UMAC champion Saints highlight women's tennis postseason field
ST. PAUL, Minn.---After a competitive season of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) women’s tennis, the College of St. Scholastica used a critical victory over the University of Northwestern-St. Paul to clinch its 19th Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season championship and the No. 1 seed in the postseason tournament set to begin Friday.
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With a share of the title on the line for Northwestern, the Saints used a 6-3 decision over the Eagles to win the title outright with a perfect 10-0 conference record. The Saints defeated the Eagles 7-2 earlier in the season to set the stage for a showdown Saturday. After finishing the season 8-2 overall, the Eagles locked the No. 2 spot and both will hope to meet again in the tournament title match Saturday.
First, the Eagles will need to hold off Martin Luther College – a team that locked up the No. 3 seed with a 7-2 win over Bethany Lutheran College Monday. The Knights swept North Central University and the University of Minnesota Morris to earn a spot in the tournament and will close out the regular season Tuesday versus Bethany Lutheran.
Bethany Lutheran College will look to upset the champion Saints after securing the No. 4 seed Monday. The Vikings earned a place in the tournament despite a regular-season split with Minnesota Morris due to tie-breaking procedures. They will look to upset the UMAC champs for a chance at the postseason title.
Both semifinal matches are slated to begin simultaneously at 6 p.m. Friday at the University of Minnesota Baseline Tennis Center. No. 1 St. Scholastica and No. 4 Bethany Lutheran will face off in semifinal one, while No. 2 Northwestern and No. 3 Martin Luther will compete in semifinal two.
The winners of Friday’s semifinals will compete for the postseason title in the UMAC championship Saturday at Baseline beginning at 1:30 p.m.
For both semifinal and championship matches, doubles will be played first. Singles matches cannot begin until all doubles matches have been completed.
All tournament information including scores, recaps, team information and more can be found on the UMAC Women’s Tennis Tournament page. Keep up with all of the tournament action on
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Players to Watch
No. 1 St. Scholastica (in conference play)
Jessica Solberg – 6-2 UMAC singles record, 9-0 UMAC record at No. 1 doubles
Madeleine Scanlan – 7-0 UMAC singles record, 9-0 UMAC record at No. 1 doubles
Daniela Rojas – 7-1 UMAC singles record, 6-0 UMAC doubles record
No. 2 Northwestern (in conference play)
Karen Moe – 10-0 UMAC record at No. 1 singles, 8-2 UMAC record at No. 1 doubles
Jessica Henke – 8-2 UMAC singles record, 7-2 UMAC doubles record
Brooke Lapinski – 7-1 UMAC singles record, 7-2 UMAC doubles record
No. 3 Martin Luther (in conference play)
Acacia Foss – 4-6 UMAC singles record, 5-5 UMAC doubles record
Charis Goelzer – 6-4 UMAC singles record, 5-5 UMAC doubles record
Elizabeth Broring – 5-4 UMAC singles record, 5-4 UMAC doubles record
No. 4 Bethany Lutheran (in conference play)
Megan Braatz – 3-7 UMAC singles record, 5-5 UMAC doubles record
Madalyn Elmquist – 4-6 UMAC singles record, 4-5 UMAC doubles record
Sabrina Batalden – 4-5 UMAC singles record, 2-6 UMAC doubles record
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Playoff Schedule
Semifinal Matches – Friday, May 6; Baseline Tennis Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
No. 1 St. Scholastica vs. No. 4 Bethany Lutheran, 6 p.m.
No. 2 Northwestern vs. No. 3 Martin Luther, 6 p.m.
Championship – Saturday, May 7; Baseline Tennis Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
Two semifinal winners, 1:30 p.m.
Event Information
All matches will be held at the University of Minnesota Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Information about parking can be found on the
Baseline Tennis Center website. There will be no charge for admission to the UMAC Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships.
All tournament information including scores, recaps, team information and more can be found on the UMAC Women’s Tennis Tournament page. Keep up with all of the tournament action on
Twitter and
Instagram using
#UMACchamp.
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