Match Summary | GameDay Preview

ST. PAUL, Minn. — It was the breakers that eventually broke the Saint Mary's University women's tennis team Saturday afternoon.

The Cardinals had two of their three doubles matches against Macalester go to a tiebreaker, while two of the six singles matches also had a tiebreaker — and the Scots went 3-1 in those four matches in handing SMU a 6-3 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at the Macalester Outdoor Courts.

“We played tough,” said SMU coach Jeff Halberg. “The breakers just went against us, and that was the difference in the match. Lindsey (Reinisch) played awesome at No. 2 singles — it was a big, big win for her.”

The Scots picked up 9-8 wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, as SMU's Kristen Hoffman (Apple Valley, Minn.)/Katie Krull (Rochester, Minn.) fell 9-8 (7-5) at No. 1, while Lexi Felten ()/Grace Zachman () suffered a 9-8 (7-1) setback at No. 2. Rachel Luetmer (Loretto, Minn.)/Deanne Webber (Reedsburg, Minn.) tallied a convincing 8-1 win at No. 3 doubles to pull SMU within 2-1 heading into the singles portion of the match.

Reinisch and Luetmer collected the Cardinals' two singles wins, with Reinisch outlasted Macalester's Katelyn Glenn 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, while Luettmer was a 6-0, 6-3 winner at No. 5. Krull went and Felten each dropped three-set heartbreakers, with Krull falling 1-6, 6-4, 11-9 at No. 4, while Felten came up short at No. 6, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 10-5.

The Cardinals (2-7 MIAC, 10-9 overall) close out their regular-season on Sunday, as SMU travels to St. Joseph, Minn., for a noon conference match against Saint Benedict.