WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's tennis team returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, as the Cardinals host St. Olaf on Senior Day at the Winona Tennis Center. Match time is slated for noon
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-6 MIAC, 7-7 Overall) vs. St. Olaf Oles (0-3 MIAC, 0-6 Overall), 3 p.m.
 
GameDay On The Web:
• GameDay Program | Senior Salute
 
Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—April 1, 2017 | Arden Hills, Minn.: Saint Mary's could not match Bethel's depth, as the Royals handed the Cardinals a 9-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at the Bethel Outdoor Courts | Recap
• St. Olaf—April 1, 2017 | Eau Claire, Wis.: Christian Beck scored a victory at No. 1 singles, but that would be the Oles' lone victory, as St. Olaf dropped an 8-1 nonconference decision to UW-Eau Claire | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Olaf—Their Last Meeting:
• April 9, 2016 * Owatonna, Minn.: Saint Mary's got off to a solid start in its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match against St. Olaf. Unfortunately, there was not enough gas left in the Cardinals' tank, as St. Olaf pulled away in the singles portion of the match to hand Saint Mary's an 8-1 setback at the Owatonna Tennis Center | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return home to the Winona Tennis Center on April 19, entertaining Northwestern in a 4:30 p.m. nonconference match.
• St. Olaf: The Oles are right back in action on Sunday, hosting Concordia in a conference match at Carlson Courts in Northfield, Minn. First serve is slated for noon.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Roster | 2017 Schedule | 2017 Statistics
• The Cardinals' match against St. Olaf Saturday is the first of back-to-back home matches for Saint Mary's, which closes out the home portion of its schedule on April 19 against Northwestern. … Saint Mary's loss to nationally ranked Gustavus on March 1 snapped the Cardinals' season-high four-match winning streak. Since that four-match run, the Cardinals have dropped four straight. … Four of the Cardinals' seven losses this season have been 9-0 decisions—the exceptions, 5-4 losses to Concordia on March 19 and Carroll on Feb. 18, and a 6-3 setback at Macalester on March 24. … With his three-set win against Macalester on March 24, Robbie Sobczak (Cloquet, Minn.) moved into a tie for the team lead in singles wins (8) with Bobby Tiedemann (Euclid, Minn.). … Alex Zuzek (Hastings, Minn.), who put together a season-high five-match singles winning streak earlier this season, is second to Tiedeman and Sobczak with seven dual-match singles wins. … Saint Mary's had three players—Tiedeman, Sobczak, and Jake Allen (Winona, Minn.)—record their first collegiate singles wins against Martin Luther on Jan. 20. … Tiedeman and Brenden Amiotte (Rapid City, S.D.) share the team lead with nine dual-match doubles wins. … Amiotte and Tiedemann have teamed up to win six of their last eight matches at No. 2 doubles. … As a team, the Cardinals are 43-44 in singles play, while going 21-21 in doubles action. … The Cardinals dropped just nine games in cruising to six, straight-set singles wins in in their season-opening 9-0 nonconference win over Martin Luther. … With their 9-0 win over Martin Luther on Jan. 20, the Cardinals improved to 5-1 in their last six season openers. … Saint Mary's owns a 3-2 record on its home court, while going 4-3 away from the Winona Tennis Center this season. … Saint Mary's is a near-perfect 5-1 in nonconference play—the lone setback, a 5-4 decision at Carroll on Feb. 18. … With their 3-0 showing in their last three nonconference matches, the Cardinals improved to 47-16 in nonconference play since 2012. … Saint Mary's has put together two, 9-0 victories this season—sweeping Bethany Lutheran on Feb. 17 and Martin Luther on Jan. 20. … Saint Mary's has won nine straight against Bethany Lutheran and are 11-0 against Martin Luther—including five straight 9-0 victories.
 
Scouting The St. Olaf Oles:
2017 Roster | 2017 Schedule | 2017 Statistics
• With last Saturday's 8-1 loss to UW-Eau Claire, the Oles saw their season-opening losing streak climb to six straight. … Three of the Oles six losses have been 5-4 decisions. St. Olaf also owns one 6-3 loss, one 8-1 setback, and one 9-0 loss. … Christian Beck moved into a tie for the team lead in singles wins with his victory at No. 1 singles against UW-Eau Claire on Saturday. … Beck, Corey Loken, and Christopher Prokosch are all tied for the team lead with three singles victories. … Beck has played all six matches at No. 1 singles for the Oles, compiling a 3-3 record. Loken, meanwhile, has posted all three of his singles wins at No. 5, with Prokosch owning a 3-3 mark at No. 6. … As a team, St. Olaf is 12-24 in singles play—3-3 at Nos. 1, 5, and 6, while going 1-5 at Nos. 2, 3, and 4. … Beck and Danny Hogan has collected three of the team's four doubles victories—going 3-3 at No. 1. … Four of the Oles' first six matches have been played on their home court. St. Olaf is 0-2 on the road this season.