COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The College of Saint Benedict tennis team (5-5, 3-1 MIAC) will face a busy weekend with a pair of matches on the schedule. CSB will host St. Olaf (9-2, 3-0 MIAC) at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 13 at the Chang Tennis Complex on the campus of St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn.
 
After that, CSB will travel to St. Paul, Minn., to face  Macalester College (8-3, 3-1 MIAC) on Sunday April, 14 at 3 p.m. at Hayden Courts. In addition, CSB will host NCAA DII University of Sioux Falls on Friday (April 12) in an exhibition at 4 p.m., at the Chang Tennis Complex.
 
Saint Benedict is 5-5 overall and sit fourth with a 3-1 record in the MIAC. The Bennies have conference wins over Hamline, 9-0; St. Scholastica, 6-3; and Concordia-Moorhead, 8-1. CSB also took a 6-3 loss to St. Catherine on April 6.   The Bennies went 2-3 on the spring break trip after opening the season with a 6-1 loss to NCAA DII SCSU in the opener. During the spring break trip, CSB defeated both Allegheny College and Ursinus College by scores of 8-1. Both of these matches were played at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida.
 
In the Fall, CSB competed at the ITA Regional/Midwest Invite
In the fall, CSB competed at the ITA Regional/Midwest Invite that was hosted on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. In singles play, junior Ashley Tarrolly led the way. Tarrolly was the No. 2 seed in the and was given a first-round bye. Throughout the two-day invitational, she defeated Dorothy Dean in two sets (6-1, 6-1) of Loras College (IA). Tarrolly went on to the championship round where she fell to 19th ranked Lauren Douglas of Bethel University. In the Midwest Invite Consolation Class A singles, senior Peyton Kopel had two wins. She defeated Cassie Henderson of Edgewood, 8-2; and Nichole Henning of Grinnell, 8-5 before dropping an 8-2 decision to Emma Thole of Bethel. First-year Kate Perbix also won a pair of matches Midwest Invite Consolation Class B singles. She defeated Bella Tranquilino of Simpson, 8-2, and Hailey Toole of UW-Eau Claire, 8-0, before falling to Ashley Adkisson of UW-Whitewater, 8-2.In doubles play, CSB was led by Tarrolly and Sophia Jonas who were ranked No. 16th, the pair lost their second round match to No. 7 Sofia Sacket and Natalia Smith of Luther, 8-6. 
 
About the Oles
Directed by first-year head coach Joey Kronzer, St. Olaf boasts an overall 9-2 record and is 3-0 in MIAC conference play. The Oles are led by Alexandra Berns at No. 1 singles who has a 7-7 record. In doubles play,  Berns  and Fiona O'Flaherty lead the way at No. 1 with a 5-2 overall record.
 
Series Record – St. Olaf leads, 26-8
St. Olaf, which defeated CSB, 5-4, on March 18, 2023, owns a 26-8 all-time series edge over the Bennies. The Oles, which have won five straight in the series, won the first-ever matchup, 8-1, on March 11, 1983. At home, CSB has a 4-13 mark against St. Olaf but is 2-10 on the road and 6-22 in conference play. CSB's last win was a 6-3 decision on March 31, 2017.
 
About the Scots
Led by head coach Ted Lauer, the Scots have won five straight matches, including an 8-1 win over Saint Mary's on April 9 and a 7-2 decision of Concordia on April 6. Sydney Ellison plays No. 1 singles with Reynolds Amanye at No. 2.
 
Series Record – CSB leads Macalester, 21-11
In the all-time series, the Bennies hold a 21-11 lead but lost 6-3 in the last matchup on April 15, 2023. Saint Benedict, which won eighth straight matches from March 10, 2001 to April 21, 2007, own a 14-7 home record against the Scots and stand 6-3 in road games with a 19-9 conference mark. Macalester has won five of the last six contests with CSB taking a 9-0 decision on April 2, 2022. In the first matchup CSB won a 5-2 decision on April 21, 1977.
 
Season/Career Player Notes
Ashley Tarrolly of St. Cloud, Minn., who is 4-3, including 2-2 in the MIAC, at No. 1 singles and 4-3 (3-1 in the MIAC) at No. 1 doubles this season, was All-MIAC and named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators a year ago. She was regionally ranked No. 6 in singles in NCAA DIII Region VII. Until a loss in the playoffs, she had eight straight victories, finishing 9-3 overall with a 7-2 mark in league play. Tarrolly, an economics major, had six straight set wins and was 3-1 in a tiebreaker. In doubles, she was 7-6 overall with a 4-5 record in league play, including 6-6 with Kopel. Tarrolly has a 20-8 record in her career in singles.
 
Peyton Kopel is 2-8 (2-2 in the MIAC) in singles this year with an 0-3 mark at No. 1 and 2-5 at No. 2. She is 6-4 overall and 4-0 at No. 2 doubles with junior Greta Nesbit. In 2022-23, Kopel was named to the All-MIAC doubles team after putting together a 7-10 record, including 2-3 at No. 1 and 5-6 at No. 2 singles. In doubles, she was 6-6 overall with a 4-5 record with Tarrolly at No. 1. In her career, she is now 27-32 in singles with a 24-29 doubles record.
 
Greta Nesbit, a junior mathematics major from Le Sueur, Minn., has a 5-5 singles mark, including 4-3 at No. 3.  Nesbit, who is 3-1 in the MIAC in singles, has a 6-4 doubles mark, including 4-0 in the MIAC, with Kopel at No. 2. A year ago, she had a 9-8 overall record, including 7-3 in MIAC play as she earned All-MIAC. In 2022-23, she was 2-3 at No. 2 singles with a 7-5 mark at No. 3. In her career she is now 24-17 in singles and 20-16 in doubles. 
 
Jane Bodensteiner, an accounting major from Palatine, Ill., is 6-4, including 4-0 in MIAC play, in singles this season, playing at No. 3 and No. 4. In doubles, she is 6-3, playing at all three spots at various times. She was 10-6 a year ago, including 6-4 in the MIAC. She was 7-5 at No. 4 singles and finished the year with a 5-5 mark. In doubles, Bodensteiner finished 12-3 with a 7-2 mark in league play, including 8-1 at No. 3 and 4-2 and No. 2. Overall, in her career, she has a 31-22 record in singles. In doubles she has a 33-19 overall mark. In singles in her career, she is 22-13 in the MIAC and is 17-14 in the MIAC in doubles.
 
Sophia Jonas is 5-1, including 3-1 in MIAC play, at No. 5 singles and 4-2, including 4-0 in the MIAC, at No. 1 doubles this season. She is 14-14 in singles and 17-17 in doubles in her two years at CSB. 
 
Brooke Beier, a sophomore from Foley, Minn., is 3-3, including 1-0 in the MIAC, in singles in 2023-24 and sits 6-5 in her career. She is 2-1 in doubles play and 1-0 in league play. 
 
First-year Ryanna Steinhaus of Litchfield, Minn., is 2-5 (1-2 in MIAC play) at No. 6 singles and 0-1 in doubles play. First-year Kate Perbix is 4-4 (2-1 in the MIAC) in doubles play this year.