ORLANDO, Fla. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's tennis team hits the court this Saturday and Sunday, squaring off against Webber International, Ohio Northern, and Adrian in their three spring-trip matches.
 
The Matchups:
Saturday, February 27, 2016 * Orlando, Fla.
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-1 Overall) vs. Webber International Warriors (0-3 Overall), TBA
Sunday, February 28, 2016 * Orlando, Fla.
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-1 Overall) vs. Otterbein Cardinals (2-1 Overall), TBA
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-1 Overall) vs. Adrian Bulldogs (2-3 Overall), 5 p.m.
 
Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals have been off since Feb. 13, when they collected a 5-4 MIAC win over Saint Benedict and added a 9-0 nonconference victory over Martin Luther at the Winona Tennis Center | CSB Recap * MLC Recap
• Webber International: The Warriors came out on the short end of a 6-3 decision to Ave Maria University of Feb. 20.
• Otterbein: The Cardinals came out on the short end of a 9-0 decision against Oberlin in their spring season-opener on Feb. 13 in Oberlin, Ohio | Recap
• Adrian: Amber Laginess and Olivia Neumann accounted for three wins, but it was not enough, as Adrian dropped a 6-3 decision to Lawrence Tech 6-3 in Adrian Mich., on Oct. 10 | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Spring Trip Opponents—Their Last Meeting:
• This weekend's meetings between the Cardinals and Webber International, Otterbein, and Adrian will all be the first in program history.
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return home to the Winona Tennis Center next Friday and Saturday, hosting Winona State in a 3:30 p.m. nonconference match on Friday, before entertaining St. Thomas in a noon MIAC showdown on Saturday.
• Webber International: The Warriors have two more matches during their spring trip in Orlando, Fla., squaring off against Otterbein on Sunday, before facing Davenport University on Wednesday.
• Otterbein: The Cardinals will play three more matches in Orlando, Fla., squaring off against Rose-Hulman on Monday, Ave Maria on Wednesday, and Saint Mary (Kan.) on Thursday.
• Adrian: The Bulldogs will conclude their spring trip to Orlando, Fla., on Monday, squaring off against both St. Vincent and Eastern.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016 Roster | 2016 Schedule | 2016 Statistics
• The Cardinals' matches against Webber, Otterbein and Adrian will be their first road contests of the season—Saint Mary's played its first four matches on its home court. In fact, the Cardinals play seven of their first 10 matches at the Winona Tennis Center—the lone exceptions, their three neutral-site, spring-trip matches. … Saint Mary's heads into its spring break having won two straight and three of its first four matches. … Laura Sonday (West St. Paul, Minn.) has kicked off her collegiate career in impressive fashion, collecting No. 1 singles victories in each of the Cardinals' first four matches. … Julia Boeve (St. James, Minn.), Haley Jorgensen (Fallon, Nev.), and Megan Vandenberg (De Pere, Wis.) are all second to Boeve in dual-match singles wins with three each. … Vandenberg, coming off an 11-win singles season a year ago, captured the singles title at the 2015 Gustavus Invitational in September—going a perfect 4-0—heads into spring break 7-1 overall. … Saint Mary's owns a 17-7 singles record through four matches this spring, while going 7-5 in doubles play. … Sonday and Kirsten Hoffmann (Apple Valley, Minn.), who teamed to go 2-2 at the USTA/ITA Midwest Regional last fall, are 2-1 in three doubles matches this spring. … With their two wins against Saint Benedict and Martin Luther on Feb. 13, the Cardinals have now collected 16 of their 21 wins over the past three seasons on their home court. … With their 9-0 win over Martin Luther on Feb. 13, Saint Mary's improved to 21-6 in nonconference play over the past four seasons. … Fueled by their season-opening 9-0 win over Bethany Lutheran, the Cardinals improved to 8-0 all-time against the Vikings. … The Cardinals dropped just 10 games in their 9-0 season-opening sweep of Bethany Lutheran. Last season, Saint Mary's surrendered just nine games in a similar 9-0 sweep of the Vikings.
 
Scouting The Webber Warriors:
2016 Roster | 2016 Schedule | 2016 Statistics
• The Warriors—who finished 2-10 a year ago, including dropping their last seven straight matches—head into the weekend searching for their first win of the season, having dropped decisions to Warner University (8-1), Southeastern University (9-0), and Ave Maria University (6-3). … Julia Fuentte collected Webber's lone win in its loss to Warner, rallying from a set down to win 4-6, 6-4, 10-8.
 
Scouting The Otterbein Cardinals:
2016 Roster | 2016 Schedule | 2016 Statistics
• The Cardinals, coming off a 12-7 showing a year ago, picked up a pair of wins during the fall portion of their schedule—beating Wittenberg (6-3) and Cedarville (7-2). Otterbein kicked off the spring season with a 9-0 loss to Oberlin on Feb. 13. … Sammi Kruger, Adrien Leatherwood, Rylie Markle, and Sophia Navas-Davis all share the team lead in dual-match singles wins with two each. … Markle and Navas-Davis have also collected three singles wins in tournament play. … Otterbein is 9-9 in singles play in its three matches, while going 4-5 in doubles competition. … The Cardinal doubles teams of Kruger-Markle and Leatherwood/Navas-Davis are both 2-0 in dual matches, while Leatherwood/Navas-Davis are also 3-2 in tournament play for a 5-2 overall record. … Otterbein has used seven different doubles combinations this season.
 
Scouting The Adrian Bulldogs:
2016 Roster | 2016 Schedule | 2015 Statistics
• Sunday's match against Saint Mary's is the spring season-opener for the Bulldogs, who went 2-3 during the fall portion of their schedule, and are coming off a 10-9 season a year ago. … Amber Laginess enters Adrian's spring trip owning a team-best four singles wins. … Langiness and McKenzie Krieg have teamed for a team-leading two doubles victories. … Following their three-match spring trip, the Bulldogs play three straight home matches. Adrian is 1-2 on its home court this season.