DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team will have two Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) matches this weekend.
Where:
Saturday
Swanson Tennis Center – St. Peter, Minn.
Sunday
Duluth Indoor Sports Center - Duluth
When:
Saturday
vs. Bethany Lutheran – 10 a.m.
at Martin Luther – 3 p.m. (PPD-4/21)
Sunday
Minnesota Morris – 2 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 2-8, 1-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-CSS is coming off a 6-3 non-conference loss to Concordia University Wisconsin last week.
-All three wins in the dual came in singles play as
Serhii Tykhonenko (Kiev, Ukraine/Lyceum #100 "Podil") at No. 1,
Elliot Schneider (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) at No. 2 and
Connor Croft (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) at No.6 were all victorious.
-Schneider has won three straight singles matches and leads team with a 7-3 record this spring.
-For Croft, it was his first collegiate singles victory.
-CSS enters the weekend with the same winning percentage of .333 in singles (20-40) and doubles (10-20).
-The Saints have won 153 consecutive UMAC dual matches, dating back to the 1997 season.
-New this year is each conference team will play each other only once during the regular season.
What You Need to Know about Bethany Lutheran:
-The Vikings will enter Saturday's matchup with a 5-8 overall record and 1-0 in conference play.
-BLC defeated North Central University to open league action on March 24.
-The Vikings have won their last three matches.
-Dalton Werckman is 5-8 at No. 2 singles and Dexter Jackson is 6-6 at No. 4 singles.
-Jackson was an All-UMAC performer last season.
-Laine Larson and Werckman are 5-8 at No. 1 doubles, as is, Carter Dahl and Jackson at No. 2 doubles.
-Bethany is 25-49 in singles action and 13-26 in doubles play.
Series Record: CSS leads 26-0
(Last Meeting: 7-2 CSS – 4/22/2017)
Series History: The two individual matches won by the Vikings in the last meeting was the most in series history.
What You Need to Know about Minnesota Morris:
-The Cougars have only played two matches thus far and are 1-1.
-Morris defeated North Central University 9-0 last week.
-The team is led by Paul Leslie at No. 1 singles.
-Leslie won four singles matches last season.
-The squad size is the largest in over 10 years.
Series Record: CSS leads 32-3
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 4/2/2017)
Series History: The Saints have swept the Cougars each of the last four meetings and have won 32 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 go out of conference to face the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Tuesday in Eau Claire.
