SUPERIOR, Wis. (csssaints.com) – In a battle of conference unbeatens, the St. Scholastica women's tennis team topped bridge rival University of Wisconsin-Superior 7-2 on Thursday.
 
Doubles
The Saints took two of the three doubles matches to begin things.
 
The No. 2 team of Ava Warren (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) and Emily Carpenter (Pine City, Minn./Pine City HS) blanked their opponents 8-0 for their sixth straight win. The No. 3 tandem of Maya Nibbe (Anoka, Minn./Anoka HS) and Hannah Loewen (St. James, Minn./St. James HS) won by an 8-3 margin.
 
Singles
CSS then won five of the six singles matches in straight sets.
 
At the No. 2 spot, Madilyn Jankila (Eveleth, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert HS) won by scores of 6-3, 6-4 for her third straight win. Same scores but reversed for Nibbe at the No. 3 spot winning 6-4, 6-3.
 
Warren prevailed 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 4 spot. Maria Valentini (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS) cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 win at the No. 5 spot for her third consecutive victory. Julia Ellefson (Rochester, Minn./John Marshall HS) dropped just one game to win at the No. 6 spot by scores of 6-1, 6-0.
 
Up Next
The Saints (5-4, 5-0 UMAC) will face another unbeaten Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) team in rival University of Northwestern (Minn.) on Saturday in the regular season finale. Action begins at 1 p.m. at the Duluth Indoor Sports Center.