NORTHFIELD, Minn. — After opening the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament Friday with an impressive 8-1 win over Hamline — their school-record 11th win of the season — things just went from bad to worse for the Saint Mary's University women's tennis team.

Bad:A second-round showdown against Gustavus, a team that hadn't lost to an MIAC school in 13 years — a span of 132 straight matches.

Make that 133, as the Gusties blanked SMU 9-0 in Friday's second round.

Worse: The Cardinals followed that Gustie loss up with a second-straight setback, a 6-3, season-ending defeat at the hands of St. Thomas.

Liz HIlke (Baraboo, Minn.) picked up a singles and a doubles win for the Cardinals, posting a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 4 singles, then teamed with Jennifer Cochran (Winona, Minn.) for an 8-6 win at No. 3 doubles. Lisa Thompson (Lake City, Minn.) accounted for the Cardinals' other win, notching a 6-0, 6-3 triumph at No. 3 singles.

Singles
1. Jodi Dmhoski (UST) def. Christina Tobin, 6-0, 6-3
2. Katie Miettunen (UST) def. Ashley Meschke, 6-2, 6-3
3. Lisa Thompson (SMU) def. Heather Waldschmidt, 6-0, 6-3
4. Liz Hilke (SMU) def. Courtney Dirks, 6-4, 4-3
5. Jenny Mills (UST) def. Jennifer Cochran 6-2, 6-1
6. Nicki Nickols (UST) def. Emily Strom, 6-1, 4-1

Doubles
1. Dmohoski/Mietunen (UST) def. Meschke/Tobin, 8-1
2. Rachel Frank/Shari Weibusch (UST) def. Thompson/Strom, 8-5
3. Hilke/Cochran (SMU) def. Dirks/Nickols, 8-6