DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team will host Martin Luther College in Virginia on Saturday in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) match.
Where:
Saturday
Virginia Tennis and Pickleball Club – Virginia, Minn.
Sunday
YMCA Menard's Tennis Center – Eau Claire, Wis.
When:
Saturday vs. Martin Luther – 1 p.m.
Sunday at UW-Eau Claire – 2 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 11-5, 3-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a 9-0 victory at Crown College last Saturday.
-CSS is 17-1 in conference singles action and 9-0 in doubles play.
-Freshman
Madilyn Jankila (Eveleth, Minn. /Eveleth-Gilbert HS) has won five straight singles matches.
-Senior
Katelyn Rice (Eveleth, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert HS) leads the team with 11 singles victories.
-The No. 1 doubles team of Rice and
Sara Wennerstrand (Baxter, Minn. /Brainerd HS (Saint Benedict)) has a team-high eight doubles wins.
-Wennerstrand and
Brynne Hauer (Duluth, Minn. /Duluth East HS) also have 10 singles wins.
What You Need to Know about Martin Luther:
Record: 3-10, 1-3 UMAC
-The Knights snapped a five-match losing streak with a non-conference win at the University of Minnesota Morris on Tuesday.
-The other two wins for Martin Luther have come against North Central University (Minn.).
-The reigning UMAC Player of the Year Anna Hemmelman is 9-4 at No. 1 singles.
-Tatum Bollmeier has six wins at the No. 6 spot.
-Hemmelman and Morgan Shevey are 5-5 at the No. 1 doubles position.
-MLC is picked to finish fourth in the UMAC this season.
Series Record: CSS leads 46-0
(Last Meeting: 7-2 CSS – 4/30/2018)
Series History: The Saints defeated the Knights in the UMAC Tournament semifinals last season at the Hermantown High School courts
What You Need to Know about UW-Eau Claire:
Record: 11-4, 5-1 WIAC
-The Blugolds won their final six matches in the fall to finish second in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) standings.
-They then won their first four matches in the spring before dropping three straight at the end their spring trip.
-UWEC is coming off a 7-2 victory over the University of Minnesota-Duluth last Friday.
-Eau Claire is ranked No. 15 in the Central Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)
-The Blugolds are led by Natalie Wijesinghe, who is ranked No. 15 in the Central Region in singles.
-Wijesinghe and Emily Cooper are ranked No. 10 in the region in doubles.
Series Record: Tied 6-6
(Last Meeting: 5-4 CSS – 4/10/2016)
Series History: Each of the last two wins in the series for the Saints have come at Eau Claire.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will face Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Wednesday back in Virginia.
