MADISON, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University men's tennis team steps out of conference play on Saturday, as the Cardinals square off against Edgewood and Augustana in a pair of nonconference matches at the Nielson Tennis Center.

The Matchups:
Saturday, March 23, 2013 | Nielson Tennis Center * Madison, Wis. | 1 p.m.
Saint Mary's Cardinals (9-4 Overall) at Edgewood Eagles (1-14 Overall)
Saturday, March 23, 2013 | Nielson Tennis Center * Madison, Wis. | 4 p.m.
SMU Cardinals (9-4 Overall) vs. Augustana Vikings (8-5 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals are coming off a 1-1 showing in their two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matches last weekend. SMU cruised to a 6-3 win over Hamline at the Winona Tennis Center last Friday, then dropped an 8-1 decision to St. Thomas at the Anderson Center in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday. … The Eagles closed out their six-match spring trip in Hilton Head, S.C., on March 14, falling to Mount Union 8-1. … Augustana, meanwhile, has been off since March 16, when the Vikings suffered a 9-0 setback to Coe in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

SMU vs. Edgewood — Their Last Meeting:
February 12, 2012: SMU kicked off its second straight double-dual in impressive fashion, as the Cardinals cruised to an 8-1 nonconference victory over Edgewood at the Winona Tennis Center. SMU then followed that up with a 9-0 win over Martin Luther.

SMU vs. Augustana — Their Last Meeting:
Saturday's match will be the first in program history between Saint Mary's and Augustana.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are now off until April 3, when SMU returns home to the Winona Tennis Center for a noon nonconference match against Milwaukee School of Engineering. … After Saturday's 7 p.m. match against Augustana, Edgewood will return to action next Saturday, squaring off against Milwaukee School of Engineering and Wisconsin Lutheran in a pair of Northern Athletics Conference matches in Milwaukee, Wis. … Augustana is right back in action on Sunday, as the Vikings host St. Ambrose in a 10 a.m. match in Rock Island, Ill.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Saturday's 8-1 loss to league-leading St. Thomas snapped the Cardinals' season-high four-match winning streak — which included wins over King's (7-2), Berry (8-1), Morningside (6-2) and Hamline (6-3). … The Cardinals head into this weekend's nonconference matches against Edgwood and Augustana boasting an 8-1 record in their last nine nonconference matches. SMU's 6-3, spring trip-opening loss to Ursinus is its lone non-league loss this season. … Collin Kaczorowski (Suamico, Wis.) picked up a pair of singles wins last weekend against Hamline and St. Thomas to push his singles winning streak to seven in a row. The freshman is now 11-1 in dual matches this season — going 1-0 at No. 4, 6-0 at No. 5 and 4-1 at No. 6. … Fellow freshman Warren Lawrenz (Rochester, Minn.) is unbeaten in his last five singles matches. … Kaczorowski's 11 singles wins are a team high, while Sam Puff (Eden Prairie, Minn.) is second with eight and Bobby Steingraeber (La Crosse, Wis.) is third with seven. … Kaczorowski and Blake Olmscheid (Farmington, Minn.) each recorded their first collegiate singles win against Wisconsin Lutheran in the team's season-opener on Feb. 8, while Lawrenz notched his first win as a Cardinal against Northwestern on Feb. 23. … The doubles team of Michael Lunka (Eagan, Minn.)-Steingraeber — who earned their second All-MIAC doubles honor in 2012 — improved to 27-5 in their last 32 doubles matches with their 8-3 start to the season. … Steingraeber boasts a team-leading 10 doubles wins, with Kaczorowski and Lunka sharing second with eight. … Andrew Rangitsch (Oakdale, Minn.) and Kaczorowski are 5-1 at No. 3 doubles. … As a team, the Cardinals — who have used 10 different doubles combinations — are 26-13 in doubles play this season. … Rangitsch set a single-day school record with five wins during the opening day of the Gustavus Midwest Open last fall, reaching the quarterfinals, as he dropped a two-and-a-half hour, three-set, 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 decision to Saint John's Alex Weigmann. … With their wins over Wisconsin Lutheran, Concordia (Wis.) and Carroll, the Cardinals opened the season 3-0 for the first time under 15-year head coach Jeff Halberg. … SMU's 5-4 win over Carroll on Feb. 9 was Halberg's 100th collegiate coaching victory.

Scouting the Edgewood Eagles:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
The Eagles are coming off a 1-5 showing during their six-match spring trip to Hilton Head, S.C. — including losses in their last four spring-trip matches. … Edgewood's 8-1 loss to Mount Union on March 14 snapped a streak of three straight 7-2 setbacks. … The Eagles' 5-4 win over FDU-Florham (N.J.) on March 11 snapped their season-opening 10-match losing streak. … Nine of Edgewood's 10 losses during that 10-match slide were by 9-0 decisions. … Patrick Legman and Tim Morgan have accounted for eight of the Eagles' nine singles wins. Legman owns a team-best five singles wins — all at No. 1 — while Morgan has collected three. … Lagman, Morgan, Eric Gavinski and Michael Wanta have all posted two doubles wins this season. … Edgewood has used 10 different doubles combinations this season. … Nine of the Eagles' 15 matches have been played at a neutral site.

Scouting the Augustana Vikings:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
The Vikings enter Saturday's match against Saint Mary's ranked No. 14 in the NCAA Division III Central Region poll — marking the first time in school history Augustana has been ranked regionally. … Augustana is 3-2 in its last five matches. … The Vikings opened the season with a season-best five-match winning streak. … Kevin Bayles has compiled a team-best eight singles wins in posting an 8-4 record in dual matches this season. Lawrence Palmer, Andy Wall and Grant Wick are tied for second with seven singles wins. … Palmer — who is trying to fill the shoes of graduated senior Adam DeSimone at No. 1 singles — is 7-4 at the top spot. … DeSimone handled the No. 1 singles position for three years, graduating with 136 career victories (singles and doubles combined), second on the school's all-time list. He was a three-time team MVP and his 73 career doubles victories set a new school record. … As a team, Augustana is 46-32 in singles play, while going 21-18 in doubles matches. … Augustana has used 10 different doubles combinations in its first 13 matches. … Bayles has collected a team-best nine doubles wins, going 9-3. … Eleven of Augustana's 13 matches have been played on the road.