WINONA, Minn. — After three straight nonconference matches, the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's tennis team returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Friday, as the Cardinals host Hamline in a 5:30 p.m. showdown at the Winona Tennis Center.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-1 MIAC | 7-2 Overall) vs. Hamline Pipers (0-1 MIAC | 5-2 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals went 3-0 during its swing in western Wisconsin last weekend, beating Carroll 6-3, Wisconsin Lutheran 9-0 and Milwaukee School of Engineering 8-1 | Carroll Recap * WLC Recap * MSOE Recap
• Hamline: The Pipers went 2-1 in their three matches last weekend at the University of Minnesota Baseline Tennis Center, beating Buena Vista (6-3) and Bethany Lutheran (9-0), while falling to Bethel (8-1)  | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Hamline—Their Last Meeting:
• March 20, 2014: Saint Mary's got wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, then iced its 6-3 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Hamline with wins in four of the six singles matches at the University of Minnesota Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minn. | 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 and Regis College on March 3, before squaring off against Morningside on March 4.
• Hamline: The Pipers are now off until March 7, when they square off against St. Thomas in an 8 a.m. conference match at the University of Minnesota Baseline Tennis Center.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015 Roster | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Statistics
Fueled by their back-to-back-to back wins over Carroll, Wisconsin Lutheran and MSOE last weekend, the Cardinals pushed their winning streak to six straight. … The Cardinals are now 17-2 against non-MIAC opponents over the past two seasons. Saint Mary's is 30-5 in nonconference action over the past three years. … Two of the Cardinals' three wins last weekend came against the reigning NACC conference champions—MSOE (regular season) and Wisconsin Lutheran (tournament). … Brett Giesen (Cato, Wis.) and Brenden Amiotte (Rapid City, S.D.) won all three singles matches last weekend, as the duo each pushed their singles winning streaks to a season high six straight. … Fueled by his six-match winning streak, Giesen boasts a team-leading eight singles wins, one more than Amiotte and Tim Wolford (Maple Grove, Minn.). … Kaczorowski and Wolford share the team lead with eight doubles wins each, one more than Alex Holm (Red Wing, Minn.), and two better than Amiotte and Blake Olmscheid (Farmington, Minn.). … As a team, the Cardinals own a 38-16 singles record in dual matches, while going 21-6 in doubles play. … Saint Mary's has used 11 different doubles combinations through six matches. … Four of the Cardinals' seven wins have come on the road, where Saint Mary's is a perfect 4-0. The Cardinals are 3-2 on their home court this season.
 
Scouting The Hamline Pipers:
2015 Roster | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Statistics
Hamline enters Friday's match against Saint Mary's riding a two-match winning streak. The Pipers are 3-1 in their last four contests. … The Pipers' five wins have all been by different scores—5-4, 6-3, 7-2, 8-1 and 9-0. … Gabriel Guarin has amassed a team-leading five singles wins, one more than Brandon Kuether, Matt Seracki, and David Yanagita. … Guarin enters Friday's match at Saint Mary's having won each of his last four singles matches. … Hamline has used the same three doubles combinations in each of its first seven matches—Cody Jahrig-Yanagita at No. 1, Jacob Dusbury-Sam Peterson at No. 2, and Kuether-Seracki at No. 3. … Jahrig-Yanagita own a team-best five doubles wins. … As a team, Hamline is 23-19 in singles matches, while going 13-8 in doubles play. … Hamline is a perfect 4-0 on its home court this season, while going 1-2 away from the Baseline Tennis Center.