DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team returns to action this 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 – 12:30 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 8-4, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off an impressive Spring Break trip to the Orlando area, going 4-1 while in the Sunshine State.
-The lone loss was a 6-3 decision to Oglethorpe University (Ga.).
-Senior
Katelyn Rice (Eveleth, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert HS) has won seven straight singles matches at either the No. 2 or 3 positions.
-She and doubles partner
Sara Wennerstrand (Baxter, Minn. /Brainerd HS (Saint Benedict)) have also won four straight matches.
-CSS is 41-31 in singles play this spring and 23-13 in doubles action.
What You Need to Know about North Central:
Record: 1-7, 1-3 UMAC
-The Rams enter Friday on a four-match losing skid.
-The lone win on the year was a 9-0 victory over Crown College.
-They have only been shut out once and that was on Tuesday against Grand View University (Iowa).
-Nicole Swanson leads the team with five singles wins.
-North Central has been picked to finish eighth in the UMAC this season.
Series Record: CSS leads 19-0
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 4/20/2018)
Series History: The Saints have never dropped an individual match to the Rams.
What You Need to Know about UW-La Crosse:
Record: 11-4, 4-2 WIAC
-The Eagles had a fall season where they went 7-2, including 4-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) action.
-UWL is 4-2 during the spring portion of its schedule and will ride a four-match win streak into Saturday's matchup with the Saints.
-La Crosse has shown its depth with a greater than .800 winning percentage at the No.3-6 singles spots and at the No. 3 doubles spot.
-The Eagles are only 19-11 at the No. 1-2 singles spots and at the top two doubles positions.
-UWL is 69-21 in singles play and 31-14 in doubles action.
Series Record: UWL leads 8-2
(Last Meeting: 8-1 UWL – 2/28/2018)
Series History: The Eagles have won eight straight in the series.
What You Need to Know about Bethany Lutheran:
Record: 4-6, 1-0 UMAC
-The Vikings have two of their four wins this season against North Central.
-BLC opened the year 2-0 with victories over Buena Vista University (Iowa) and Division II University of Minnesota Crookston.
-Bethany will face Crown College Saturday before visiting the Saints Sunday.
-Taylor Bolduan and Shoshana Bruner each have four wins at the top two singles flights.
-They have combined to go 4-6 at the No. 1 doubles spot.
-BLC is picked to finish fifth in the UMAC this season with six new freshmen on the roster.
Series Record: CSS leads 30-0
(Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 4/7/2018)
Series History: The Saints haven't dropped an individual match to the Vikings since the 2010 season.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will face Crown College next Saturday in Chaska.
