WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's tennis team is back in action on Sunday, as the Cardinals host Edgewood (9 a.m.) and Martin Luther (3 p.m.) in a pair of nonconference matches at the Winona Tennis Center.



The Matchups:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-1 Overall)
vs. Edgewood Eagles (0-4 Overall)
vs. Martin Luther Knights (0-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals kicked off their 2012 season with a 1-1 showing last Saturday at the Winona Tennis Center. SMU opened with an 8-1 win over Milwaukee School of Engineering, then dropped a 7-2 decision to Luther. … Edgewood, meanwhile, suffered a pair of 9-0 decisions Sunday, falling to Wartburg and Central in Waverly, Iowa. … Martin Luther opened its season with a 9-0 loss at Macalester in on Jan. 28 in St. Paul, Minn.

SMU vs. Edgewood — Their Last Meeting:
March 5, 2011: SMU picked up straight-set wins in all six singles matches in cruising to a 9-0 nonconference win over Edgewood at the Four Lakes Athletic Club in Elkhorn, Wis.

SMU vs. Martin Luther — Their Last Meeting:
March 1, 2008: The Cardinals lost just 17 games in the nonconference match — including sweeping the three doubles matches by identical 8-1 scores — en route to a 9-0 victory over Martin Luther at the Winona Tennis Center.

Up Next:
The Cardinals continue their season-opening nonconference run on Friday, as they host Bethany Lutheran in a 6 p.m. contest at the Winona Tennis Center. … Edgewood, meanwhile, kicks off the home portion of its 2012 schedule on March 3, hosting St. Scholastica in a 6:15 p.m. match at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison, Wis. … Martin Luther is now off until March 31, when the Knights welcome St. Scholastica to New Ulm, Minn., for a 3 pm. Match.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
2012 Roster | 2012 Schedule | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Media Guide
Sunday's matches against Edgewood and Martin Luther are the third and fourth of six straight home matches for the Cardinals. … Bobby Steingraeber (La Crosse, Wis.) got his 2012 season off to a roaring start, winning all four of his matches — two singles and two doubles — last weekend vs. MSOE and Luther. … Steingraeber won a 13-11, third-set marathon to beat MSOE's Eric Klamrowski. … Steingraeber teamed with Michael Lunka (Eagan, Minn.) for 8-1 and 8-6 wins at No. 1 doubles vs. MSOE and Luther last Saturday. … Lunka, Sam Puff (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Andrew Rangitsch (Oakdale, Minn.) and Justin Loeffler (Winona, Minn.) chipped in singles wins vs. MSOE. … Puff-Rangitsch and Loeffler-Gavin Smith (White Bear Lake, Minn.) added doubles wins vs. the Raiders last Saturday.

Edgewood Eagles News and Notes:
2012 Roster | 2012 Schedule | 2012 Statistics
The Eagles enter Sunday's matches against Saint Mary's and Martin Luther looking for their first win of the season. … All four of the Eagles losses have been by 9-0 scores. … Saturday's matches are the fifth and sixth straight road matches for the Eagles. … The 2012 season is just the second as a varsity program for Edgewood, which originally discontinued the sports in 2000. …  The Eagles finished fifth in the Northern Athletics Conference and reached the conference tournament in their first season of varsity competition last season. … The Eagles earned their first win in 10 seasons with a 5-4 decision over Ripon on Feb. 19, 2011. … After dropping their first conference dual match to NAC runner-up MSOE, the Eagles rolled off four straight victories. Edgewood earned the fifth seed in the conference team tournament, where the Eagles fell to fourth seeded Dominican University, 5-1. … The Eagles finished 2011 with a 6-17 overall record and 5-4 mark in NAC play.

Martin Luther Knights News and Notes:
2012 Roster | 2012 Schedule
Sunday's match against Saint Mary's is the Knights' second straight against a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe. Martin Luther opened the season with a 9-0 loss at Macalester. … Junior Scott Henrich is back, after earning All-UMAC honors a year ago. Henrich finished 6-4 at No. 1 singles and 6-4 at No. 1 doubles play in 2011, while reaching the semifinals of the UMAC Tournament. … The Knights closed out 2011 with a 5-7 overall record, while finishing 5-5 in conference play.