DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team gets back into Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action this weekend with two matches.
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: 6-6, 1-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a 5-4 setback to Concordia University Wisconsin last week.
-In that defeat, the Saints dropped three singles matches in three sets.
-Senior
Sarah Coryell (Golden Valley, Minn./Armstrong HS) continues to add to the record book as she has won seven straight singles matches and now sits at 73 career singles victories.
-Coryell is 11-1 on the year and has already matched a career-high with five doubles wins.
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Katelyn Rice (Eveleth, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert HS) is 7-3 in singles action and has won her last two matches.
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Alexia Brascugli (Eveleth, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert HS) and
Elise Hauer (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) have paired up to win a team-high five doubles matches.
-With one more win at the No. 3 doubles spot, Brascugli can match the program record of 28 at that position.
-CSS is 39-30 in singles action and 20-16 in doubles play.
What You Need to Know about Bethany Lutheran:
-The Vikings will enter Saturday's match with a 2-6 overall record and 1-0 in conference play.
-Bethany defeated North Central University 6-3 on March 24 to open UMAC action.
-BLC has won its last two matches.
-Denae Walton has two wins at No. 1 singles.
-Walton was an All-UMAC selection in golf this fall.
-Averi Cash leads the team with three wins all at the No. 5 singles spot.
-Cash has won three straight matches.
-Walton and Leah Schaefer have two victories at the No. 1 doubles spot.
-Cash and Fallon Yates are 2-0 at the No. 3 doubles spot.
-BLC is 14-34 in singles and 8-16 in doubles thus far.
Series Record: CSS leads 29-0
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 5/5/2017)
Series History: The Saints have swept the Vikings 17 straight times, including in last year's UMAC Tournament semifinal.
What You Need to Know about Minnesota Morris:
-The Cougars have played only two matches thus far and are 1-1.
-Morris defeated North Central University last Thursday in non-conference play.
-Maddie Johnson and Emily Johnson are the team's top two players.
Series Record: CSS leads 26-1
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 4/2/2017)
Series History: The Saints have won 26 straight in the series and have swept the Cougars each of the last four meetings.
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: It will be the first-ever Bridge Battle women's tennis match as the Saints face the University of Wisconsin-Superior on Thursday.
