ORLANDO, Fla. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's tennis team hits the road for a little outdoor tennis in Florida, as the Cardinals square off against Kings College and Morningside College during their spring trip.
 
The Matchups:
Tuesday, March 4, 2015 | Orlando, Fla.
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-3 Overall) vs. King's Monarchs (3-0 Overall), 9 a.m.
Wednesday, March 5, 2015 | Orlando, Fla.
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-3 Overall) vs. Morningside Mustangs (1-3 Overall), 9 a.m.
 
Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals picked up their first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win of the season last Friday, cruising to an 8-1 win over Hamline at the Winona Tennis Center | Recap
• King's: The Monarchs have not played yet this spring, coming off a 3-0 showing during the fall portion of their schedule.
• Morningside: The Mustangs are kicking off their spring season in Orlando, having gone 1-3 during the fall portion of their schedule
 
Saint Mary's vs. King's—Their Last Meeting:
• March 3, 2013: The Cardinals kicked off their spring trip on a high note, as the Cardinals slipped past King's College 5-4 in a nonconference match in Orlando, Fla. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Morningside—Their Last Meeting:
• March 23, 2014: The Cardinals, despite back-to-back conference matches against the top two teams in the MIAC the previous two days, still had plenty left in the tank — and proved to be rather ungracious hosts — handing the visiting Mustangs a 7-2 nonconference setback at the Winona Tennis Center | Recap
 
Saint Mary's Up Next:
•  The Cardinals return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on March 14, hosting Concordia in a noon showdown at the Winona Tennis Center.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015 Roster | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Statistics
Last Friday's 8-1 victory over Hamline was the Cardinals' second straight win. Saint Mary's has now put together a pair of two-match winning streaks this season. … Saint Mary's has played six of its first seven matches at home this season. The Cardinals have collected 11 of their 14 wins over the past two seasons on their home court. … With their Feb. 20, 5-4 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. … Megan Vandenberg (De Pere, Wis.)—who won three matches in reaching the title match of the Gustavus Fall Invitational in September—owns a team-leading eight singles wins, while Haley Jorgensen (Fallon, Nev.) is second with seven, and Kirsten Hoffmann (Apple Valley, Minn.), Ashley Syed (Lewisville, Texas), and Stacey Buss (Chicago, Ill.) are all third with four. … Vandenberg heads into the Cardinals' spring trip riding a season-high three-match winning streak. … Hoffman boasts a team-best seven doubles wins, two more than Buss, Jorgensen, Vandenberg, and Syed. … As a team, Saint Mary's is 23-19 in dual singles matches, while going 11-10 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 King's Monarchs:
2015 Roster | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Statistics
Coming off a 10-8 season a year ago, King's was picked to finish third in the 2015 Freedom Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. … King's heads into its spring trip having gone a perfect 3-0 during the fall portion of its schedule—beating Keystone (8-1), Lycoming (6-3), and Baptist Bible (3-0). … The Monarchs boast three players—Madeline Griffin, Emily Kabalka, and Vanessa Wagner—who are unbeaten in singles play with 3-0 records. … Griffin and Julia Keppel lead the team with three doubles wins each, teaming for a 3-0 record at No. 1 doubles. … As a team, the Monarchs are 14-4 in singles play and 6-3 in their nine doubles matches. … 
 
Scouting The Morningside Mustangs:
2015 Roster | 2015 Schedule
The Mustangs are coming off a 12-5 season a year ago, which included a first-place finish in the GPAC and a berth in the NAIA National Tournament. … Morningside, snapped a two-match fall-opening losing streak with a 5-4 win over Ottawa, before closing out the fall with a 5-4 loss to Baker. … Three of the Mustangs' four matches in the fall were decided by 5-4 decisions—5-4 losses to Simpson and Baker, sandwiched around a 5-4 win vs. Ottawa. … Cassie Stanek heads into spring play owning singles wins in all four of the Mustangs' fall matches, while Katie Hanson and Megan Carlson are 3-1. … Stanek also owns a team-best three doubles wins. … Hanson and Kathryn Jones teams to win the No. 1 doubles title at the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Fall Doubles Tournament in late September. Ironically, the duo was 0-4 as a team prior to the tournament. …