DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team returns to action this weekend, going on the road to face Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) programs Bethel University and Saint Mary's University.
Where:
Friday
Lifetime Fitness – White Bear Lake, Minn.
Saturday
Swanson Tennis Center – St. Peter, Minn.
When:
Friday
at Bethel – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday
vs. Saint Mary's – 1 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 0-1, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a season-opening loss to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire last Saturday in Virginia.
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Serhii Tykhonenko (Kiev, Ukraine/Lyceum #100 "Podil") was the only Saint to win (No. 1 singles) and in doing so was named the UMAC Player of the Week.
-CSS will look to avoid starting 0-3 for the second straight season.
What You Need to Know about Bethel:
Record: 2-0, 0-0 MIAC
-The Royals are off to a 2-0 start with win over Central College (Iowa) and Northwestern College (Iowa).
-Bethel won both matches by 9-0 scores.
-The Royals are projected to finish fifth in the MIAC this season.
-Bethel will be led by senior Hunter Fernelius.
Series Record: Bethel leads 10-3
(Last Meeting: 5-4 Bethel – 2/1/2014)
Series History: The Royals have won five of the last six meetings … CSS is 1-9 all-time on the road against Bethel.
What You Need to Know about Saint Mary's:
Record: 2-1, 0-1 MIAC
-The Cardinals have two wins over UMAC programs and lost in its conference opener against Carleton College.
-SMU is picked to finish 10
th in the 10-team MIAC this season.
-The Cardinals will be led by Bobby Tiedemann.
Series Record: CSS leads 5-2
(Last Meeting: 5-4 CSS – 2/19/2012)
Series History: The Saints and Cardinals have not played since the 2012 season … CSS is 4-0 all-time against the Cardinals away from Duluth.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will have their first match of the season in Duluth next Saturday when Macalester College visits the Duluth Indoor Sports Center.
