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:
• Bethel, Carleton, Carroll, Carthage, Central-Iowa, Coe, Concordia, Cornell, Edgewood, Grinnell, Gustavus, Hamline, Lawrence, Luther, Macalester, Nebraska Wesleyan, Northwestern, Saint Mary's, Simpson, St. Catherine, St. Norbert, St. Olaf, St. Scholastica, St. Thomas, UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Whitewater

USTA-ITA Midwest Region Draws:
• Singles | Doubles
 
Gustie Fall Invite Draws:
• Singles | Doubles
 
USTA-ITA Live On The Web:
• Tournament Scoreboard

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:
• The singles and doubles champions from the USTA/ITA Regional Championships will advance to the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships. The USTA/ITA National Small College Championships are comprised of the eight regional champions (and/or at-large selections) from NCAA Divisions II and III, NAIA, and junior/community colleges. Over 8,000 student-athletes from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA, Junior and Community Colleges compete at one of the 84 USTA/ITA Regional Championships held across the country. The ITA National Small College Championships began in 1986 and annually crowns men's and women's singles and doubles national champions in each of the ITA's four small college divisions (NCAA Divisions II and III, NAIA and Junior/Community College). The USTA/ITA National Small College Championship is the only national championship event for singles and doubles at the NCAA Division II and NAIA levels. It is also the only tournament that combines all levels of Junior/Community College (NJCAA Divisions I and III and the California division). The singles and doubles champions at each divisional level will then compete to become the overall "Super Bowl" champions. The "Super Bowl" champions earn wild cards into the USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships with the opportunity to win the culminating event held at the USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Cardinals at USTA-ITA Midwest Region—Their Last Appearance:
• September 25-26, 2015: Megan Vandenberg (De Pere, Wis.) capped a perfect run through her singles flight at the Gustavus Invitational with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Luther's Claire Christian in the championship match. Vandenberg—who did not drop a game in winning her first two matches on Friday, opened the day with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Northwestern's Nikki Edin in the semifinals | Day 1 Recap * Day 2 Recap

Cardinals Up Next:
• The Cardinals kick off their 2017 spring season on Jan. 27, hosting Martin Luther in a 5:30 p.m. nonconference match at the Winona Tennis Center. Saint Mary's opens Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play two days later, entertaining Carleton in a 11 a.m. contest, also at the Winona Tennis Center.