ST. PETER, Minn. — Several members of the Saint Mary's University men's tennis team will be taking part in the USTA-ITA Midwest Region Championships and Gustavus Midwest Championships, hosted by Gustavus, beginning Friday and running through Sunday.

USTA-ITA Midwest Region/Gustavus Midwest Championships Fields:
• Bethany Lutheran, Carroll, Carleton, Carthage, Coe, Cornell, Central-Iowa, Wartburg, St. Olaf, Northwestern (Minn.), St. Thomas, UW-La Crosse, UW-Whitewater, St. Norbert, St. Scholastica, Hamline, Grinnell, Saint John's, UW-Eau Claire, Edgewood, Saint Mary's, Luther, Concordia, Concordia (Wis.), Macalester, Bethel, Lawrence, Simpson, Wisconsin Lutheran, UW-Oshkosh

USTA-ITA Midwest Regional Draws:
Singles | Doubles
 
Gustie Midwest Championships Draws:
Singles | Doubles

USTA-ITA Live On The Web:
Tournament Homepage

USTA-ITA Midwest Region Sites:
• The Swanson Indoor Tennis Center, located on the west edge of the Gustavus campus in St. Peter, Minn., will serve as headquarters for the USTA/ITA Midwest Region Championships, with matches taking place at Swanson and the adjacent Brown Outdoor Courts.

USTA-ITA Midwest Region This And That:
• More than 100 of the top players in the Midwest will take part in the tournament, which will begin with singles matches Friday morning at 9 a.m. Jake Humphreys of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater comes in as the No. 1 overall seed in the singles draw. Behind Humphreys sits second-seeded Mohaned Alhouni of host Gustavus Adolphus, third-seeded Michael Tries of UW-Whitewater, and fourth-seeded Brady Anderson of Coe College. Doubles competition will begin Friday at 4 p.m. The duo of Humphries/Tries of UW-Whitewater will enter the tournament as the top-seeded doubles team. They will be challenged by second-seeded Alhouni/Andres Saenz of Gustavus Adolphus, third-seeded Pawel Jaworski/Jordan Verbauwhede of Carthage, and fourth-seeded Luke Elifson/Scott Wall of the University of St. Thomas.

Cardinals at USTA-ITA Midwest Region—Their Last Appearance:
September 26-27, 2015: Freshman Brett Giesen (Cato, Wis.) reached the quarterfinals of the Gustavus Midwest Open in his collegiate debut, winning his first three matches, before falling to UW-Eau Claire's Conrad Felten in straight sets, 7-6 6-1, to highlight the Cardinals' efforts | Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap

Cardinals Up Next:
The Cardinals kick off their 2016 spring season on Jan. 29, entertaining Bethany Lutheran in a 5 p.m. nonconference match at the Winona Tennis Center.