WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's tennis team kicks off its 2014 season with a busy weekend, as the Cardinals host Carleton and Martin Luther on Saturday, then entertain Bemidji State on Sunday at the Winona Tennis Center.

The Matchups:
Saturday, February 1, 2014 | 11 a.m. | Winona Tennis Center
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2013: 10-10 Overall) vs. Carleton Knights (2013: 16-8 Overall)
Saturday, February 1, 2014 | 5 p.m. | Winona Tennis Center
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2013: 10-10 Overall) vs. Martin Luther Knights (2013: 2-12 Overall
Sunday, February 2, 2014 | Noon | Winona Tennis Center
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2013: 10-10 Overall) vs. Bemidji State Beavers (2013: 1-13 Overall)

GameDay Live On The Web:
Video Preview | GameDay Programs: Carleton | Martin Luther | Bemidji State

Last Action:
Saint Mary's, Carleton, Martin Luther and Bemidji State are all opening their 2014 seasons this weekend.

SMU vs. Carleton — Their Last Meeting:
February 22, 2013: The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's tennis coaches tabbed Carleton as the team to beat in their preseason coaches' poll — and SMU got a first-hand look at the high-powered Knights, as Carleton dropped SMU 9-0 in the teams' conference opener at Lifetime Fitness in Lakeville, Minn.

SMU vs. Martin Luther — Their Last Meeting:
February 18, 2012: The Cardinals dominated Martin Luther, sweeping the three doubles matches — 8-1, 8-2 and 8-2 — while surrendering just four games in winning at Nos. 1-5 singles en route to an 8-1 nonconference victory at the Winona Tennis Center.

SMU vs. Bemidji State — Their Last Meeting:
February 2, 2013: SMU got its year off to a flying start, as the Cardinals opened the 2013 season with an impressive 7-2 nonconference win over Bemidji State in Bemidji, Minn.

Cardinals Up Next:
The Cardinals are now off until Feb. 15, when they host Bethany Lutheran in a 5:30 p.m. nonconference match at the Winona Tennis Center.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2014 Roster | 2014 Statistics | 2014 Schedule
The Cardinals open the season with four straight home matches. SMU finished 3-2 at the Winona Tennis Center a year ago. … The Cardinals closed out the 2013 season with 10 wins, marking the second straight season, and the eighth time in the last 10 years, that SMU has won 10 or more matches. …  Deanne Webber (Reedsburg, Wis.) won eight of her last 10 singles matches and closed out her senior season with a team- and career-best 14 singles wins. … Webber's 14-win season ranks her seventh in program history for single-season wins. … Webber closed out her collegiate career with 33 singles wins, ranking her fourth all-time. …  Katie Krull (Rochester, Minn.) finished second to Webber in singles wins with 10, one more than Lindsey Reinisch (Hastings, Minn.). … SMU boasted five players — Krull, Stacy Buss (Chicago, Ill.), Leanne Cleveland (La Crosse, Wis.), Kirsten Hoffmann (Apple Valley, Minn.) and Lexi Felten (Waukesha, Wis.) — who recorded their first collegiate singles wins a year ago. … The Cardinals' 58 singles wins last season came from nine different players. … Webber also led the team in doubles wins a year ago with 10, one more than Reinisch and Grace Zachman (Elk River, Minn.). … The Cardinals used 11 different doubles combinations in 2013. … The Cardinals' win over Bethany Lutheran on April 13 was their only 9-0 sweep of the season. … SMU's 8-1 loss to Berry on March 5 snapped the Cardinals' five-match nonconference winning streak — a streak that dated back to a 5-4 loss to Michigan Tech on April 14, 2012. … With their 7-2 win over Bemidji State on Feb. 2, 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.

Scouting the Carleton Knights:
2014 Roster | 2014 Statistics | 2014 Schedule
The Knights are coming off their second straight MIAC playoff title, beating Gustavus 5-1 in the semifinals and St. Thomas 5-0 in the title match. … Carleton made its fifth trip to the NCAA national championships, advancing to the regional semifinal. … Anne Lombardi and Mikayla Becich reached the finals of the doubles draw at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships in September, while Lombardi also played into the semifinals in the singles draw. … Claire Spencer closed out 2013 as the team-leader in singles wins with 19 — including a perfect 10-0 run through the conference schedule. … Becich (16) and Lombardi (12) also closed out last season with 10 or more singles wins. … Lombardi and Bridget Doyle combined to collect a team-best 14 doubles wins, followed by Becich-Grace Davis and Katherine Greenberg-Molly Hemes with 13 wins each. … Carleton closed out 2013 with an unbeaten 9-0 record on its home court — the Knights were 7-8 on the road.

Scouting the Martin Luther Knights:
2014 Roster | 2014 Statistics | 2014 Schedule
Saturday's match against Saint Mary's is the first of two straight against Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foes for the Knights, who are scheduled to play at Hamline on April 2. … Charis Goelzer collected a team-best five singles wins for the Knights a year ago, going 5-8 at No. 5 singles. … Jackie Keller played all 14 matches at No. 1 singles, going 2-12, while Jana Spriggs played all 14 matches at No. 4 singles, also going 2-12. … Martin Luther used just four doubles combinations last season. Keller also played every match for the Knights at No. 1 doubles, teaming with Carissa Kock to go 3-11, while Spriggs and Holly Marquardt were 1-13 in playing every match at No. 2 doubles. … Martin Luther finished 1-6 on its home court in 2013, while also going 1-6 on the road.

Scouting the Bemidji State Beavers:
2014 Roster | 2014 Statistics | 2014 Schedule
Saint Mary's is one of two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams on BSU's schedule this season. The Beavers will also square off against Saint Benedict on March 22 in Sioux Falls, S.D. … The Beavers head into this weekend's matches against Bethany Lutheran, Winona State and Saint Mary's looking to improve on last year's 1-13 overall record — a mark that included a season-opening 10-match losing streak. … Eleven of BSU's 13 losses last season were by either 8-1 or 9-0 decisions. … Caley Westin played all 14 matches for BSU at No. 1 singles a year ago — she was the only Beaver to appear in every match at the same position. … Nicci Hedtke shared the team singles wins lead with Westin, going 1-8 at No. 3 and 2-2 at No. 4. … Meg Hafdahl and Carlie Loeks each finished with two singles wins. … The Beavers used nine different doubles combinations a year ago, with Hafdahl and Westin accounting for two of the team's three doubles wins.