated the Knights in the UMAC Tournament semifinals last season … MLC won at least two individual matches in two of the three meetings last season … CSS has won 44 straight in the series.
UMAC Preseason Poll
1. St. Scholastica - 49 points (7 First Place Votes)
2. Northwestern - 43 points (1 First Place Vote)
3. Bethany Lutheran - 37 points
4. Martin Luther - 30 points
5. Minnesota Morris - 23 points
6. Wisconsin-Superior - 22 points
7. Crown -12 points
8. North Central - 8 points
Looking Ahead: The Saints are scheduled to face the University of Wisconsin-Superior on Thursday in Duluth.
