WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's tennis team returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Friday, as the Cardinals entertain Hamline in a 5:30 p.m. matchup at the Winona Tennis Center
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-3 MIAC | 3-3 Overall) vs. Hamline Pipers (0-2 MIAC | 3-4 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: Kirsten Hoffmann (Apple Valley, Minn.) rallied from a pair of healthy deficits in the third-set tiebreaker to record a 6-2, 4-6, 10-8 victory, and propel the Cardinals to a 5-4 nonconference win over Northwestern (Iowa) last Friday at the Winona Tennis Center | Recap
• Hamline: The Pipers had a busy weekend last weekend at the University of Minnesota Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minn. as Hamline dropped an 8-1 decision to Bethel last Friday, before rebounding with 9-0 and 8-1 wins over UW-Stout and Bethany Lutheran, respectively, a day later | BU Recap * Stout Recap * BLU Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Hamline—Their Last Meeting:
• March 15, 2014: Saint Mary's outlasted—literally—Hamline, as the Cardinals got a three-set win by Haley Jorgensen (Fallon, Nev.) to beat the Pipers 5-4 in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown at the University of Minnesota Baseline Tennis Center | Recap
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals hit the road next weekend, traveling to Orlando, Fla., for spring trip matches against King's College on March 3, before squaring off against Morningside on March 4.
• Hamline: The Pipers are now off until March 7, when they return to the University of Minnesota Baseline Tennis Center for an 8 a.m. MIAC match against St. Thomas.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015 Roster | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Statistics
With last Friday's victory over Northwestern (Iowa)—the first-ever meeting between the two programs—the Cardinals improved to 3-0 in nonconference play this season, and 17-4 in non-MIAC matches over the past three seasons. … The Cardinals' match against Hamline Friday is the sixth home match in the first seven contests for the Cardinals. … Saint Mary's has collected 10 of its 13 wins over the past two seasons on their home court. … Saint Mary's loss to St. Catherine on Feb. Feb. 13 snapped its two-match winning streak. … The Cardinals' 5-4 victory over Northwestern (Iowa) marked the first Saint Mary's win not decided by a 9-0 outcome. … Kirsten Hoffmann (Apple Valley, Minn.) was victorious in both singles and doubles vs. Northwestern (Iowa) last Friday, teaming with Megan Vandenberg (De Pere, Wis.) for an 8-4 win at No. 1, before clinching the Cardinals' win with a three-set victory at No. 1 singles. … Vandenberg—who won three matches in reaching the title match of the Gustavus Fall Invitational in September—owns a team-leading seven singles wins, while Haley Jorgensen (Fallon, Nev.) is second with six, and Hoffmann, Katie Krull (Rochester, Minn.), Ashley Syed (), and Stacey Buss () are all third with three. … Hoffmann Hoffman boasts a team-best six doubles wins, two more than Buss, Jorgensen, Vandenberg, and Syed. … As a team, Saint Mary's is 18-18 in dual singles matches, while going 8-10 in doubles play. … Saint Mary's surrendered just nine games in its 9-0 win over Bethany Lutheran on Feb. 5, before dropping only 10 games in sweeping Martin Luther 9-0 two days later.
 
Scouting The Hamline Pipers:
2015 Roster | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Statistics
The Pipers enter Friday's matchup with Saint Mary's having won back-to-back matches for the first time this season. … HU's 9-0 win over UW-Stout last Saturday snapped its two-match losing streak. … Two of Hamline's three wins this season have been 9-0 sweeps, with the other an 8-1 decision. … Jordan Danielson heads into Friday's showdown vs. Saint Mary's riding a three-match singles wins, while also owning a team-leading four wins in seven singles matches. … Lilli Dennison, Shamara Duwearathchi, and Maggie Gibson are all second to Danielson with three singles wins each. … Dennison and Elizabeth Hughes have combined for a team-leading four doubles wins—all at No. 3. … Danielson, Duwearatchi, Gibson, and Emily Butler have all collected three doubles wins this season. … As a team, Hamline is 18-24 in singles play and 10-11 in doubles action. … Five of Hamline's first seven matches have come at neutral sites—HU is 1-0 at home and 0-1 on the road.