DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's and women's tennis teams will be up in Virginia this weekend to face Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) programs Concordia College-Moorhead on Saturday and the University of St. Thomas on Sunday.
 
Where:
Virginia Indoor Tennis and Pickleball Club – Virginia, Minn.
 
When:
Saturday vs. Concordia
Women at 2:30 p.m.
Men at 6 p.m.
Sunday vs. St. Thomas
Women at 1 p.m.
Men at 4 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Men's Tennis
Stats
Record: 0-2, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-CSS was defeated by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 9-0 last Friday and Macalester College 8-1 on Saturday.
-The No. 1 doubles team of Elliot Schneider (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) and Serhii Tykhonenko (Kiev, Ukraine/Lyceum #100 "Podil") earned the lone win on Saturday.
-Schneider has lost each of first two singles matches at the No. 1 spot in three-set super-breakers.
-The Saints have yet to play a dual this season with all three of their All-UMAC performers from a season ago in Tykhonenko, Schneider and Rafa Gonzalez (La Libertad, El Salvador/FESA).
 
What You Need to Know about Concordia:
Record: 1-3, 0-1 MIAC
-The Cobbers won their season opener against Crown College, but since dropped three straight, including two against NCAA Division II programs.
-Concordia is projected to finish seventh in the MIAC this season.
-The Cobbers reached the MIAC Playoffs for the third time in program history two years ago and will look to get back to the postseason again this year with the guidance of a strong senior class.
-The doubles team of Erik Porter and Jared Saue are All-MIAC performers and advanced to the round of 16 in the ITA Midwest Regional in the fall.
-Porter and David Youngs are the only two Cobbers with two singles wins this season.
 
Series Record: CSS leads 8-4 (Last Meeting: 6-3 CSS – 2/24/2019)
 
Series History: The Saints have won seven of the last eight meetings … Three of Concordia's wins in the series have come at St. Scholastica.
 
What You Need to Know about St. Thomas:
Record: 1-2, 0-0 MIAC
-The Tommies also dropped their season opener against the UW-Eau Claire, but are coming off a win against the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
-St. Thomas will face both the University of Dubuque and Saint Mary's University on Saturday, before traveling up to square off against the Saints on Sunday.
-The Tommies tied for fifth in the MIAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
-The Tommies lineup that features six seniors and a pair of juniors.
-St. Thomas has a winning record in doubles play thus far at 5-4.
-The Tommies have yet to win a match at the No. 1 singles spot this season.
 
Series Record: UST leads 9-0 (Last Meeting: 9-0 UST – 2/27/2011)
 
Series History: This will be the first meeting between the two programs since 2011 … CSS has not won more than one individual match in eight of the previous nine meetings.

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St. Scholastica Women's Tennis
Stats
Record: 0-2, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off an 8-1 loss to Macalester last Saturday.
-Senior Elizabeth Fink (Rochester, Minn./Rochester Century HS) is the only Saint to record a win this season with a pair of victories at the No. 1 singles spot.
-Those were Fink's first two career wins at the No. 1 singles position.
 
What You Need to Know about Concordia:
Record: 1-1, 0-1 MIAC
-The Cobbers opened the season with a sweep of Crown, but are coming off a loss to St. Thomas on Sunday.
-Concordia is picked to finish 10^th in the 11-team league.
-Jenna Fornell leads the team as the Cobbers are 2-0 at the No. 1 singles spot this season.
-The No. 2 doubles team of Izzi Nankivel and Carolyn Voss are 2-0 thus far.
 
Series Record: CSS lead 9-4 (Last Meeting: 9-0 CSS – 2/24/2019)
 
Series History: The Saints have won seven straight over the Cobbers with five victories coming by 9-0 sweeps.
 
What You Need to Know about St. Thomas:
Record: 3-0, 1-0 MIAC
-The Tommies have won their first two matches during the spring portion of the schedule with victories over Concordia and UW-Superior.
-St. Thomas will face Saint Mary's on Friday, before taking on the Saints on Sunday.
-The Tommies are slotted fourth in the MIAC preseason poll.
-The Tommies reached the semifinal round of the MIAC Playoffs for the eighth consecutive season in 2019
-The squad is led by All-MIAC performer Taylor McLeod.
-St. Thomas is 15-3 in singles action this year and 6-3 in doubles play.
 
Series Record: UST leads 6-2 (Last Meeting: 6-3 UST – 2/27/2011)
 
Series History: The first meeting since 2011 … CSS won both of its matches in back-to-back years in 2009 and 2010.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will face Luther College (Iowa) next Saturday down at the Lifetime Fitness in Lakeville, Minnesota.