DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's tennis team had little trouble with Crown College on Saturday winning its Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament quarterfinal match 9-0 at the Longview Tennis Club.
 
Doubles
The No. 1 team of Julia Maier (Hamburg, Germany/Heidberg Gymnasium) and Madilyn Jankila (Eveleth, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert HS) won by an 8-3 margin.
 
The No. 2 team of Maya Nibbe (Anoka, Minn./Anoka HS) and Madeline Samz (Savage, Minn. /Burnsville HS), along with the No. 3 team of Emily Carpenter (Pine City, Minn./Pine City HS) and Hannah Loewen (St. James, Minn./St. James HS), each blanked their opponents 8-0.
 
Singles
CSS won four of the six singles matches by shutout.
 
Maier at the No. 1 spot, Ava Warren (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) at No. 4, Maria Valentini (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS) at No. 5 and Julia Ellefson (Rochester, Minn./John Marshall HS) at No.6 all won their matches 6-0, 6-0.
 
Jankila won 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 2 spot and Nibbe 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 3 spot.
 
Up Next
The Saints (6-5) advance to the UMAC Tournament semifinals where they will host the University of Minnesota Morris on Wednesday up at the Virginia Indoor Tennis and Pickleball Club. Action is set to begin at 4 p.m.