WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's tennis team steps out of conference play on Thursday, as the Cardinals entertain UW-Stout in a 3:45 p.m. nonconference match at the Winona Tennis Center.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (7-5 Overall) vs. UW-Stout (4-14 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals rallied from a 2-1 deficit, posting four straight-set singles wins—not to mention a three-set marathon victory at No. 3—to hand Macalester a 6-3 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback Saturday afternoon at the University of Minnesota Baseline Tennis Center | Recap
• UW-Stout: The Blue Devils picked up its first win of the spring portion of their schedule on Feb. 21, sweeping the three doubles matches en route to a 6-3 nonconference win over Bethany Lutheran at the U of M Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. UW-Stout—Their Last Meeting:
• April 23, 2014: Saint Mary's closed out the nonconference portion of its schedule with a victory—but it sure wasn't easy. The Cardinals rallied from a 2-1 deficit after the doubles portion of their match against UW-Stout, winning four of the six singles matches in straight sets en route to a 5-4 victory at the Winona Tennis Center | Recap
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals take to the road on Saturday, heading to St. Peter, Minn., for a conference showdown against MIAC powerhouse Gustavus. The match is slated to begin at noon.
• UW-Stout: The Blue Devils head to Glendale, Wis., on Saturday for a 4 p.m. nonconference match against Alverno.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015 Roster | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Statistics
After having not played in the last 10 days, Wednesday's showdown with UW-Stout is the first of three matches in a five-day span for the Cardinals—who travel to Gustavus and Saint Benedict on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. … The Cardinals' win over Macalester on March 28 was their first 6-3 victory of the season. … Three of the Cardinals' seven wins this season have been 9-0 sweeps. … The Cardinals' 9-0 loss to unbeaten St. Thomas on March 21 was just their second setback in their last six matches. … Haley Jorgensen (Fallon, Nev.)—who won three matches at the Gustavus Fall Invitational in September—picked up wins in both singles and doubles against Macalester. … Jorgensen enters Wednesday's match against UW-Stout owning a team-high 11 singles wins, one more than Megan Vandenberg (De Pere, Wis.)—who also won three singles matches at the Gustavus Fall Invitational in September. … Jorgensen, Kirsten Hoffman (Apple Valley, Minn.), and Stacey Buss (Chicago, Ill.) all share a team-best eight doubles wins, one more than Vandenberg and Ashley Syed (Lewisville, Texas). … Saint Mary's has played seven of its first 12 matches at home this season. The Cardinals have collected 12 of their 17 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 UW-Stout Blue Devils:
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Wednesday's match against Saint Mary's is the third match of the spring for the Blue Devils, who went 3-3 during the fall portion of their schedule—including an 0-6 WIAC dual match record and a seventh-place effort in the conference tournament. … UW-Stout's match vs. Saint Mary's is the fourth against teams from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference—the Blue Devils have already faced St. Thomas (L, 9-0), Bethel (L, 6-3), and Hamline (L, 9-0). … UW-Stout's 6-3 win over Bethany Lutheran on Feb. 21 snapped its six-match losing streak. … Nine of UW-Stout's 13 losses have been 9-0 sweeps. On the flip side, two of the Blue Devils' four wins have been 6-3 decisions. … Danielle Lutz has collected a team-best six singles wins this season, one more than Anna Lano, and two better than Cortney Hallahan and Kelsey Pedersen. … Lano and Pedersen have combined to post a team-leading four doubles wins, one more than Hallahan-Angela Braun. … All four of the Blue Devils' wins this season have come on the road—UW-Stout is 0-6 on its home court, while going 4-8 on the road.