LAKEVILLE, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's tennis team plays its final match before head south for its spring break trip, as the Cardinals square off against Bethel at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Lakeville Lifetime Fitness.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-1 MIAC, 2-1 Overall)
Vs. Bethel Royals (0-2 MIAC, 1-3 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals picked up its second nonconference win of the season last Saturday, holding off Northwestern 6-3 last Saturday at the Winona Tennis Center. … Bethel, meanwhile, dropped a 7-2 decision to St. Catherine in a conference match last Friday in St. Paul, Minn.

SMU vs. Bethel — A Year Ago:
March 16, 2012: SMU earned the No. 25 regional ranking from the ITA early in the afternoon, and that evening, the Cardinals showed why they were considered among the top teams in the Central Region, as SMU grabbed a 2-1 lead after the doubles play and cruised to a 7-2 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over Bethel at the Winona Tennis Center.

Up Next:
The Cardinals head to Orlando, Fla., for three nonconference matches, as SMU squares off against King's College, Berry (Ga.) College and Morningside (Iowa) College during the week-long spring trip. … Bethel, meanwhile, remains in conference play on Saturday, as the Royals host Carleton in a 2 p.m. MIAC match at the Lakeville (Minn.) Lifetime Fitness.

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. … With their win over Northwestern last Saturday, SMU pushed its nonconference unbeaten streak to four straight, dating back to a 5-4 loss to Michigan Tech on April 14, 2012. … Deanne Webber (Reedburg, Wis.), Grace Zachman (Elk River, Minn.) and Rachel Luetmer (Loretto, Minn.) had a hand in all six wins for the Cardinals vs. Northwestern last Saturday. Webber posted a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles, while teaming with Luettmer for an 8-2 win at No. 3 doubles. Along with the win at No. 3 doubles, Luetmer was a 7-5, 6-2 winner at No. 6 singles, while Zachman chipped in a straight-set, 7-5, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles, and joined Kirsten Hoffmann (Apple Valley, Minn.) for a 9-8 (8-6) victory at No. 1 doubles. … SMU's eight singles-match wins this season have come from eight different players. … Hoffmann, Lexi Felten (Waukesha, Wis.) and Leanne Cleveland (La Crosse, Wis.) all recorded their first collegiate singles wins in SMU's season-opening win over Bemidji State. … Hoffmann and Zachman have combined for a team-best 2-1 reocrd in doubles play. … 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 Bethel Royals:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
The Royals enter Thursday's match against Saint Mary's in the midst of a three-match losing streak — including back-to-back 7-2 losses to St. Thomas and St. Catherine in their last two matches. … Kayla Wheeler and Amanda Johnson accounted for BU's two wins against St. Catherine last Saturday — with both wins coming in three sets. Wheeler rallied for a 1-6, 6-3, 11-9 win at No. 5 singles, while Johnson posted a 2-6, 6-0, 10-8 come-from-behind victory at No. 6 singles. … With her three-set win at No. 5 singles, Wheeler improved to 4-0 on the season. … Wheeler also owns BU's lead for doubles wins, teaming up with Abby Kreklau to go 2-2 in the Royals' first four matches at No. 3 doubles.