UMAC women's tennis tournament set for thrilling start Friday
ST. PAUL, Minn.---After a competitive season of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) women’s tennis, the College of St. Scholastica and the University of Northwestern each earned the title of regular season co-champion Monday and highlight the postseason tournament set to begin Friday.
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Early in the season it appeared as if the Saints would run away with the title after defeating the Eagles 7-2 in the first meeting in March, but the Eagles bounced back and took the second match in thrilling fashion 5-4. The two teams completed their seasons with wins over Bethany Lutheran College Saturday and Monday, respectively, to end with 9-1 conference marks to share the title.
With a larger margin of victory in their win over the Eagles, the Saints earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament and will face No. 4 Bethany Lutheran in the first semifinal match Friday night. The Vikings clinched their second-straight postseason bid Friday when the University of Minnesota Morris lost to Martin Luther Friday before the Vikings went on to win over the Cougars Saturday. That Saints took both regular season matches 9-0 over the Vikings.
A year ago, the Eagles upset the Saints in the tournament championship to earn their third-straight postseason title. To make it four in a row, though, they will need to first finish off No. 3 Martin Luther College in the semifinals. The Knights ended the regular season with a 6-4 conference record. The Eagles took both regular season games with 9-0 decisions over the KNights.
Both semifinal matches are slated to begin simultaneously following the conclusion of the men's matches at approximately 8:30 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
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Players to Watch
No. 1 St. Scholastica
Jessica Solberg – 4-2 UMAC record at No. 1 singles, 7-1 UMAC record at No. 1 doubles
Madeleine Scanlan – 4-0 UMAC singles record, 3-0 UMAC record at No. 1 doubles
Sarah Coryell – 9-0 UMAC singles record, 2-0 UMAC record at No. 2 doubles
No. 2 Northwestern
Karen Moe – 10-0 UMAC record at No. 1 singles, undefeated at No. 1 singles, ranked No. 16 in ITA Central Region
Nikki Edin – 9-1 UMAC singles record, 9-1 UMAC doubles record
Brooke Lapinski – 9-1 UMAC singles record, 9-1 UMAC doubles record
No. 3 Martin Luther
Anna Hemmelman – 6-4 UMAC record at No. 1 singles, 6-4 UMAC record at No. 1 doubles
Morgan Shevey – 7-3 UMAC singles record, 5-5 UMAC doubles record
Rachel Riedeger – 5-4 UMAC record at No. 2 singles, 5-4 UMAC record at No. 1 doubles
No. 4 Bethany Lutheran
Alicia Kranz – 3-7 UMAC record at No. 1 singles, 3-7 UMAC record at No. 1 doubles
Megan Braatz – 5-5 UMAC singles record, 4-5 UMAC doubles record
Sabrina Batalden – 4-5 UMAC singles record, 5-5 UMAC record at No. 2 doubles
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Playoff Schedule
Semifinal Matches – Friday, May 5; Baseline Tennis Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
No. 1 St. Scholastica vs. No. 4 Bethany Lutheran, 8:30 p.m.
No. 2 Northwestern vs. No. 3 Martin Luther, 8:30 p.m.
Championship – Saturday, May 6; 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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