ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's tennis team hits the road for a second straight match on Wednesday, traveling to Hamline for a 4 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match against the Pipers.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-3 MIAC | 7-6 Overall)
at Hamline Pipers (0-2 MIAC | 0-9 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals dropped a pair of three-set singles matches as Concordia handed SMU a 6-3 conference setback Sunday in Moorhead, Minn. … Hamline, meanwhile, has been off since last Thursday, when the Pipers suffered a 7-2 loss to George Fox in the final match of their spring trip to Orlando, Fla.

SMU vs. Hamline — Their Last Meeting:
April 2, 2011: Bailey Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.) equaled the single-season school record for wins with her 16th singles victory of the season, leading the Cardinals to a 7-2 conference win over Hamline at the Winona Tennis Center.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return home this weekend, hosting Saint Benedict in a 2 p.m. conference match, before entertaining St. Thomas in a noon MIAC match. Both contests will be held at the Winona Tennis Center. … Hamline, meanwhile, returns to action on Monday, hosting St. Olaf in a 4 p.m. contest in St. Paul, Minn.


Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
2012 Roster | 2012 Schedule | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Media Guide
The Cardinals match against Hamline is their second straight road contest. SMU is 2-3 away from the Winona Tennis Center. … SMU plays five of its next seven matches on the road. … SMU has lost just nine individual matches in six of their seven wins this season — winning three matches by 8-1 scores, while adding three 7-2 victories. … Bailey Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.) and sister McKennah Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.) enter Wednesday's match vs. Hamline ranked No. 9 in the latest ITA Central Regional rankings. It's the highest regional ranking by an SMU doubles team in coach Jeff Halberg's 14-year tenure. … Bailey and McKennah Edwards picked up an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles against Concordia Sunday, as the duo improved to 9-2 at No. 1 doubles this season. … With Sunday's win, Bailey Edwards pushed her school-record doubles wins career total to 50. … Lindsey Reinisch (Hastings, Minn.) and Deanna Weber (Reedsburg, Wis.) accounted for SMU's other two wins vs. Concordia Sunday. … McKennah Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.) leads the team with nine dual-match singles wins. Add to her nine dual-match wins five victories at the USTA-ITA Midwest Regional Tournament last fall — in which she finished second — McKennah Edwards owns 14 singles wins during her freshman campaign. … McKennah Edwards — who is just three singles wins shy of sister Bailey's single-season record of 17 — is 9-3 in her last 12 singles matches. … Reinisch is second to McKennah Edwards in singles wins with eight, while Weber has seven and Bailey Edwards has six. … With her six singles wins this season, Bailey Edwards pushed her school-record career singles wins total to 50. … SMU is 36-42 in singles play this season, while boasting a 24-15 mark in doubles action. … The Cardinals are currently ranked No. 25 in the ITA Central Region. … Bailey Edwards is ranked No. 18 in the Central Region in singles play, while McKennah Edwards is 19th.

Hamline Pipers News and Notes:
2012 Roster | 2012 Schedule | 2012 Statistics
Wednesday's match vs. Saint Mary's is the home opener for the Pipers, who play three of their next four matches at home. … Hamline enters Wednesday's match against Saint Mary's looking for its first win of the 2012 season, having dropped each of its first nine matches. … Four of HU's nine losses have been by 9-0 counts, while the Pipers have also dropped two matches by 8-1 and 7-2 scores. … Anna Yarborough and Nicole Krier accounted for the Pipers' two wins in their most recent loss, a 7-2 decision against George Fox in their spring trip finale. Yarborough won a three-set, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 10-4 marathon at No. 1, while Krier was a 6-3, 6-4 winner at No. 2. … Yarborough and Krier enter Wednesday's match vs. Saint Mary's having won back-to-back singles matches. … Krier owns a team-best three singles wins — all at No. 2 — while Yarborough and Cassie Wallerich each have two singles wins. Yarborough's two wins have come at No. 1, while Wallerich's have both come at No. 3. … Yarborough and Katie Tarnowski have accounted for both of Hamline's doubles wins, with both coming at No. 2, where the duo is 2-6.