College of St. Scholastica Women's Tennis

Patten begins his 20 th season as St. Scholasticas head mens and womens tennis coach in 2016. Patten and the Saints men competed in the NAIA Regional Tournament each of Pattens first 10 years with the team, taking first in 2001 and being tournament runners-up six of the remaining nine years. The Saints women made four NAIA National Championship appearances (1999, 2002, 2004, 2006), and have made four NCAA Division III National Tournament appearances (2007, 2008, 2009, 2015). Under Pattens direction, the Saints mens tennis team has won 19 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference regular season titles and has earned 15 UMAC Tournament championships. In addition, the team has compiled a record of 135-2 against UMAC opponents for a .985 win percentage in conference play. Since 2004, Patten has produced 57 All-UMAC athletes, including seven UMAC Player of the Year awards. Patten is a 14-time recipient of the UMAC Mens Coach of the Year honor, claiming the award in each of the last seven seasons.   On the womens side, the team is 126-3 in regular season play against UMAC competition under Patten since 1997. Pattens Saints have won 18 UMAC regular season and 17 tournament titles. Coach Patten has produced nine UMAC Player of the Year athletes in the past 12 years in Emily Jackola, Steph Miettenun, Stephanie Sparby, Jessica Rich, Paula Beckermann, Ploy Suthijindawong, Katie Motley, Callee Conda and most recently Hillary Bungarden.   In 2009, the Saints captured their first NCAA Division III Tournament victory with a 5-2 triumph over Luther College. The CSS womens team also had its first player qualify for the NCAA Division III Singles Tournament in 2009. Ploy Suthijindawong advanced all the way to the championship match before falling.   A 1989 graduate of the University of Minnesota-Duluth, Patten was a three-time singles and doubles champion in the NSIC conference while playing tennis for the Bulldogs. He also participated in two NAIA national tournaments in Kansas City, Mo. Patten was the head womens tennis coach at the University of Minnesota-Duluth from 1990-1994, leading them to their first NSIC Championship. Patten is also involved in USTA league play throughout Minnesota as a state rater. In 1996, he received his USTA P1 Level as a professional tennis instructor, the highest level obtainable. A Duluth, Minn., native, Patten earned his M.A. in Athletic Administration from Idaho State University in 1995. He currently resides in Duluth with his wife Gretchen; they have two children, Reece and Dane.  

Pat Greehan has been a longtime assistant under Head Coach Wells Patten He returned to the Saints in 2018 after spending the past two years out East. In his first stint, he was part of the CSS staff from 2007-15.   He moved to Duluth from Houston, Texas where he taught social studies and coached tennis at Memorial High School. Greehan graduated from Assumption (Mass.) College in 1997, where he played on the men’s tennis team. He continued his education at Northeastern (Mass.) University to earn his M.A. in political science in 2001.