DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team will close its time in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) having not lost a single regular season conference match this century. The Saints defeated the University of Northwestern (Minn.) 7-2 Saturday night to capture its 24^th consecutive UMAC regular season championship.
 
Doubles
The Saints took two of the three doubles matches to take an early lead in the dual.
 
The No. 1 team of Elliot Schneider (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) and Jack Kearney (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS) needed a tiebreaker to prevail by a score of 8-7 (7-3) for their fourth straight win. The No. 3 duo of Reece Patten (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) and Giacomo Lucchesi (Lima, Peru/Santa Maria Marianistas) won by an 8-4 margin.
 
Singles
The Saints took five of the six singles matches to cruise to victory.
 
Schneider improved to 9-0 on the year at the No. 1 spot with a straight sets win 6-3, 6-1. Kearney rallied from a set down to pull it out at the No. 2 spot 4-6, 6-1, (10-8).
 
Carter Anderson (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS) came out with a straight sets win at the No. 4 spot by scores of 6-4, 7-6 (7-1). Lucchesi had no issues at the No. 5 position, winning 6-3, 6-1 for his sixth consecutive victory. The final winner was Bradley Golant (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS (Hearst-NOJHL)) at the No. 6 spot 6-1, 6-4.
 
Up Next
The Saints (8-3, 6-0 UMAC) will host Saint John's University in a makeup of a postponed non-conference match on Wednesday, beginning at 2 p.m. in Duluth.