WINONA, Minn.  — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's tennis team closes out the regular season—and looks to solidify its conference playoff chances—on Friday, as the Cardinals host St. Olaf in a 5 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match at the Winona Tennis Center.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-4 MIAC | 14-6 Overall) vs. St. Olaf Oles (4-2 MIAC | 5-4 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals got a straight-set, 6-0 6-4 win over Warren Lawrenz (Rochester, Minn.) to seal a 5-4 victory over Saint John's Sunday in Sartell, Minn. | Recap
• St. Olaf: The Oles could not slow down Carleton on Wednesday, as St. Olaf dropped a 7-2 conference decision to the Knights in Northfield, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Olaf—A Year Ago:
• April 12, 2014: St. Olaf entered the team's Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown with Saint Mary's red-hot—riding a three-match winning streak. And no matter how hard they tried, the Cardinals could not cool off the sizzling Oles, as St. Olaf dealt Saint Mary's a 9-0 conference setback in Northfield, Minn. | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: Friday's match against St. Olaf is the regular-season finale for the Cardinals.
• St. Olaf: The Oles are back on their home court on Tuesday, as St. Olaf plays host to St. Thomas in a 4 p.m. conference match-up in Northfield, Minn.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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After three straight road matches, the Cardinals close out the regular season on its home court on Friday vs. St. Olaf. … With their 4-4 conference mark, the Cardinals currently hold down the fifth and final MIAC Playoff spot. … The Cardinals' 5-4 win over Saint John's last Sunday was their first in program history vs. the Johnnies. … Saint Mary's heads into Friday's showdown with the Oles having won 13 of its last 17 matches. … Two of the Cardinals' last three matches have been 5-4 decisions—a loss at Macalester on March 28 and a 5-4 win over Saint John's last Sunday. … The Cardinals had their 11-match winning streak—the longest in coach Jeff Halberg's 15 years at the helm—snapped with a loss to St. Thomas on March 21. … Saint Mary's owns six 9-0 sweeps this season, while also recording four 8-1 wins. … Tim Wolford had his 11-match singles winning streak snapped with a straight-set loss vs. Gustavus last Saturday. … Wolford has played 10 three-set matches this season. … Wolford—who kicked off his season by winning a pair of matches at the Gustavus Midwest Open last fall—leads the team with 17 singles wins, one more than Brett Giesen (Cato, Wis.) and three in front of Brenden Amiotte (Rapid City, S.D.). … Wolford and Collin Kaczorowski (Suamico, Wis.), who had their 12-match unbeaten streak at No. 1 doubles snapped against St. Thomas on March 21, picked up their third win in their last four matches against Saint John's last Sunday and improved to 16-3 in dual matches at No. 1 doubles this season. … Giesen had his team-leading 13-match winning streak halted against UW-La Crosse on March 25. … Amiotte and Alex Holm (Red Wing, Minn.) both had their singles winning streaks snapped vs. St. Thomas on March 21—Amiotte had won 11 straight and Holm nine. … As a team, the Cardinals own an impressive 80-40 singles record in dual matches, while going 42-18 in doubles play. … Saint Mary's has used 16 different doubles combinations through 20 matches. … Saint Mary's loss to UW-La Crosse on March 25 was just the second nonconference setback of the season for the Cardinals, who are 10-2 vs. non-MIAC foes. … Saint Mary's owns a 21-4 record against nonconference opponents over the past two seasons, and is 34-7 in nonconference action over the past three years. … Nine of the Cardinals' 14 wins have come on the road, where Saint Mary's is 9-3. The Cardinals are 5-3 on their home court this season.
 
Scouting The St. Olaf Oles:
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Wednesday's loss to Carleton was the Oles' second straight setback—St. Olaf fell to UW-La Crosse 6-3 last Saturday. … St. Olaf's loss to UW-L snapped its three-match winning streak. … Ben Carlson, Nico Gibb, and Joey Kronzer enter Friday's match against Saint Mary's leading the team with six singles wins. … Five of Kronzer's six victories have come at No. 2 singles, where he is 5-3. …Carlson is 5-3 at No. 3 singles, while Gibb is 5-2 at No. 4. … Kronzer and Stephen Nolan have teamed for a team-best five doubles wins, going 5-1 at No. 1. … The teams of Gibb/Mike Schroeder, and Matthew Christensen/Keenan Gladd-Brown both own four doubles victories. … As a team, St. Olaf is 31-21 in singles play, and 15-10 in doubles action. … The Oles are 2-2 on their home court, while going 3-2 on the road.