LAKEVILLE, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's tennis team kicks off MIAC play on Friday with a 6:30 p.m. match against Carleton at the Lakeville Lifetime Fitness, before returning home Saturday for an 11 a.m. nonconference match vs. Northwestern at the Winona Tennis Center.
The Matchups:
Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 | Lakeville (Minn.) Lifetime Fitness | 6:30 p.m.
SMU Cardinals (0-0 MIAC | 1-0 Overall) at Carleton Knights (3-0 MIAC | 4-1 Overall)
Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 | Winona Tennis Center | 11 a.m.
SMU Cardinals vs. Northwestern Eagles (0-2 Overall)
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Last Action:
The Cardinals have been off since Feb. 2, when SMU kicked off the 2013 season with a 7-2 nonconference win over Bemidji State in Bemidji, Minn. … Carleton suffered its first loss of the season last Saturday, falling to NCAA Division I University of Minnesota 7-0 at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minn. … Northwestern dropped its second straight on Tuesday, as the Eagles fell to St. Thomas 9-0 on the Tommies' home court in St. Paul, Minn.
SMU vs. Carleton — A Year Ago:
February 11, 2012: SMU did something no other team had done against Carleton. Unfortunately, SMU's 8-5 doubles win by Bailey Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.) and sister Killian Edwards (Fond du Lac, Wis.) — the first loss in three matches for the nationally ranked Knights — wasn't enough, as Carleton handed SMU an 8-1 setback at the Winona Tennis Center.
SMU vs. Northwestern — A Year Ago:
February 3, 2012: The Cardinals breezed to three doubles wins against Northwestern — dropping just four games — and never looked back in cruising to an 8-1 nonconference win over the Eagles at the Winona Tennis Center.
Up Next:
The Cardinals are back in conference action on Thursday, making a return trip to the Lakeville (Minn.) Lifetime Fitness for a 7 p.m. MIAC showdown with Bethel. … Carleton is right back in action on Sunday, heading to the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minn., for a 3:30 p.m. conference match against St. Catherine. … After a second match at the Winona Tennis Center against Loras on Saturday, the Eagles are off until March 2, when they travel to St. Paul, Minn., for a 9:30 a.m. nonconference contest against Macalester.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
The Cardinals have now won their season opener in two of the last three years — with both wins coming against Bemidji State, and both wins by 7-2 decisions. … SMU's four singles wins against the Beavers on Feb. 2 were in straight sets. …
Kirsten Hoffmann (Apple Valley, Minn.), Deanne Webber (Reedsburg, Wis.), Lexi Felten (Waukesha, Wis.) and Leanne Cleveland (La Crosse, Wis.) were singles winners vs. BSU. … The wins were the first of their collegiate careers for Hoffmann, Felten and Cleveland. … Grace Zachman (Elk River, Minn.)-Hoffman, Lindsey Reinisch (Hastings, Minn.)-Felten and Rachel Luetmer (Loretto, Minn.)-Webber picked up SMU's doubles wins at Bemidji State. … Reinisch, who dropped a three-set heartbreaker against BSU, finished second on the team with 14 singles wins a year ago, while Webber was third with 13. … The Cardinals finished 2012 with 11 wins, marking the second time in the last three years — and the seventh time in the last nine — that SMU has reached double figures in victories.
Scouting the Carleton Knights:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Carleton enters Friday's match against Saint Mary's ranked 30th in NCAA Division III and No. 5 in the region. … The Knights' 7-0 loss to NCAA Division I University of Minnesota snapped their season-opening four-match winning streak. … After opening the season with a 7-2 win over NCAA Division II St. Cloud State, Carleton rattled off three straight 9-0 MIAC victories — blanking Hamline, Concordia and Macalester. … The Knights dropped a combined nine games in their three conference wins over Hamline, Concordia and Macalester. … Claire Spencer is the only Carleton player to have competed in all five matches this season, boasting a team-leading four wins. … Mikayla Becich, Grace Davis and Anne Lombardi are all second to Spencer with three singles wins each. … Carleton is 22-8 in singles matches this season. … The Knights have used nine different doubles combinations en route to a 12-3 record in doubles play. … Becich-Davis have recorded a team-high three wins in four doubles matches this season.
Scouting the Northwestern Eagles:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Northwestern was picked to finish second in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Women's Tennis Coaches Poll. The Eagles received 21 votes to finish four points behind defending league champion the College of St. Scholastica. … Northwestern's 12 wins en route to a 12-13 overall record a year ago were the second-most in school history. … Megan Johnson earned First-Team All-UMAC honors, while also picking up National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA) Second-Team All-American recognition after going 13-10 as a freshman a year ago. … With Saturday's match against Saint Mary's, NWC's first three opponents this season have been from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference — the Eagles have already played St. Catherine and St. Thomas. … The Eagles have dropped all 12 singles matches this season in straight sets. … Northwestern managed to win just a combined nine games in the six singles matches against unbeaten St. Thomas on Tuesday, while dropping all three doubles matches by 8-1 scores. |
