WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's tennis team returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, as the Cardinals entertain Concordia at the Winona Tennis Center. The match is scheduled for a noon start.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-3 MIAC | 5-4 Overall) vs. Concordia Cobbers (0-2 MIAC | 2-3 Overall), 9 a.m.

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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals went 1-1 during their spring trip to Orlando, Fla., last week, outlasting King's College 4-3, while falling to Morningside (Iowa) 8-1 | King's Recap * Morningside Recap
• Concordia: The Cobbers stepped out of conference play last Sunday, collecting a 7-2 nonconference win over UM-Crookston at Grand Forks (N.D.) Choice Health & Fitness | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Concordia—Their Last Meeting:
• March 16, 2014: After getting a three-set victory from Haley Jorgensen (Fallon, Nev.) to beat Hamline 5-4 the day before, Saint Mary's made things look a little "easier" against Concordia, as the Cardinals cruised to a 9-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over the Cobbers at the Winona Tennis Center | Recap
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals hit the road next Saturday, traveling to the University of Minnesota Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minn., for a 7 p.m. MIAC match against St. Thomas.
• Concordia: The Cobbers are right back in action on Sunday, as Concordia heads to Northfield, Minn., for a 9 a.m. conference match against St. Olaf.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015 Roster | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Statistics
The Cardinals' 8-1 nonconference loss to Morningside (Iowa) last Wednesday snapped their season-high three-match winning streak. … Saint Mary's five wins this season have now come via two-match and three-match winning streaks. … Saint Mary's has played six of its nine matches at home this season. The Cardinals have collected 11 of their 15 wins over the past two seasons on their home court. … With their 4-3 win over King's and 8-1 loss to Morningside (Iowa), the Cardinals improved to 4-1 in nonconference play this season—and 18-5 in non-MIAC matches over the past three seasons. … Haley Jorgensen (Fallon, Nev.)—who won three matches at the Gustavus Fall Invitational in September—picked up a pair of singles wins against King's and Morningside (Iowa) to push her singles winning streak to four in a row. … Jorgensen enters Saturday's match against Concordia owning a team-high nine singles wins, one more than Megan Vandenberg (De Pere, Wis.)—who also won three singles matches at the Gustavus Fall Invitational in September. … Stacey Buss (Chicago, Ill.) is third on the team with five singles wins. … Kirsten Hoffman (Apple Valley, Minn.) boasts a team-best seven doubles wins, one more than Buss, Jorgensen, Vandenberg, and Syed. … As a team, Saint Mary's is 26-27 in dual singles matches, while going 13-13 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 Concordia Cobbers:
2015 Roster | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Statistics
The Cobbers' 7-2 win over UM-Crookston last Sunday snapped their three-match losing streak. … Concordia has posted wins by scores of 5-4 and 7-2, but have been blanked 9-0 in all three of its losses. … Jade Haseltine and Taylor Peterson share the team lead in singles wins with two each—Haseltine is 1-0 at No. 2 and 1-3 at No. 3, while Peterson is 2-3 at No. 4. … Hazeltine and Peterson have also combined to record two of the team's three doubles wins. The duo are 2-3 at No. 2 doubles. … Rose Reinert and Morgan Sawatzke have picked up CC's other doubles win at No. 3. … Saturday's match against Saint Mary's is the first official road match for the Cobbers.