DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team returns to the court for busy weekend with three matches in three days at three different locations.
Where:
Friday
Lifetime Fitness – Lakeville, Minn.
Saturday
Rochester Tennis Connection – Rochester, Minn.
Sunday
Duluth Indoor Sports Center – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday at North Central – 4 p.m.
Saturday vs. UW-La Crosse – 5 p.m.
Sunday vs. Bethany Lutheran – 3 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 5-6, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints went 3-2 on its Spring Trip to the Orlando, Florida area from March 8-14.
-Sophomore
Elliot Schneider (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) had an impressive week, going 5-0 in singles play and 3-1 in doubles action.
-Schneider is currently on a 10-match singles win streak with all of the wins coming at the No. 1 or 2 positions.
-The No. 1 doubles team of
Serhii Tykhonenko (Kiev, Ukraine/Lyceum #100 "Podil") and
Rafa Gonzalez (La Libertad, El Salvador/FESA) has won three straight contests.
-CSS is 33-33 in singles play this spring and 16-17 in doubles action.
-Head Coach
Wells Patten is nine wins shy of 300 with the men's program.
What You Need to Know about North Central:
Record: 1-8, 1-3 UMAC
-The Rams will enter Friday's contest on a five-match losing streak.
-NCU has lost three of the last four by 9-0 decisions.
-The lone victory of the year was a 5-4 triumph over Crown College.
-Danny Williams leads the team with four singles wins.
-The Rams are picked to finish eighth in the conference this season.
Series Record: CSS leads 18-0
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 4/20/2018)
Series History: The Saints have never lost an individual match to the Rams in the series history.
What You Need to Know about UW-La Crosse:
Record: 8-6
-The Eagles wrapped up their spring break trip to South Carolina with a three-match win streak.
-Alex Alt is 8-5 at the No. 1 singles spot, while Kyle Wogahn is 9-4 at the No. 2 spot.
-Alt and Wogahn have combined to go 9-4 at the No.1 doubles position.
-UWL is 55-29 in singles action and 29-13 in doubles play this spring.
-Like opponents have been Bethel University and Macalester College; UWL and CSS lost to both teams by close margins.
Series Record: UWL leads 8-1
(Last Meeting: 8-1 UWL – 2/24/2018)
Series History: The lone win for the Saints in the series was a 5-4 win in 2017 … The Eagles have won two of the last three meetings by an 8-1 margin.
What You Need to Know about Bethany Lutheran:
Record: 3-4, 1-0 UMAC
-The Vikings are coming off a 5-4 win over North Central last weekend to open conference play.
-Two of their three wins have come against the Rams this season.
-Bethany will face Crown College on Saturday before heading up to Duluth Sunday.
-BLC was picked to finish tied for fourth in the UMAC preseason poll.
-The Vikings return three All-UMAC performers.
-Carter Dahl has won five straight singles matches.
Series Record: CSS leads 28-0
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 5/2/2018)
Series History: The Saints swept the Vikings 9-0 in the UMAC Tournament semifinals last season … CSS has never lost more than two matches in a given dual in series history.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will face Crown College next Saturday in Chaska.
