WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's tennis team kicks off Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, hosting Carleton in a 3 p.m. match at the Winona Tennis Center.



The Matchups:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-0 MIAC | 1-1 Overall)
vs. Carleton Knights (0-0 MIAC | 1-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals kicked off their 2012 season last weekend, falling to NCAA Division II Winona State 9-0, then rebounding for an 8-1 win over Northwestern at the Winona Tennis Center. … Carleton, meanwhile, moved to 2-0 with a convincing 9-0 win over Hamline in the Knight's conference-opener in Lakeville, Minn.

SMU vs. Carleton — A Year Ago:
February 13, 2011: SMU ran into a buzz-saw in its conference opener at the Lakeville Lifetime Fitness, as Carleton — which has finished in the top three of the MIAC women's standings 16 times since joining the conference in 1983 — dealt SMU an 8-1 setback.

Up Next:
The Cardinals step out of conference play next Saturday, hosting Edgewood (Noon) and Martin Luther (5 p.m.) at the Winona Tennis Center. … Carleton, meanwhile, is back in action on Friday, traveling to the Lifetime Fitness in Minneapolis, Minn., for a 7:30 p.m. MIAC match against Macalester.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
2012 Roster | 2012 Schedule | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Media Guide
Saturday's match against Carleton is the third of seven straight home matches to open the season for the Cardinals, who went 3-5 at the Winona Tennis Center a year ago. … Bailey Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.), who already owns the school's single-season and career singles wins records, went 1-1 in singles play in SMU's two matches last Friday. … Edwards pushed her school-record career wins total to 44 with her 6-1, 4-6, 10-3 win over Northwestern's Megan Johnson last Friday. … Both of Bailey Edwards' No. 1 singles matches last Friday went three sets. … McKennah Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.), who reached the singles title match at the USTA-ITA Midwest Regional Tournament last fall, picked up her first regular-season singles win with a straight-set victory at No. 2 singles vs. Northwestern. … Abby Voigt (Burnsville, Minn.), Lindsey Reinisch (Hastings, Minn.) and Deanne Weber (Reedsburg, Wis.) also collected singles wins vs. Northwestern last Friday. … Bailey Edwards-McKennah Edwards, Killian Edwards-Voigt and Grace Zachman (Elk River, Minn.)-Lexi Felten (Waukesha, Wis.) picked up doubles wins vs. Northwestern. … SMU's three doubles teams dropped just a combined four games vs. Northwestern. … The Cardinals are currently ranked No. 24 in the ITA Central Region — marking the first time SMU has earned an ITA Central Region ranking following the nontraditional fall season. … McKennah Edwards is currently ranked No. 9 in the ITA Central Region, while McKennah and Bailey Edwards are ranked No. 15 in the region in doubles.

Carleton Knights News and Notes:
2012 Roster | 2012 Schedule | 2012 Statistics
The Knights have been dominating to open the 2012 season, collecting back-to-back 9-0 victories. … The Knights have not dropped a singles set in their first two matches, winning all 12 by straight-sets. … In the match against Hamline Thursday, Carleton dropped just six games in the six singles matches, winning seven of the 12 sets by 6-0 counts. … In their two matches combined, the Knights have lost only four games in their six doubles matches. … The Knights come in to Saturday's conference match at Saint Mary's ranked No. 21 in the nation and No. 6 in the region.