WINONA, Minn. — After back-to-back Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matches, the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's tennis team steps out of conference play on Friday, squaring off against North Central (Minn.) in an 11 a.m. nonconference showdown at the Winona Tennis Center.
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-2 Overall) vs. North Central (Minn.) Rams (0-2 Overall), 11 a.m.
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—February 4, 2017 * Minneapolis, Minn.: The Cardinals came up empty in their MIAC match against St. Thomas, falling to the high-powered Tommies 9-0 at the Baseline Tennis Center |
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• North Central—February 4, 2017 * Duluth, Minn.: North Central (Minn.) suffered its second straight 9-0 setback to open the season, falling to St. Scholastica at Arrowhead Tennis Center |
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Saint Mary's vs. North Central—Their Last Meeting:
• March 19, 2010 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals lost just 15 singles games—and won three of the six singles matches 6-0, 6-0—in rolling to a 9-0 nonconference win over the Rams at the Winona Tennis Center |
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Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on their home courts at the Winona Tennis Center next Friday, entertaining Bethany Lutheran in a 4 p.m. nonconference match.
• North Central: The Rams are right back on the court on Saturday, traveling to Fitness Evolution in Sartell, Minn., for a 12:30 p.m. nonconference match against Saint Benedict.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Roster |
2017 Schedule |
2017 Statistics
• Friday's match against North Central (Minn.) is the second home match of the season for the Cardinals, who play five of their first six matches at the Winona Tennis Center. … With their win over Martin Luther on Jan. 27, the Cardinals have now opened the season with a 9-0 victory in back-to-back seasons. … Saint Mary's 9-0 win over Martin Luther on Jan. 27 was its 37
th win in its 49 nonconference games since 2012. … The Cardinals improved to 10-0 in their last 10 meetings with Martin Luther—with seven of the 10 coming via 9-0 sweeps. … The Cardinals did not drop a set in sweeping their six singles matches against MLC on Jan. 27. …
Cassandra Barr (Eau Claire, Wis.),
Sheyenne Bauer (Cannon Falls, Minn.), Julie Boeve (St. James, Minn.),
Haley Jorgensen (Fallon, Nev.),
Laura Sonday (West St. Paul, Minn.), and
Megan Vandenberg (De Pere, Wis.) all collected singles wins vs. MLC on Jan. 20. … Barr's 6-2, 6-2 loss at No. 5 singles against Carleton on Jan. 29, snapped the freshman's five-match singles winning streak. Barr kicked off her collegiate career in impressive fashion at the 2016 Gustavus Invitational, going a perfect 4-0 in singles play. … Vandenberg, who owned a season-high six match winning streak a year ago, posted a season- and career-high 17 singles wins in 2016. … Vandenberg's 17 singles wins rank No. 2 all-time, five wins shy of McKenna Edwards' 22-win total in 2012. … Vandenberg is also sitting No. 2 all-time in career singles wins with 43, while Jorgensen is third with 41. … Sonday/Vandenberg, Jorgensen/
Marissa Kinzer (Aitkin, Minn.), and
Summer Lardy/
Ashley Syed (Lewisville, Texas) picked up Saint Mary's three doubles wins against Martin Luther on Jan. 27. … The Cardinals have collected 19 of their 32 wins over the past three seasons on their home court.
Scouting The North Central Rams:
2017 Roster |
2017 Schedule |
2017 Statistics
• Friday's match at Saint Mary's is the second of three straight road contests for the Rams. … North Central heads into its match against Saint Mary's having dropped both of its 2017 matches by 9-0 decisions. … The Rams did not win a match in 13 contests a year ago and have now dropped 68 straight since the start of the 2011 season—going 0-12 in 2011, 0-10 in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. … Bri Griffin accounted for a team-high two of the team's five singles wins a year ago, while Sami Gish, Monica Herrera, and Linnea Madsen each won one singles match. … North Central did not win a singles match at Nos. 1, 2 or 3, while going 1-12 at No. 4 and 2-10 at Nos. 5 and 6. … The doubles teams of Jalia Cappelli/Esther Leung and Griffin/Herrera picked up the Rams' two doubles victories a year ago. … North Central used 17 different doubles combinations in 2016.
