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MINNEAPOLIS – The St. Scholastica men's tennis team won two doubles championships on the first day of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament at the Baseline Tennis Center.

The team of #Dillon Sterle# (Jr.-Hibbing, Minn.) and #Jacob Engelstad# (Fr.-Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln) did not lose a game in two matches on their way to winning a conference title at the No. 2 flight. They first defeated Martin Luther 8-0 and then took care of Bethany Lutheran in the championship 8-0.

The team of #Tim Dean# (Jr.-Rhinelander, Wis.) and #Cody Bottem# (Fr.-Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln) also won a conference championship at the No. 3 flight. The duo took down Minnesota-Morris 8-1 in the semifinals and then defeated Martin Luther 8-2 in the championship match. Last year the Saints only won one of the three doubles flights.

In singles, all six Saints advanced to the championship matches. Dillon Sterle (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing HS) at the No. 1 flight won his semifinal match 6-2, 6-0. Sterle is the defending conference champion at the No. 1 flight. Jacob Engelstad (Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln HS) at the No. 2 flight won his semifinal match 6-0, 6-0. #Brendan Anderson# (So.-Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) advanced to the championship at the No. 3 flight, winning 6-0, 6-1 in the semifinals. #Kevin Hilpert# (Fr.-Stillwater, Minn.) advanced at the No. 4 flight 6-0, 6-3, while Tim Dean (Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander HS) won his semifinal match at the No. 5 flight 6-4, 6-1. Finally, at the No. 6 flight #Brian Lindberg# (Fr.-Hermantown, Minn.) advanced to the championship with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph. All of the singles championships will take place tomorrow.

Action resumes tomorrow at the Baseline Tennis Center at 8 a.m.