STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's tennis team steps out of conference play on Sunday, traveling to UW-Stevens Point for a match against the Pointers. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-2 Overall) at UW-Stevens Point Pointers (4-9 Overall)
Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—February 17, 2017 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals collected their second 9-0 nonconference victory last Saturday, cruising past Bethany Lutheran at the Winona Tennis Center |
Recap
• UW-Stevens Point—February 17, 2017 * White Bear Lake, Minn.: In their first match of the spring, the Pointers came up empty in falling to UW-Stevens Point 9-0 in a nonconference match at Lifetime Fitness |
Recap
Saint Mary's vs. UW-Stevens Point—The Last Meeting:
• April 3, 2016 * Green Bay, Wis.: The Cardinals, bolstered by a 2-1 start in doubles play, the Cardinals rattled off six straight-set singles wins in earning an 8-1 nonconference victory |
Recap
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: Following their matches against Hamline and UW-Stevens Point, the Cardinals are off until March 11, when they head to St. Peter, Minn., for an 11 a.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup against Gustavus.
• UW-Stevens Point: Sunday's match against Saint Mary's closes out the spring portion of the Pointers' schedule.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Roster |
2017 Schedule |
2017 Statistics
• The Cardinals have collected 21 of their 34 wins over the past three seasons on their home court. … All three of the Cardinals' wins—and both of their losses—have been 9-0 decisions. … Thanks to last Friday's 9-0 victory over Bethany Lutheran, the Cardinals improved to 39-12 in nonconference action since 2012. … Saint Mary's dropped just seven games in sweeping North Central (Minn.) on Feb. 10, and followed that up by losing just eight games in its 9-0 win over Bethany Lutheran a week later. … 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. … The Cardinals improved to 10-0 in their last 10 meetings with Martin Luther and are 9-0 against Bethany Lutheran. … The Cardinals have not dropped a set in their three wins this season. …
Cassandra Barr (Eau Claire, Wis.),
Sheyenne Bauer (Cannon Falls, Minn.),
Julia Boeve (St. James, Minn.),
Laura Sonday (West St. Paul, Minn.), and
Megan Vandenberg (De Pere, Wis.) all head into this weekend's matches riding two-match singles winning streaks. … Barr, Bauer, Boeve, Sonday, and Vandenberg all share the team lead with three singles wins. … 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. …
Emily Strezishar's (East Grand Forks, N.D.) 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles against North Central (Minn.) on Feb. 10 was her first collegiate singles win. … 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 46, while
Haley Jorgensen (Fallon, Nev.) is third with 44. … Jorgensen and
Summer Lardy (Richmond, Minn.) share the team lead with four doubles wins, while Barr, Sonday,
Ashley Syed (Lewisville, Texas), and
Marissa Kinzer (Aitkin, Minn.) are second with three each. … As a team, the Cardinals are 18-12 in dual-match singles wins, while going 9-6 in doubles play.
Scouting The UW-Stevens Point Pointers:
2017 Roster |
2017 Schedule |
2017 Statistics
• UW-Stevens Point's loss to Northwestern on Feb. 17 was its sixth straight. The Pointers closed out the fall portion of their schedule having dropped five straight. … Six of the UW-Stevens Point's nine losses—including its setback against Northwestern on Feb. 17—have been 9-0 decisions. … Frances Weiss owns a team-leading four dual-match singles victories this season, one more than Katelyn Asfeld, Abbey Johnson, Erin Lemmer, and Jordan Tyljeski. … Lemmer and Abbey Johnson share the team lead with five doubles wins each. Asfeld, Tyljeski and Weis have all chipped in four. … UW-Stevens Point has gone 4-8 at No. 3 singles, while posting 3-9 records at Nos. 1, 2, 4, and 5. The Pointers are just 1-11 at No. 6.
