| Men's Tennis |
| YEAR |
OVERALL RECORD |
CONF RECORD |
NCAA |
| 1997 |
1-12 |
1-2* |
|
| 1998 |
5-12 |
5-0*^ |
|
| 1999 |
8-14 |
5-0*^ |
|
| 2000 |
10-11 |
4-0*^ |
|
| 2001 |
11-7 |
4-0*^ |
|
| 2002 |
12-9 |
4-0*^ |
|
| 2003 |
16-4 |
4-0*^ |
|
| 2004 |
16-8 |
6-0*^ |
|
| 2005 |
10-11 |
8-0* |
|
| 2006 |
12-14 |
8-0* |
|
| 2007 |
11-11 |
8-0*^ |
|
| 2008 |
14-8 |
8-0*^ |
|
| 2009 |
13-9 |
10-0*^ |
|
| 2010 |
11-10 |
10-0*^ |
|
| 2011 |
13-10 |
10-0* |
|
| 2012 |
18-7 |
10-0*^ |
|
| 2013 |
20-8 |
10-0*^ |
|
| 2014 |
22-3 |
10-0*^ |
|
| 2015 |
18-8 |
10-0*^ |
|
| 2016 |
16-6 |
10-0*^ |
|
| 2017 |
20-1 |
8-0*^ |
|
| 2018 |
9-10 |
7-0* |
|
| 2019 |
14-8 |
7-0*^ |
1st Round |
| 2020# |
4-7 |
- |
|
| 2021 |
10-5 |
6-0*^ |
1st Round |
| 2022 |
5-10 |
3-6 |
|
| 2023 |
12-8 |
6-3 |
|
| 2024 |
11-10 |
7-3 |
|
| 2025 |
8-9 |
4-5 |
|
OVERALL
(29 SEASONS) |
350-250 (.583) |
193-19Â (.910) |
|
* UMAC Regular Season Champions
^ UMAC Tournament Champions
# Season Canceled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
Wells Patten begins his 30
th season as St. Scholastica’s head men’s and women’s tennis coach in 2025-26.
Under Patten’s direction, the Saints men’s tennis team won 24 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference regular season titles and has earned 19 UMAC Tournament championships. In addition, the team compiled a record of 173-2 against UMAC opponents. In 2019, he guided the Saints to their first-ever NCAA Division III Tournament appearance. The Saints made their second NCAA Tournament appearance in 2021. In 2017, the Saints were ranked for the first time ever in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Region poll and finished their best single-season win percentage at 20-1 (.952).
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Patten and the Saints men competed in the NAIA Regional Tournament each of Patten’s first 10 years with the team, taking first in 2001 and being tournament runners-up six of the remaining nine years. The Saints women made four NAIA National Championship appearances (1999, 2002, 2004, 2006), and have made eight NCAA Division III National Tournament appearances (2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019).
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Since 2004, Patten has produced 82 All-UMAC athletes, including 12 UMAC Player of the Year awards. He has coached two, three-time UMAC Player of the Year honorees in Josh Stainer and Serhii Tykhonenko, the only players in UMAC history to earn the honor three times. Patten is a 18-time recipient of the UMAC Men’s Coach of the Year honor.
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On the women’s side, Patten’s teams were 164-5 in regular season play against UMAC competition since 1997. Patten’s Saints won 22 UMAC regular season and 20 tournament titles. Coach Patten has produced nine UMAC Player of the Year athletes in Emily Jackola, Steph Miettenun, Stephanie Sparby, Jessica Rich, Paula Beckermann, Ploy Suthijindawong, Katie Motley, Callee Conda and most recently Hillary Bungarden.
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In 2009, the Saints captured their first NCAA Division III Tournament victory with a 5-2 triumph over Luther College (Iowa). The CSS women’s team also had its first player qualify for the NCAA Division III Singles Tournament in 2009. Ploy Suthijindawong advanced all the way to the championship match before falling.
A 1989 graduate of the University of Minnesota-Duluth, Patten was a three-time singles and doubles champion in the NSIC conference while playing tennis for the Bulldogs. He also participated in two NAIA national tournaments in Kansas City, Mo.
Patten was the head women’s tennis coach at the University of Minnesota-Duluth from 1990-1994, leading them to their first NSIC Championship. Patten is also involved in USTA league play throughout Minnesota as a state rater. In 1996, he received his USTA P1 Level as a professional tennis instructor, the highest level obtainable.
A Duluth, Minn., native, Patten earned his M.A. in Athletic Administration from Idaho State University in 1995. He currently resides in Duluth with his wife Gretchen; they have two children, Reece and Dane.
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| Women's Tennis |
| YEAR |
OVERALL RECORD |
UMAC RECORD |
NCAA |
| 1997 |
4-9 |
2-0*^ |
|
| 1998 |
3-10 |
3-0*^ |
|
| 1999 |
13-5 |
5-0*^ |
|
| 2000 |
11-7 |
4-0*^ |
|
| 2001 |
9-9 |
3-0*^ |
|
| 2002 |
13-7 |
3-0*^ |
|
| 2003 |
18-7 |
4-0*^ |
|
| 2004 |
19-5 |
6-0*^ |
|
| 2005 |
24-7 |
7-0*^ |
|
| 2006 |
25-6 |
8-0*^ |
|
| 2007 |
12-9 |
8-0*^ |
1st Round |
| 2008 |
18-7 |
8-0*^ |
1st Round |
| 2009 |
18-10 |
10-0*^ |
2nd Round |
| 2010 |
16-8 |
10-0*^ |
|
| 2011 |
20-4 |
10-0*^ |
|
| 2012 |
18-6 |
10-0*^ |
|
| 2013 |
21-5 |
10-0*^ |
|
| 2014 |
17-7 |
9-1* |
|
| 2015 |
13-11 |
6-2 |
1st Round |
| 2016 |
19-7 |
10-0* |
1st Round |
| 2017 |
18-6 |
9-1*^ |
1st Round |
| 2018 |
14-7 |
7-0*^ |
1st Round |
| 2019 |
17-7 |
7-0*^ |
1st Round |
| 2020# |
1-9 |
- |
|
| 2021 |
7-6 |
5-1 |
|
| 2022 |
8-8 |
4-6 |
|
| 2023 |
7-12 |
4-6 |
|
| 2024 |
10-10 |
4-6 |
|
| 2025 |
11-8 |
5-5 |
|
OVERALL
(29 SEASONS) |
404-212 (.656) |
181-28Â (.866) |
|
* UMAC Regular Season Champions
^ UMAC Tournament Champions
# Season Canceled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
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