Sara Eisenhauer, Assistant Commissioner
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

ST. PAUL, Minn.---After a competitive season of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) men's tennis, the College of St. Scholastica won its 20th-consecutive Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) title to capture the No. 1 seed in the conference postseason tournament set to begin Friday.

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The Saints completed a perfect 10-0 UMAC slate after defeating No. 2 University of Northwestern-St. Paul in the title-deciding match Saturday in St. Paul. Heading in to the match, the Eagles had a shot at a share of the title, but couldn't make it happen in 6-3 loss in a highly-competitive match.
 
The Eagles ended the season with a 8-2 conference record – with their two losses coming to just the Saints – to lock up the No. 2 seed. Bethany Lutheran College locked up the No. 3 seed with an 8-1 win over Martin Luther College Monday. The Vikings are 5-4 in conference play and will wrap up the season Tuesday against the Knights in New Ulm, Minnesota.
 
With the loss to Bethany Lutheran Monday, the Knights will be the No. 4 seed in the tournament. The Knights edged out North Central University for the final postseason spot despite a season split due to tiebreaking procedures. Both the Vikings and the Knights swept University of Minnesota Morris for key victories in securing postseason bids.   
 
Both semifinal matches are slated to begin simultaneously following the women's matches Friday at approximately 8:30 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Baseline Tennis Center. No. 1 St. Scholastica and No. 4 Martin Luther will face off in semifinal one, while No. 2 Northwestern and No. 3 Bethany Lutheran 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 Men's Tennis Tournament page. Keep up with all of the tournament action on Twitter and Instagram using #UMACchamp.
 
Players to Watch
No. 1 St. Scholastica (in conference play)
Josh Stainer – 7-0 UMAC record at No. 1 singles, 10-0 UMAC record at No. 1 doubles
Logan Englested – 7-0 UMAC singles record, 9-0 UMAC record at No. 1 doubles
Mike Fontana – 10-0 UMAC singles record, 5-0 UMAC doubles record

No. 2 Northwestern (in conference play)
CJ Lloyd – 7-2 UMAC record at No. 1 singles, 8-2 UMAC record at No. 1 doubles
Brent Jacobus – 9-1 UMAC singles record, 8-2 UMAC record at No. 1 doubles
Landon Ridpath – 8-2 UMAC singles record, UMAC record at No. 2 doubles

No. 3 Bethany Lutheran (in conference play)
Brent Heflin – 4-4 UMAC record at No. 1 singles, 5-3 UMAC record at No. 1 doubles
Jacob Kubler – 5-4 UMAC record at No. 2 singles, 4-4 UMAC doubles record
Dalton Werckman – 6-3 UMAC singles record, 5-4 UMAC record at No. 1 doubles

No. 4 Martin Luther (in conference play)
Nicholas Gartner – 4-5 UMAC singles record, 5-3 UMAC doubles record
Ethan Schultz – 4-4 UMAC singles record, 5-3 UMAC doubles record
Josh Koelpin – 3-6 UMAC singles record, 2-5 UMAC doubles record
 
Teams and Links

Seed	Team	UMAC	Overall
No. 1	St. Scholastica	10-0	14-6	Team Site	Roster	Schedule	Statistics
No. 2	Northwestern	8-2	12-14	Team Site	Roster	Schedule	Statistics
No. 3	Bethany Lutheran	6-4	8-15	Team Site	Roster	Schedule	Statistics
No. 4	Martin Luther	3-7	3-13	Team Site	Roster	Schedule	Statistics

Playoff Schedule
Semifinal Matches – Friday, May 6; Baseline Tennis Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
No. 1 St. Scholastica vs. No. 4 Martin Luther, 8:30 p.m.
No. 2 Northwestern vs. No. 3 Bethany Lutheran, 8:30 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 Men's Tennis Tournament page. Keep up with all of the tournament action on Twitter and Instagram using #UMACchamp.
 
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