ST. PAUL, Minn. – The University of Northwestern men's tennis team welcomed UW-Superior to St. Paul for Wednesday afternoon Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) tournament play. The semifinal match, which featured the no. 2 seeded Eagles and no. 3 seeded Yellowjackets, showcased several tight matches enroute to a 7-2 Northwestern win. The Eagles improve to 15-8 this season.
 
UNW will advance to the 2019 UMAC tournament championship for the tenth straight time, all against top-seeded Scholastica. The Eagles have come out on top of the Saints in 2011 and 2018, last year earning Northwestern's first ever NCAA postseason appearance with a 5-4 upset.

Northwestern got off to a smooth start, cruising to three straight doubles wins. The no. 3 duo of Matthew Wedin (Litchfield, Minn./Litchfield Senior) and Colton Paskewitz (Browerville, Minn/Staples) put together a dominant 8-2 win.

In singles action, Landon Ridpath (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech), Davis Pfaff (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) and Austin Bricker (Arroyo Grande, Calif./Arroyo Grand) -- playing the no. 1 through 3 spots, respectively -- recorded straight set wins. Matthew Wedin (Litchfield, Minn./Litchfield Senior) recovered from a tough second set to pull off an exciting third set tiebreaker win (6-4, 1-6, 11-9). Wedin has won seven straight matches at the no. 5 spot, including a win over Scholastica on Saturday. 

With Landon Ridpath's (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) win at no. 1 singles, the senior ties Northwestern record for singles win in a career (57). 

The Eagles championship match against St. Scholastica is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 4 in Duluth, Minn. 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.