WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University tennis teams kick off the home portion of their schedule Friday, hosting St. Olaf in a pair of conference matches at the Winona Tennis Center. Match time is set for 4 p.m.






The Teams:
SMU Cardinal Women (0-2 MIAC / 3-3 Overall)
vs. St. Olaf Oles (1-0 MIAC / 1-1 Overall)

SMU Cardinal Men (0-2 MIAC, 1-2 Overall)
vs. St. Olaf Oles (0-1 MIAC / 0-3 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinal men are coming off an 8-1 conference loss against St. Thomas Saturday, while the SMU women split its two matches last Saturday, beating Northwestern 8-1, then falling to St. Thomas 6-3. … The Ole men saw their season-opening losing streak climb to three with last Saturday's 9-0 loss at Gustavus. The St. Olaf women, meanwhile, picked up their first win of the year Saturday, blanking St. Catherine 9-0.

Last Meeting:
SMU Women vs. St. Olaf — March 6, 2010: Rebecca Snyder (Eden Prairie, Minn.) picked up a straight-set win at No. 2 singles, but that was all the Cardinals would get, as St. Olaf cruised to an 8-1 conference win in Owatonna, Minn.

SMU Men vs. St. Olaf — March 6, 2010: The Cardinals won the last two matches of the day, rallying from a 4-3 deficit to knock off the Oles 5-4 in Owatonna, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Bailey Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.) was unbeatable for the SMU women last weekend against Northwestern and St. Thomas, as the Cardinal junior won both of her matches at No. 1 singles, then teamed with Rebecca Snyder (Eden Prairie, Minn.) for back-to-back wins at No. 1 doubles. … Edwards is now 5-1 at No. 1 singles this season. … Snyder, Abby Voigt (Burnsville, Minn.), Grace Zachman (Elk River, Minn.) and Deanne Weber (Reedsburg, Wis.) all picked up singles wins vs. Northwestern last Saturday, while Killian Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.) chipped in a straight-set win vs. St. Thomas at No. 3 singles. … Zachman's No. 4 singles win vs. Northwestern was the first of her collegiate career. … Mike Lunka (Eagan, Minn.) collected the Cardinals' lone win in the men's 8-1 loss to St. Thomas last Saturday. … Lunka enters Friday's match against St. Olaf with a 2-1 record | 2011 Men's Overall Statistics | 2011 Women's Overall Statistics

St. Olaf Oles News and Notes:
The Ole men come into today's match still searching for their first win of the season. St. Olaf opened the season with back-to-back 7-2 losses to UW-Eau Claire and St. Cloud State, and lost to Gustavus 9-0 Saturday. … Knute Gundersen and Will Mitchell have each had a hand in two of the Oles' four individual match wins. Gundersen is 1-2 at No. 1 singles, while Mitchell is 1-1 at No. 6 singles. The duo has also teamed to go 1-2 at No. 1 doubles. … Gundersen-Mitchell's 8-4 No. 1 doubles win against St. Cloud State is the only doubles victory for the Oles this season. … The Ole women bounced back from a season-opening 5-4 loss to Winona State with last Saturday's 9-0 win over St. Catherine. … Julia Ellis and Christine Muller are each 2-0 heading into Friday's match vs. Saint Mary's. Ellis has won both of her matches at No. 5 singles, while Muller is perfect at No. 3. … The Ole women are 5-1 in doubles play through their first two matches | 2011 Men's Overall Statistics | 2011 Women's Overall Statistics