MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's tennis team returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, as the Cardinals travel to the U of M Baseline Tennis Center for a 1:30 p.m. match against Macalester.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-4 MIAC | 6-5 Overall) at Macalester Scots (0-3 MIAC | 4-6 Overall)

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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals could not match St. Thomas' depth in the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match last Saturday at the U of M Baseline Tennis Center, as the unbeaten Tommies handed Saint Mary's a 9-0 setback | Recap
• Macalester: The Scots fell short in their final spring trip match, dropping an 8-1 decision to Allegheny College last Friday in Hilton Head, S.C. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Macalester—A Year Ago:
• April 26, 2014: The Cardinals fell behind 2-1 after the doubles portion of their Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match against Macalester—including a 9-8 (13-11) marathon loss at No. 2—and found themselves trailing 4-3 with two singles matches remaining. But Saint Mary's rallied with straight-set wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles to seal a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over the Scots at the Winona Tennis Center | Recap
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are now off until April 8, when they entertain UW-Stout in a 4 p.m. nonconference match at the Winona Tennis Center.
• Macalester: The Scots are right back on the court on Sunday, heading to St. Joseph, Minn., for a 10 a.m. conference matchup against Saint Benedict.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015 Roster | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Statistics
The Cardinals' 9-0 loss to unbeaten St. Thomas last Saturday was just its second setback in their last six matches. … Three of the Cardinals' six wins this season have been 9-0 sweeps. … Haley Jorgensen (Fallon, Nev.)—who won three matches at the Gustavus Fall Invitational in September—had her season-high five-match winning streak snapped against St. Thomas last Saturday. … Jorgensen enters Saturday's match against Macalester owning a team-high 10 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 six singles wins. … Kirsten Hoffman (Apple Valley, Minn.) boasts a team-best eight doubles wins, one more than Buss, Jorgensen, Vandenberg, and Ashley Syed (Lewisville, Texas). … Saint Mary's has played seven of its 11 matches at home this season. The Cardinals have collected 12 of their 16 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) during their spring trip on March 3-4, the Cardinals improved to 4-1 in nonconference play this season—and 18-5 in non-MIAC matches over the past three seasons. … The Cardinals' 8-1 nonconference loss to Morningside (Iowa) on March 4 snapped their season-high three-match winning streak. … 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 Macalester Scots:
2015 Roster | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Statistics
After opening the season with three straight wins, Macalester heads into Saturday's match against Saint Mary's just 1-6 in their last seven matches. … The Scots' six losses have come during a pair of three-match losing streaks. … Lily Stein enters this weekend' match against Saint Mary's owning a team-leading six singles wins, one more than Katelyn Glenna and two better than Gabby Queenan and Riley Menagh. … Stein is 5-4 at No. 4 singles and 1-0 at No. 3, while Glenna is 4-6 at No. 1, Queenan is 4-6 at No. 2, and Menagh is 4-5 at No. 3. … The Scot doubles teams of Glenna-Maegan O'Herin, Stein-Gabi Rivera, and Stein-Queenan all share the team lead in wins with three each. … Six of Macalester's 10 matches have been decided by 9-0 sweeps—the Scots are 3-3 in those six matches.