ST. PETER, Minn. — Several members of the Saint Mary's University women's tennis team will be taking part in the USTA-ITA Midwest Region Championships and Gustie Fall Invitational, hosted by Gustavus, beginning Friday and running through Sunday.

USTA-ITA Midwest Region Field:
• Bethany Lutheran, Carroll, Coe, Carleton, Carthage, Cornell, Central-Iowa, Wartburg, St. Olaf, Northwestern, St. Thomas, UW-La Crosse, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Whitewater, St. Norbert, St. Scholastica, Hamline, Grinnell, Edgewood, ST. Catherine, Luther, Concordia, Concordia (Wis.), Macalester, Gustavus, Saint Mary's

USTA-ITA Midwest Region Draws: Singles | Doubles
Gustie Fall Invite Draws: Singles | Doubles

USTA-ITA Midwest Region Sites:
• The Swanson Indoor Tennis Center, located on the west edge of the Gustavus campus in St. Peter, Minn., will serve as headquarters for the USTA/ITA Midwest Region Championships, with matches taking place at Swanson and the adjacent Brown Outdoor Courts.

USTA-ITA Midwest Region This And That:
• More than 100 of the top players in the Midwest will take part in the tournament, which will begin with singles matches Friday morning at 9 a.m. Megan Humphreys of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater comes in as the No. 1 overall seed in the singles draw. Behind Humphreys sits second-seeded Bridget Bellissimo of UW-La Crosse, third-seeded Michaela Schulz of host Gustavus, and fourth-seeded Gabi Kitchell of UW-Whitewater. Doubles competition will begin Friday immediately after the completion of the second round of singles play. The duo of Bellissimo/Kimmy Mrozek of UW-La Crosse will enter the tournament as the top-seeded doubles team. They will be challenged by second-seeded Bridget Noack/Shelby Henderson of St. Thomas, third-seeded Humphreys/Bridgid McGuire, and fourth-seeded Schulz/Ally Baker of Gustavus.

Cardinals at USTA-ITA Midwest Region—Their Last Appearance:
• September 19-20, 2014: After cruising through her first three matches, Megan Vandenberg's (DePere, Wis.) run at the Gustavus Fall Invitational came to a screeching halt, as she dropped a 7-5, 6-2 decision to UW-Eau Claire's Amy Orthaus in the championship match. But the Cardinal sophomore was just getting warmed up. Vandenberg teamed with Lindsey Reinisch (Hastings, Minn.) to reach the semifinals in doubles play, winning their first match 8-3, before dropping a marathon 9-8 decision against UW-Whitewater. | Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap

Cardinals Up Next:
The Cardinals kick off their 2016 spring season on Jan. 29, entertaining Bethany Lutheran in a 5 p.m. nonconference match at the Winona Tennis Center.