WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's tennis team closes out the regular season with nonconference matches against St. Norbert and UW-Stout Saturday at the Winona Tennis Center.





The Matchups:
SMU Cardinals (7-11 Overall) vs. St. Norbert (9-7 Overall), Noon
SMU Cardinals (7-11 Overall) vs. UW-Stout (4-10 Overall), 5 p.m.

Last Action:
The Cardinals have been off since April 17, when they dropped a 9-0 decision to Saint Benedict in a conference match in Sartell, Minn. … St. Norbert, meanwhile, has been off since April 9, when the Green Knights came out on the short end of an 8-1 decision at Michigan Tech in Houghton, Mich. … UW-Stout picked up a victory in its last match, as the Blue Devils beat Bethany Lutheran 5-4 in St. Peter, Minn. on April 9.

Last Meeting:
Saint Mary's vs. St. Norbert:
Today's match is the first meeting between the Cardinals and the Green Knights.

Saint Mary's vs. UW-Stout — April 11, 2010:
The Cardinals picked up straight-set wins in all six singles matches and cruised to a 9-0 nonconference victory over the Blue Devils at the Winona Tennis Center.

Up Next:
Today's matches are the season finales for both the Cardinals and Green Knights, while UW-Stout

Saint Mary's Cardinals From The Baseline
2011 Schedule | 2011 Roster | 2011 Overall Statistics
Bailey Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.) became SMU's single-season wins leader with her three-set win last against Macalester on April 9. Edwards improved to 17-4 with her latest victory. … Edwards enters this weekend's matches 14-3 in duals, while adding a 3-1 showing in last September's USTA/ITA Midwest Regional. … With her 7-5, 2-6, 12-10 victory over Macalester's Paige Schaefer, Edwards pushed her school-record career singles wins total to 43. … Edwards also teamed with her sister, Killian Edwards to post an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles vs. Macalester. It was the school-record 37th doubles win of her three-year collegiate career. Edwards surpassed previous record-holder Aubrey Hirsch. … Abby Voigt (Burnsville, Minn.) is second to Edwards in singles wins with six — including a perfect 4-0 mark at No. 4. … Voigt and Killian Edwards are second to Bailey Edwards in doubles wins this season with eight each. … Coach Halberg has used 15 different doubles teams combinations this season. … Five of SMU's seven wins have come on the road.

St. Norbert Green Knights From The Baseline:
2011 Schedule | 2011 Roster | 2011 Statistics
The Green Knights head into their final weekend of the spring season having gone 1-1 in its two spring matches — beating Concordia-WI 5-4, while losing to Michigan Tech 8-1. … St. Norbert is coming off a fourth-place finish in the Midwest Conference Tournament last fall. … Maria Slusarek and Laura Michel reached the conference tournament championship at No. 2 doubles, falling to a duo from Grinnell, 6-3, 6-2. … Michel-Slusarek have won a team-best 13 doubles matches this season. … Callie Schroeder enters the weekend as the team-leader in singles wins with 11, while Ariel Bioniarz is close behind with 10. … Brittany Dudzik has won all four of her singles matches at No. 6. … St. Norbert was a near-perfect 5-1 at home this season.

UW-Stout Blue Devils From The Baseline:
2011 Schedule | 2011 Roster | 2011 Statistics
The Green Knights are coming off a 5-4 win over Bethany Lutheran on April 9 — despite having two forfeit two matches. … Allie Hinman will wrap up her collegiate career as the winningest Blue Devil in program history with her two matches Saturday. Hinman has a career singles record of 61-23, all at No. 1 singles. … Hinman has posted a team-leading 14 singles wins this season, and is 7-2 in her last nine matches. … Hinman and Abby Werwie are 13-6 at No. 1 doubles and were runner-up at No. 1 doubles at the WIAC Championships last fall. Werwie has not competed as of yet this spring. … All four of UW-Stout's wins have come on the road.