WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University tennis teams begin a busy home weekend at the Winona Tennis Center with the women hosting UW-La Crosse at 6 p.m. on Friday. Both teams then host Hamline on Saturday, with the men's match set for noon and the women's at 2 p.m.




The Matchups:
Friday, April 1:
Saint Mary's Women vs. UW-La Crosse, 6 p.m.

Saturday, April 2:
Saint Mary's Men vs. Hamline, Noon
Saint Mary's Women vs. Hamline, 2 p.m.

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Last Action:
The Cardinal men have been off since last Saturday, when SMU dropped a 9-0 MIAC decision to Concordia at the Winona Tennis Center. … The Cardinal women are also been off since last Saturday, when they knocked off Concordia 6-3 and fell to Winona State 9-0, with both matches at the Winona Tennis Center. … UW-La Crosse hasn't played since last Sunday, when the Eagles split a pair of matches, beating Saint Benedict 5-4 and losing to Winona State 5-4 at the Winona Tennis Center. … The Hamline men have been off since March 24, when they closed out their spring trip to Florida with a 7-2 win over Cornell, while the Piper women dropped an 8-1 decision to Colorado College in their spring trip final on March 24.

Last Meeting:
SMU Women vs. UW-La Crosse — February 28, 2009:
Bailey Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.) was victorious at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles, but it was not enough, as UW-La Crosse handed the Cardinals a 6-3 nonconference setback at the Winona Tennis Center

SMU Men vs. Hamline — April 25, 2010:
Michael Lunka (Eagan, Minn.) and Steven Mino (La Crosse, Wis.) collected singles wins for the Cardinals — Lunka's a 6-1, 6-4 victory at No. 1 and Mino's a three-set, 6-2, 1-6, 12-10 triumph at No. 6 — while Lunka and Bobby Steingraeber (La Crosse, Wis.) added an 8-1 win at No. 1 doubles, but that was all SMU would manage in a 6-3, season-ending loss to the Pipers.

SMU Women vs. Hamline — April 25, 2010
The Cardinals closed out their regular season on a high note, collecting a 7-2 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Hamline that also locked up an MIAC post-season tournament berth.

SMU Up Next:
Both Cardinal teams are off until next Saturday, when they travel to St. Paul, Minn., for a noon conference match at Macalester.

Saint Mary's Cardinal Men From The Baseline:
2011 Schedule | 2011 Roster | 2011 Overall Statistics
It's been a season of streaks for the Cardinals, who, after opening with a 5-4 win over St. Scholastica, dropped three straight, then won four in a row, and have not lost its last six straight. … Saturday's match against Hamline is just the fourth home match of the season for the Cardinals, who played 10 of their first 11 matches away from home. … Michael Lunka (Eagan, Minn.) enters Saturday's match against Hamline with a team-best six singles wins. … After losing his first three doubles matches of the season, Steven Mino (Austin, Minn.) has rattled off eight doubles wins in his last 10. … Sam Puff (Eden Prairie, Minn.) shook off a slow start to the season, rattling off six singles wins in his last eight matches, including a straight-set win against the Royals' Matt Halstrom on Wednesday. … Tim Wolford (Maple Grove, Minn.) has won five of his last eight singles matches and is 6-4 in his 10 doubles matches. … Wolford teams with Lunka for an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles against UW-La Crosse last Friday. It was Wolford's first collegiate appearance at No. 1 doubles. … Puff heads into Saturday's Hamline match leading the team with seven singles wins, while Lunka has recorded six and Wolford is at five. … In doubles, Mino boasts a team-leading eight wins, while Lunka and Steingraeber are at seven each. … SMU is 33-45 in singles matches this season and 19-20 in doubles play.

Saint Mary's Cardinal Women From The Baseline:
2011 Schedule | 2011 Roster | 2011 Overall Statistics
The Cardinals' loss to Winona State Saturday snapped their two-match winning streak. Both of SMU's wins during that two-match win streak were decided by 6-3 scores. … SMU's Bailey Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.) enters this weekend's action with a team-leading 14 singles wins — going 11-3 in duals, while adding a 3-1 mark in last September's USTA/ITA Midwest Regional. … With her 14 singles wins this season, Edwards is just two wins shy of the team's single-season wins record of 16, which she shares with Val Meschke. … With her 6-4, 6-1 victory over Concordia's Andrea Rognlien Saturday, Edwards pushed her school-record career wins total to 40. … Edwards is also closing in on the top spot in career doubles wins. Edwards — who is 11-6 in doubles play this season — is currently second with 35 doubles wins. Aubrey Hirsch owns the career record with 36. … Abby Voigt (Burnsville, Minn.) and Andrea Allis (Wells, Minn.) have each won five singles matches this season. … Killian Edwards is second to her older sister in doubles wins this season with six. … Ten of the Cardinals' first 12 matches were on the road.

UW-La Crosse Eagle Women From The Baseline:
2011 Schedule | 2011 Roster | 2011 Overall Statistics
The Eagles, who picked up their 14th win of the season with Sunday's 5-4 win over Saint Benedict, had their four-match winning streak snapped with their 5-4 loss vs. Winona State. … UW-L has recorded six, 9-0 victories this season. On the flip side, the Eagles have been swept just once through their first 18 matches, a 9-0 setback vs. Washington (Mo.) University on March 14. … Mara Weiner comes into Friday's match against Saint Mary's riding a five-match winning streak. … Weiner boasts a team-leading 18 singles wins this season, including a 13-5 mark in dual matches. … Kelly Stadum also has 13 dual-match wins, while Abby Tresedder (12-3), Jenny Maruyama (11-1) and Katie McDonald (11-6) all have 10 or more dual-match singles wins this season. … Tresedder is the team's doubles leader, owning a 21-3 record, including a 13-1 mark in dual matches. … Stadum (10-7) and Maruyama (10-3) have also eclipsed 10 dual-match doubles wins. … The Eagles recorded a second-place showing at the WIAC Championships last October, with the doubles teams of Stadum-Kelly Kuether and Maruyama-Tresedder claiming conference titles.

Hamline Piper Men From The Baseline:
2011 Schedule | 2011 Roster | 2011 Statistics
Hamline's 7-2 win over Cornell on March 24 was the Pipers' second straight win and moved them over the .500 mark for the season at 6-5. … HU finished 3-2 during its spring break — beating Calvin (5-4), Augustana (8-1) and Cornell (7-2), while losing to UW-Oshkosh (5-4) and Oglethorpe (6-3). … Four of Hamline's 11 matches have been decided by 5-4 decisions — with the Pipers going 2-2 in those four matches. … Bernard Mitombo comes into Saturday's match against Saint Mary's with a team-best eight singles wins. Motombo is 1-1 at No. 1 singles, 0-1 at No. 2 and 7-2 at No. 3 en route to his 8-3 record. … Robert Becker and David Croonquist each have six singles wins for the Pipers. … Croonquist and Sam Teitelbaum share the team lead with seven doubles wins — Croonquist is 7-1 at No. 2 doubles, while Teitelbaum is 7-3 at No. 3. … Motombo enters Saturday's match riding a four-match singles winning streak, while Derek Lutz has won three straight. … After opening 0-3, Teitelbaum and Andrew Lutz have teamed to win each of their last six doubles matches.

Hamline Piper Women From The Baseline:
2011 Schedule | 2011 Roster | 2011 Statistics
The Pipers entered their spring trip riding a two-match winning streak, but dropped all five matches in Florida to fall to 2-8 overall. … The Pipers' last two matches in Florida, against Augustana and Colorado College, were both 8-1 setbacks — with Carissa Wallerich accounted for Hamline's lone win, both at No. 4 singles. … Wallerich enters Saturday's match at SMU with a team-best five singles victories. … Wallerich also boasts a three-match winning streak. … Wallerich has accounted for five of the team's 14 singles victories this season. … Kristen Kiemele and Nicole Krier share the team's lead in doubles wins with four each.