WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's tennis team returns to conference play on Sunday, as the Cardinals host MIAC powerhouse Gustavus in an 11 a.m. match at the Winona Tennis Center.



The Matchup:
SMU Cardinals (0-1 MIAC | 4-2 Overall)
vs. Gustavus Gusties (2-0 MIAC | 3-1 MIAC)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals picked up three nonconference wins last weekend at the Winona Tennis Center, as SMU cruised to back-to-back 8-1 wins over Edgewood and Martin Luther on Saturday, then held off St. Scholastica 5-4 on Sunday. … Gustavus, meanwhile, picked up a pair of MIAC victories last Saturday, blowing out Concordia (8-1) and Macalester (9-0) in St. Peter, Minn.

SMU vs. Gustavus — Their Last Meeting:
March 19, 2011: SMU ran into a buzz-saw, as Gustavus gave the Cardinals a first-hand look at why they have been the dominant team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for over the past decade — as the Gusties handed SMU a 9-0 conference setback in St. Peter, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are off until March 5, when SMU kicks off its four-match spring break trip to Orlando, Fla., with a 4 p.m. match against King's College. … Gustavus, meanwhile, steps out of conference play on March 2, as the Gusties host St. Cloud State in a 6 p.m. match in St. Peter, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
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Sunday's match against the Gusties is the seventh straight home match for the Cardinals, who play their first road match of the season on March 5 against King's College in Orlando, Fla. … Bailey Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.) picked up her fourth singles win of the season with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over St. Scholastica's Hillary Bungarden last Sunday. … Edwards' straight-set win over Bungarden was her first match this season that did not go the maximum three sets. … With her three singles wins last weekend, Edwards pushed her school-record career singles wins total to 47. … Edwards also owns the school's career doubles wins total with 44 — including three wins at No. 1 doubles last weekend against Edgewood, Martin Luther and St. Scholastica. … McKennah Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.), who reached the singles title match at the USTA-ITA Midwest Regional Tournament last fall, has won three straight matches and enters Sunday's showdown with Gustavus owning a 4-2 mark in dual-matches. … Lindsey Reinisch (Hastings, Minn.) has also won three straight and joins McKennah Edwards with a team-high four singles wins. … Bailey and McKennah Edwards enter Sunday's match against Gustavus riding a four-match winning streak at No. 1 doubles. …
SMU's three doubles teams did not drop a game in sweeping its three matches against Edgewood on Feb. 18, then lost just five games in sweeping the three doubles matches vs. Martin Luther. … SMU is 12-6 in doubles play this season. … 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.

Gustavus Gusties News and Notes:
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The Gusties enter Sunday's match at Saint Mary's ranked No. 15 in the ITA preseason poll, while also garnering the No. 4 ranking in the Central Region. … After opening the season with a 9-0 loss to NCAA Division II Hawaii Pacific — ranked No. 5 in the latest ITA national poll — Gustavus has won three straight, including back-to-back MIAC wins over Concordia and Macalester on Feb. 18. … Megan Born, Alex Erickson and Laurel Krebsbach each own a team-best three singles wins ¬— all three have won three straight after dropping matches to Hawaii Pacific to open the season. … The doubles team of Krebsbach and Megan Gaard, meawhile, are 3-1 in helping Gustavus to an 8-4 record in doubles play. … As a team, the Gusties are 15-9 in singles matches — including 11-1 in conference play. … Gustavus is a perfect 3-0 on its home court. … Gustavus enters 2012 having won the last 20 straight MIAC regular-season titles. The Gusties own 26 MIAC championships since 1982.