ST. PETER, Minn. — The day certainly got off on the right foot for the Saint Mary's University women's tennis team, as the Cardinals swept the three doubles matches and won four of the six singles matches en route to a 7-2 nonconference win over Minnesota State Saturday morning.

In their second match of the day, however, the Cardinals were all left feet, as defending Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion Gustavus manhandled SMU, winning all six singles matches in straight sets en route to the 9-0 victory.

Ashley Meschke (Pequot Lakes, Minn.) and Jennifer Cochran (Winona, Minn.) each posted 6-3, 6-2 wins vs. Minnesota State, while Lisa Thompson (Lake City, Minn.) and Christina Tobin (Oak Park, Ill.) also posted singles victories, winning 6-4, 6-2 and 7-5, 7-5, respectively.

Thompson and Tobin teamed for an 8-1 win at No. 1 doubles, while Meschke-Emily Strom (Waterford, Wis.) and Cochran-Liz Hilke (Baraboo, Wis.) completed the doubles sweep with a pair of 8-3 wins.

Singles
1. Marla Menne defeated Ashley Meschke (SMU), 6-3, 6-1
2. Jaime Gaard defeated Lisa Thompson (SMU), 6-0, 6-2
3. Mikaela Schmitt defeated Christina Tobin (SMU), 6-4, 6-1
4. Kara Smiley defeated Liz Hilke (SMU), 6-1, 6-0
5. Jennifer Edlund defeated Emily Strom (SMU), 6-0, 6-3
6. Elissa Bashleben defeated Jen Cochran (SMU), 7-6, 6-0

Doubles
1. Tara Houlihan/Lyndsey Palen defeated Tobin/Thompson (SMU), 8-0
2. Smiley/Bashleben defeated Meschke/Strom (SMU), 8-2
3. Edlund/Melissa Fogleson defeated Hilke/Cochran (SMU), 8-1