ORLANDO, Fla. — The Saint Mary's University women's tennis team kicks off its four-match spring trip on Monday, March 5, squaring off against King's College.



The Cardinals' Spring Trip Matchups:
Saint Mary's University Cardinals (2012: 4-3 Overall) vs.
March 5: King's College Monarchs (2012: 0-0 Overall | 2011: 5-12 Overall), 4 p.m.
March 6: Bemidji State Beavers (2012: 1-5 Overall), 9 a.m.
March 6: Haverford College Fords (2012: 1-0 Overall), 4 p.m.
March 7: Wheaton College Thunder (2012: 3-0 Overall), 6 p.m.

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Last Action:
The Cardinals are coming off a hard-fought, 7-2 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback against nationally ranked and perennial MIAC power Gustavus on Feb. 26 at the Winona Tennis Center. … Bemidji State dropped a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matches on Feb. 26, falling to Augustana (9-0) and UM-Duluth (7-2) in Bemidji, Minn. … Haverford opened its 2012 season on Feb. 25, edging Salisbury University 5-4 in Haverford, Pa. … Wheaton enters its matches in Orlando, Fla., riding a season-opening three-match winning streak, having beaten Kalamazoo (7-2), Calvin (8-1) and Coe (6-3). … Matches in Orlando, Fla., are the 2012 season openers for King's College.

SMU vs. Spring Trip Field — Their Last Meeting:
The Cardinals and Bemidji State squared off a year ago, with SMU coming away with a 7-2 nonconference win in Duluth, Minn. … SMU will facing King's College, Haverford College and Wheaton College for the first time in program history.

Up Next For The Cardinals:
The Cardinals return home on March 16, returning to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play against Bethel. Match time is 5 p.m. at the Winona Tennis Center.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
2012 Roster | 2012 Schedule | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Media Guide
The Cardinals' March 5 match against King's College is their first road game of the season. SMU played its first seven matches at the Winona Tennis Center. … McKennah Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.) had a hand in both of SMU's wins in the Cardinals' 7-2 MIAC loss to nationally ranked Gustavus on Feb. 26. Edwards beat regionally ranked Laurel Krebsbach 6-3, 6-2 at No. 2 singles, then teamed with sister Bailey Edwards for a 9-8 (4) doubles win. … McKennah Edwards, who reached the singles title match at the USTA-ITA Midwest Regional Tournament last fall, enters SMU's spring trip riding a four-match singles winning streak and is 5-2 in the Cardinals' first seven matches. … Lindsey Reinisch (Hastings, Minn.) is second to McKennah Edwards in singles wins with four, while Bailey Edwards and Deanne Webber (Reedsburg, Wis.) each have three. … With her three singles wins this season, Edwards pushed her school-record career singles wins total to 47. … Bailey Edwards also owns the school's career doubles wins total with 45. Bailey and McKennah Edwards are 5-1 at No. 1 doubles this season. … SMU's three doubles teams did not drop a game in sweeping its three matches against Edgewood on Feb. 18, and then lost just five games in sweeping the three doubles matches vs. Martin Luther. … SMU is 15-10 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.

King's College Monarchs News and Notes:
2012 Roster | 2012 Schedule | 2012 Statistics
The Monarchs enter their spring trip having played six matches during the fall portion of their season, going 3-3. … Freshman Gina McLaughlin is coming off a second-place showing at the Middle Atlantic Conference Individual Championships in October. … Emily Biffen enters 2012 portion of the Monarchs' schedule boasting a team-best 5-0 record — going 3-0 at No. 3 singles and 2-0 at No. 4. … Sara Lynn has held down the No. 1 singles spot, owning a 3-2 record. … King's used 10 different doubles combinations in its five matches last fall. … The Monarchs' five doubles wins have come from five different doubles teams.

Bemidji State University Beavers News and Notes:
2012 Roster | 2012 Schedule | 2012 Statistics
The Beavers enter their spring trip having dropped back-to-back matches to Augustana and UM-Duluth on Feb. 26. … BSU's 9-0 win over UM-Crookston snapped the Beavers' season-opening three-match losing streak. … Meg Hafdahl and Miranda Milless boasting a team-best three singles wins. The duo are both 3-3 through the Beavers' first six matches. … All three of Hafdahl's singles wins have come at No. 5, while Milless is 2-3 at No. 4 and 1-0 at No. 5. … Milless and Caley Westin have recorded a pair of doubles wins, as has the team of Kelli Christiansen-Britney Greenwaldt. … The Beavers return six players from last year's team, which finished 3-12 in the first year under coach Beth Campus. … BSU is led by three seniors — Greenwaldt, Christiansen and Milless. … Greenwaldt teamed with Katherine Wolak to amass a team-best 7-6 doubles record a year ago, while collecting four singles wins at No. 2. … Christiansen posted four wins while alternating between No. 2 and No. 3 singles in 2011, and Milless earned one singles win and was 4-8 at No. 2 doubles. … The Beavers' match against Saint Mary's will be the second against a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team. BSU dropped a 7-2 decision to Macalester to open the season on Feb. 4.

Haverford College Fords News and Notes:
2012 Roster | 2012 Schedule | 2012 Statistics
Haverford enters its spring trip ranked No. 19 in the final ITA fall poll. … The Fords, coming off a 13-7 season that included a 6-4 mark in the Centennial Conference, was picked fourth in the CC preseason coaches' poll. … With their 13 wins in 2011, Haverford recorded its first winning season since 2000. … Coming off its third-straight Centennial Conference tournament appearance in 2011, the Fords enter 2012 having to replace three of their top four singles players. … The Fords kicked off their season in impressive fashion with their 5-4 victory over 12th-ranked Salisbury on Feb. 25. … Celia Tong sealed Haverford's season-opening win, posting a three-set, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 victory at No. 5 singles. … Alexandra Ferrara and Katherine Donches enjoyed stellar freshmen campaigns in 2011, collected 13 singles wins apiece — Ferrara at No. 2 and Donches at No. 5. … The Fords and head coach Ann Koger won their 300th match with a 6-3 triumph over Meredith (N.C) College on March 10.

Wheaton College Thunder News and Notes:
2012 Roster | 2012 Schedule | 2012 Statistics
The Thunder, coming off an 8-1 2011 fall season, picked up right where they left off in 2012, cruising to three straight wins. … Six of Wheaton's 11 wins (including last fall) have been by 9-0 scores. … Wheaton, which placed four players on the 2011 CCIW All-Conference Team, opens 2012 boasting the three-time CCIW Player of the Year in Elizabeth Worsowicz. … A four-time First-Team All-CCIW selection, Worowicz won the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles titles at the CCIW Championship in October. … Sarah Ray (First Team), Kirsten Boyer (Second Team) and Lauren Schlabach (Second Team) also earned all-conference honors. … Wheaton head coach Jane Nelson picked up CCIW Coach of the Year honors. … The Thunder won five singles titles and one doubles crown to win the 2011 CCIW Women's Tennis Championship. Wheaton has now won a league-best 17 CCIW women's tennis titles, including the past seven in a row.