WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's tennis team closes out the home portion of its schedule this weekend at the Winona Tennis Center, as the Cardinals host St. Olaf in a 5 p.m. conference match, before entertaining St. Norbert in a 3 p.m. nonconference match on Saturday.
 
The Matchups:
Friday, April 17, 2015 | Winona Tennis Center * Winona, Minn. | 5 p.m.
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-6 MIAC | 8-7 Overall) vs. St. Olaf Oles (4-2 MIAC | 8-4 Overall)
Saturday, April 18, 2015 | Winona Tennis Center * Winona, Minn. | 3 p.m.
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (8-7 Overall) vs. St. Norbert Green Knights (20-7 Overall)

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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals dropped a pair of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matches last weekend, falling to Gustavus 9-0 in St. Peter, Minn., on Saturday, before dropping a 7-2 decision vs. Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn., on Sunday | GAC Recap * CSB Recap
• St. Olaf: The Oles managed just a win at No. 3 singles in their showdown with Gustavus last Saturday in St. Peter, Minn., as the Gusties handed St. Olaf an 8-1 conference setback | Recap
• St. Norbert: The Green Knights went 2-1 in their three matches last weekend, beating Concordia (Wis.) 9-0 and UW-Stevens Point 8-1 Saturday in Mequon, Wis., before falling to Wartburg 6-3 Sunday in Waverly, Iowa | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Olaf—Their Last Meeting:
• April 12, 2014: Saint Mary's coach Jeff Halberg knew his Cardinals would need their "A" game against St. Olaf in the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match in Northfield, Minn. Unfortunately for Halberg, not even the Cardinals' "A" game was enough, as St. Olaf raced out to a quick 3-0 lead and never looked back in handing SMU a 9-0 setback | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Norbert—Their Last Meeting:
• March 29, 2014: St. Norbert won two of the three doubles matches to open the teams' nonconference match, then added victories in five of the six singles matches en route to a 7-2 victory at West Racquet & Fitness in Ashwaubenon, Wis. | Recap
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals close out the regular season next Tuesday, traveling to St. Paul, Minn., for a 5 p.m. nonconference match against Northwestern (Minn.).
• St. Olaf: The Oles are right back on the road on Sunday, traveling to St. Joseph, Minn., for a noon conference showdown with Saint Benedict.
• St. Norbert: After Saturday's matches against Winona State and Saint Mary's, the Green Knights close out the spring portion of their schedule next Friday, taking part in the Midwest Conference Tournament at the Nielsen Tennis Center in Madison, Wis.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015 Roster | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Statistics
The Cardinals' 9-0 loss at Gustavus last Saturday snapped their two-match winning streak. … Saint Mary's last two wins—vs. Macalester and UW-Stout—have been by 6-3 decisions. … Three of the Cardinals' eight wins this season have been 9-0 sweeps. … Haley Jorgensen (Fallon, Nev.)—who won three matches at the Gustavus Fall Invitational in September—enters this weekend's matches against St. Olaf and St. Norbert owning a team-high 13 singles wins—including a straight-set victory vs. Saint Benedict last Sunday. … Megan Vandenberg (De Pere, Wis.)—who also won three singles matches at the Gustavus Fall Invitational in September—is second to Jorgensen with 10 singles wins. … Jorgensen and Kirsten Hoffmann (Apple Valley, Minn.) share a team-best nine doubles wins, one more than Vandenberg, Stacey Buss (Chicago, Ill.), and Ashley Syed (Lewisville, Texas). … The Cardinals have collected 13 of their 18 wins over the past two seasons on their home court. … With their 6-3 win over UW-Stout on April 8, the Cardinals improved to 5-1 in nonconference play this season—and 19-5 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 St. Olaf Oles:
2015 Roster | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Statistics
The Oles' 8-1 loss to Gustavus pushed their losing streak to a season-high four straight. … St. Olaf's 6-3 loss to Eckerd on April 1 snapped its season-opening eight-match winning streak. … Three of the Oles' eight wins have been 9-0 sweeps. On the flip side, St. Olaf's 9-0 loss to the University of Tampa on April 3 marked the only time this season the Oles have been swept. … Alisa Hall and Erin Hynes enter Friday's match against Saint Mary's leading the team with 10 singles wins each. … Hall owns a 10-2 record at No. 1 singles, while Hynes is 1-0 at No. 3, 2-1 at No. 4, 6-1 at No. 5 and 1-0 at No. 6 en route to her 10-2 singles record. … Kristi Kroker boasts a team-leading six doubles wins—going 3-1 at No. 2 with Maya MacGibbon, while posting a 3-5 record with Margaret Zimmerman at No. 1. … As a team, St. Olaf is 49-23 in singles play and 19-17 in doubles action.
 
Scouting The St. Norbert Green Knights:
2015 Roster | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Statistics
With their 8-1 win over UW-Stevens Point last Saturday, the Green Knights reached the 20-win plateau for the second straight season—and the second time in program history. … St. Norbert finished with a school-record 24 wins a year ago, when the Green Knights finished 24-5. … St. Norbert closed out the fall portion of its schedule with a perfect 9-0 record in conference play. … St. Norbert opened the season winning 13 of its first 14 matches—including a season-high 11-match winning streak. … Katherin Ake and Erika Chitko share the team lead with 25 singles wins, while Anna Gosz (24), Ashley Randazzo (21), and Elizabeth Manlick (20) have also reached the 20-win plateau. … Ake and Chiko are also the team leaders in doubles wins with 27 each. Ake is 21-3 at No. 2 doubles and 2-0 at No. 3, while Chitko is 23-2 at No. 2. … As a team, St. Norbert is 120-40 in singles and 63-17 in doubles in its 27 dual matches. … The Green Knights are 8-4 on their home court, while going 12-3 on the road.