MEQUON, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University men's tennis team steps out of conference play this weekend, traveling to the Elite Tennis Center for a 6 p.m. match against Milwaukee School of Engineering on Friday, before heading to Kohler, Wis., for an 11:30 a.m. showdown with UW-Oshkosh on Sunday

The Matchups:
Friday, February 28, 2014 | 6 p.m. | Riverglen Elite Tennis Center * Milwaukee, Wis.
Saint Mary's Cardinals (7-1 Overall) at Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders (2-4 Overall)
Sunday, March 2, 2014 | 11:30 a.m. | Kohler Tennis Center * Kohler, Wis.
Saint Mary's Cardinals (7-1 Overall) at UW-Oshkosh Titans (4-2 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals have been off since posting a 2-1 record on Feb. 14-15 at the Winona Tennis Center. SMU fell to Carleton 9-0 in the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener on Feb. 14, before rebounding with a 5-4 win over Wartburg and an 8-1 victory over Bethany Lutheran in nonconference play the following day. … MSOE is coming off a 1-1 showing last weekend, beating Loras 8-1 and falling to UW-Eau Claire 8-1 in Eau Claire, Wis. … UW-Oshkosh had little trouble against St. Norbert on Tuesday, cruising to a 9-0 win in Ashwaubenon, Wis.

SMU vs. MSOE — Their Last Meeting:
April 3, 2013: The Cardinals opened with 8-5, 8-6 and 8-3 in the three doubles matches, and followed that up with five straight-set singles wins to go with Sam Puff's (Eden Prairie, Minn.) three-set, 3-6, 6-3, 10-4 marathon win at No. 1 en route to a 9-0 nonconference victory over the Raiders at the Winona Tennis Center.

SMU vs. UW-Oshkosh — Their Last Meeting:
Sunday's meeting is the first between the Cardinals and the Titans

Up Next:
Following this weekend's matches vs. MSOE and UW-Oshkosh, the Cardinals are off until March 15-16, when they host Morningside (noon) and Luther (6 p.m.) in nonconference matches on March 15, before entertaining Concordia in a 10:30 a.m. MIAC match-up at the Winona Tennis Center the following day. … MSOE is right back on the court on Saturday, squaring off against Carthage and UW-Oshkosh on Saturday. … After taking on Carthage, MSOE and Saint Mary's this weekend, UW-Oshkosh is back in action next weekend, hosting Concordia (Wis.) on Friday and Carroll on Saturday, with both matches taking place at the UMCA Tennis Center in Oshkosh, Wis.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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With their 2-1 showing on Feb. 14-15, SMU improved to 11-2 on their home court over the past two seasons. … Fueled by their 5-4 win over Wartburg and 8-1 victory over Bethany Lutheran, the Cardinals improved to 7-0 in nonconference play this season. … The Cardinals are now 20-2 in nonconference play over the past two seasons and 34-9 vs. non-MIAC foes over the past four years. … SMU's 9-0 loss to Carleton on Feb. 14 snapped the Cardinals' season-opening five-match winning streak — the longest season-opening winning streak in coach Jeff Halberg's 16 years as SMU's head coach. … Gavin Smith (White Bear Lake, Minn.) and Collin Kaczorowski (Suamico, Wis.) — who set a single-season school record with 20 singles victories a year ago — had their season-opening five-match singles winning streaks snapped against Carleton on Feb. 14. The duo rebounded with back-to-back singles victories vs. Wartburg and Bethany Lutheran to improve to 7-1. … Smith and Kaczorowski also lead the team with six doubles wins. … As a team, the Cardinals are 17-7 in doubles matches, while going 30-18 in singles play. … With their 9-0 win over Martin Luther on Feb. 1, the Cardinals have now won their last four season openers.

Scouting the MSOE Raiders:
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The Raiders' 8-1 win over Loras last Saturday snapped the Raiders' two-game losing streak. … MSOE's 8-1 win and 8-1 loss in its two matches at UW-Eau Claire last Saturday marked the second and third time in just six matches that the Raiders have been involved in a contest decided by an 8-1 score. MSOE also dropped an 8-1 decision to UW-La Crosse to open the season on Feb. 2. … Eric Klamrowski picked up a pair of singles wins and a victory at No. 1 doubles in MSOE's two matches last Saturday. … David Gorodetsky picked up his first collegiate singles win against Loras last Saturday. …  Klamrowski leads the team with four singles wins, one more than John Price. … Klamrowski and Price have accounted for seven of the team's 14 singles wins through six matches. … Klamrowski and Gorodetsky have teamed to compile a team-best three doubles wins — all at No. 1. … As a team, MSOE is 14-22 in singles play and 6-12 in doubles action.

Scouting the UW-Oshkosh Titans:
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The Titans enter this weekend's matches against Carthage, MSOE and Saint Mary's have lost two of its last three matches, after opening the season with a season-high three-game winning streak.. … UW-Oshkosh's 9-0 win over St. Norbert Tuesday snapped the Titan's two-match losing streak. … Jason Alexander and David La Grange enters the weekend boasting a team-best five singles wins, one more than Aidan Sauberlich and Alex Yang. … Bobby Brooks and Kevin Lewis have gone 4-2 at No. 1 doubles for the Titans, while Alexander and Matt Brooks have equaled that 4-2 mark at No. three doubles. … As a team, the Titans are 25-11 in singles play and 12-6 in doubles action through six matches.