ST. PETER, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's tennis team, making its first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament appearance since the tournament changed to allow just the conference's top six teams in 2007, kicks off post-season play with a match against St. Olaf on Friday at noon at the Gustavus Adolphus College Brown Courts.
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Tournament Field:
No. 1 Gustavus Gusties (29-10 overall, 10-0 MIAC)
No. 2 Carleton Knights (13-5 overall, 9-1 MIAC)
No. 3 St. Olaf Oles (10-4 overall, 8-2 MIAC)
No. 4 St. Thomas Tommies (11-5 overall, 7-3 MIAC)
No. 5 Saint Benedict Blazers (11-6 overall, 6-4 MIAC)
No. 6 Saint Mary's Cardinals (12-7 MIAC, 4-6 MIAC)
Tournament Schedule:
Quarterfinals / Friday, May 7, 2010
#4 St. Thomas vs. #5 Saint Benedict, Noon, (Brown Courts #1-6)
#6 Saint Mary's vs. #3 St. Olaf, Noon, (Brown Courts #7-12)
Semifinals / Saturday, May 8, 2010
Highest Remaining Seed vs. #2 Carleton, 9 a.m. (Brown Courts #7-12)
Lowest Remaining Seed vs. #1 Gustavus, 9 a.m. (Brown Courts #1-6)
Championship / Saturday, May 8, 2010
Semifinal Winners, 2:30 p.m. (Brown Courts #1-6)
Vs. The Tournament Field:
Gustavus: 5-0 (W, 9-0 vs. St. Olaf; W, 8-1 vs. St. Thomas; W, 7-2 vs. Saint Mary's; W, 9-0 vs. Saint Benedict; W, 6-3 vs. Carleton)
Carleton: 4-1 (W, 9-0 vs. Saint Mary's; W, 8-1 vs. Saint Benedict; W, 6-3 vs. St. Olaf; W, 6-3 vs. St. Thomas; L, 6-3 vs. Gustavus)
St. Olaf: 3-2 (W, 8-1 vs. Saint Mary's; W, 5-4 vs. St. Thomas; L, 9-0 vs. Gustavus; L, 6-3 vs. Carleton; W, 9-0 vs. Saint Benedict)
St. Thomas: 2-3 (W, 5-4 vs. Saint Benedict; L, 5-4 vs. St. Olaf; W, 5-4 vs. Saint Mary's; L, 8-1 vs. Gustavus; L, 6-3 vs. Carleton)
Saint Benedict: 1-4 (L, 9-0 vs. Gustavus; L, 8-1 vs. Carleton; L, 9-0 vs. St. Olaf; L, 5-4 vs. St. Thomas; W, 7-2 vs. Saint Mary's)
Saint Mary's: 0-5 (L, 7-2 vs. Gustavus; L, 9-0 vs. Carleton; L, 8-1 vs. St. Olaf; L, 5-4 vs. St. Thomas; L, 7-2 vs. Saint Benedict)
Tournament Notebook:
Gustavus collected its 19th straight MIAC regular-season title, beating Carleton 6-3 in a battle of conference unbeatens on May 1. … GAC finished the regular-season with a perfect 10-0 MIAC mark, while Carleton's lone blemish was that 6-3 regular season-ending loss to Gustavus. … Gustavus has now won 195 consecutive matches against MIAC foes in regular season play, a streak that dates back to the 1991 season. … GAC's Megan Gaard finished 10-0 in MIAC singles play, while Ali O'Neal enters post-season action after going 9-0 in conference singles action. … Gaard was also perfect in doubles competition as well, teaming with Marianne Barau to go 10-0. … Seven of Carleton's 13 wins have been by 9-0 counts. … The Knights enter the conference tournament ranked No. 30 in the latest ITA national rankings, while boasting a No. 9 regional ranking. … Kathryn Schmidt finished 9-0 in conference play at No. 1 singles for the Knights — marking the second straight season the sophomore has been perfect in MIAC play — while Bridget Doyle was 9-1 in singles play. … Schmidt won the ITA Regional last fall, earning a berth in the ITA Small College Championships, where she finished fifth. … St. Olaf is making its fourth straight MIAC Tournament appearance. The Oles finished third in the MIAC regular-season standings for the second straight year. … Christine Muller compiled a 9-1 record in 10 conference singles matches for the Oles, while Sarah Carlson and Abigail Ho were both 8-2. … Ho and Muller also teamed up for a 7-3 record at No. 1 doubles. …Three of St. Thomas' five losses have been by 5-4 decisions. … Hadley Syverud finished with a team-leading 9-1 MIAC singles record, while Syverud also teamed with Madeline Gail to record an 8-2 mark in conference doubles play. … Saint Benedict has been in the last four MIAC Tournaments. … The Blazers have three players — Ally Brandell, Kylie Huether and Lauren Jones — who all went 6-4 in conference singles play this season. … The Blazers have combined for a 36-15 overall record at No. 4-5-6 singles. … Saint Mary's enters tournament play having won three straight. …
Rebecca Snyder (Eden Prairie, Minn.) comes into the tournament with an 8-2 conference singles record, while she and
Bailey Edwards (Lino Lakes, Minn.) finished the season 7-3 in the MIAC at No. 1 doubles. … Edwards was second to Snyder with a 7-3 singles record in 10 conference matches. … SMU is making its first MIAC Tournament appearance since the league went to the top-six format in 2007.
