DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – It will be the toughest conference matches of the year to close out the regular season for the St. Scholastica men's tennis team as it travels to face long-time league rival University of Northwestern (Minn.) on Friday and new rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Sunday.
Where:
Friday
Johnson Courts – St. Paul, Minn.
Sunday
MacArthur School Tennis Courts – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday at Northwestern – 5 p.m.
Sunday vs. UW-Superior – Noon
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 6-9, 5-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints recorded a pair of conference wins last weekend, defeating North Central University (Minn.) and Martin Luther College.
-12 different Saints picked up at least one win on the weekend.
-With the automatic qualifier now at stake, the higher-seeded team will host each round of the conference tournament.
-The Saints will likely have to win both matches this weekend, to secure home court for at least the UMAC Tournament semifinals.
-CSS and Northwestern are the lone unbeaten teams in the conference.
-Senior
Trace Combs (White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) has won four straight singles matches.
-Freshman
Elliot Schneider (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) leads the team with 11 singles victories.
-Sophomore
Serhii Tykhonenko (Kiev, Ukraine/Lyceum #100 "Podil") has six wins at the No. 1 singles spot.
-CSS is 30-0 in conference singles play.
-The team of
Connor Croft (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) and
Jake Jolowsky (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS) leads all doubles pairs with five wins.
-The Saints have won 157 consecutive UMAC regular season dual matches, dating back to the 1997 season.
What You Need to Know about Northwestern:
-The Eagles face the University of Minnesota Morris on Thursday before hosting the Saints Friday.
-Northwestern is 8-9 overall and 3-0 in conference play thus far.
-CJ Lloyd has seven wins at the No. 1 singles spot.
-Landon Ridpath has six wins at the No. 2 singles position.
-Lloyd and Ridpath have teamed up to win four matches at No. 1 doubles.
-Lloyd and Ridpath are both two-time all-conference selections.
-Josh Kimball has five wins at No. 3 singles.
-Kimball is a three-time all-conference selection.
-The Eagles are 38-58 in singles play and 21-27 in doubles action.
Series Record: CSS leads 54-1
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 5/6/2017)
Series History: The Saints defeated the Eagles 9-0 in last year's UMAC Tournament championship … CSS has won 54 straight meetings over Northwestern.
What You Need to Know about UW-Superior:
-The Yellowjackets are in their first year as a program.
-UWS has already clinched a UMAC Tournament spot.
-Superior is 10-5 overall and 5-1 in conference play.
-The Yellowjackets are guided by former Saints player and assistant coach Kolin Dean.
-Josiah Borst has 10 wins at the No. 1 singles spot.
-Leonardo Paredes has recorded five wins at the No. 2 singles position.
-Former Saint,
Chad Hietala (Aurora, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert HS) has six wins at the No. 3 spot.
-Borst and Will Sherman have teamed to win eight matches at No. 1 doubles.
-Hietala and Paredes have 10 wins at the No. 2 doubles spot.
-UWS is 55-31 in singles play and 28-16 in doubles action.
Series Record: First-ever meeting.
Looking Ahead: The UMAC Tournament semifinals will take place at the highest seed on Wednesday, May 2
