JACKSON, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University women's tennis team is back in action on Friday, as the Cardinals head to the Pleasant Valley Tennis Club for a 6 p.m. nonconference match against Concordia (Wis.)

The Matchup:
Friday, February 27, 2014 | 6 p.m. | Pleasant Valley Tennis Club * Jackson, Wis.
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-2 Overall) at Concordia (Wis.) Falcons (10-3 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals have been off since Feb. 15, when they cruised to a 9-0 nonconference win over Bethany Lutheran at the Winona Tennis Center. … Friday's match against Saint Mary's is the first of the spring portion of the season for Concordia (Wis.), which went 10-3 during the fall half of its schedule.

SMU vs. Concordia (Wis.) — Their Last Meeting:
Friday's match will be the first between the Cardinals and the Falcons

Up Next:
The Cardinals are now off until March 15, when SMU heads to the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minn., for a 4 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match against Hamline. … Concordia (Wis.) does not play against until March 25, when the Falcons square off against St. Thomas to kick off a five-match spring trip to Hilton Head, S.C.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2014 Roster | 2014 Statistics | 2014 Schedule
Friday's match against Concordia (Wis.) is the first road match of the season for the Cardinals, who opened up 2014 with four straight home matches. … Both of SMU's wins this season have been 9-0 sweeps. … Megan Vandenberg (De Pere, Wis.) has kicked off her collegiate career in memorable fashion, winning all four of her dual-meet matches. … Leanne Cleveland (La Crosse, Wis.), Haley Jorgensen (Fallon, Neb.) and Lindsey Reinisch (Hastings, Minn.), meanwhile, enter Friday's match vs. Concordia (Wis.) riding three-match winning streaks. … Cleveland, Reinisch, Allie Serres (Cannon Falls, Minn.) and Grace Zachman (Elk River, Minn.) all share the team lead with two doubles wins. … SMU heads into Friday's match against the Falcons boasting a 17-7 record in its 24 singles matches. … SMU, which is 6-6 in its nine doubles matches, has used nine different doubles combinations through four matches.

Scouting the Concordia (Wis.) Falcons:
2014 Roster | 2014 Statistics | 2014 Schedule
Concordia (Wis.) closed out the 2013 portion of its schedule with a 5-4 win over Cornell (Iowa). The Falcons finished 4-2 in their last six matches last fall. … Ashley Knoll and Kristine Weber were named All-Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference for their efforts during the Falcons' fall season. The duo compiled a 5-5 record — including a 5-2 mark in conference play. … Knoll enters Friday's match vs. Saint Mary's boasting a team-best 10 singles wins, one more than Amanda Ropiak. … Eleven different players have collected at least one singles win through the Falcons' first 13 matches. … Alisia Macloch and Michaela Wagner own a team-leading seven doubles wins, while Ropiak and Weber each have six. … Concordia (Wis.) is 45-33 in singles play and 26-13 in doubles competition. … Saint Mary's is the first of three Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams the Falcons will face this spring. Concordia (Wis.) is also slated to play St. Thomas and Carleton during their spring trip to Hilton Head, S.C.