By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's tennis team steps out of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play for a pair of spring trip matches, squaring off against Hanover on Tuesday and Adrian on Wednesday.
 
The Matchups:
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 * Orlando, Fla. * 7 p.m.
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-5 overall) vs. Hanover Panthers (11-4 overall)
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 * Orlando, Fla. * 10 a.m.
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-5 overall) vs. Adrian Bulldogs (0-4 overall)
 
Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—February 23, 2018 * Madison, Wis.: Saint Mary's got back on the winning track in impressive fashion, as the Cardinals swept all three doubles matches and never looked back in cruising to an 8-1 nonconference win over Edgewood Friday evening at Cherokee Country Club | Recap
• Hanover—February 19, 2018 * Chattanooga, Tenn.: Hanover opened its spring season winning two of three matches during a southern road trip. The Panthers won the opening two matches of the trip, picking up 5-0 and 5-4 decisions over Belhaven (Miss.) and Covenant (Ga.), respectively, before having their eight-match winning snapped by No. 17 Sewanee (Tenn.) 8-1 the following afternoon | Recap
• Adrian—February 17 * Albion, Mich.: The Bulldogs saw their season-opening losing streak climb to four straight, as Ohio Northern beat Adrian 9-0 | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Adrian—Their Last Meeting:
• March 28, 2016 * Orlando, Fla.: Saint closed out its spring trip schedule the same way they started it—with an impressive victory. The Cardinals jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the doubles portion of the nonconference match, and never took their foot off the accelerator, beating Adrian 8-1 | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Hanover—Their Last Meeting:
• Wednesday's match between the Cardinals and Panthers is the first in program history.
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: After their two spring trip matches, the Cardinals are off until March 9, when they return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action with a 6 p.m. home match against St. Thomas at the Winona Tennis Center.
• Hanover: The Panthers, who close out their spring trip against Saint Mary's, return to action on March 10, traveling to Danville, Ky., for a 2 p.m. match against Centre.
• Adrian: Following their five spring-trip matches, the Bulldogs are off until April 2-3, when they square off against Trine and Albion.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2018 Roster | 2018 Schedule | 2018 Statistics
• With their 8-1 win over Edgewood on Feb. 23, the Cardinals have now won two of their last three matches. … This week's spring trip matches against Hanover and Adrian are the sixth and seventh road matches of the season for the Cardinals, who are 2-3 away from home this season. … Two of Saint Mary's four wins this season have been 8-1 decisions. The Cardinals also own a 5-4 victory and a 9-0 sweep. … Laura Sonday (West St. Paul, Minn.), Colleen Lois (Stevens Point, Wis.), Julia Boeve (St. James, Minn.), Sheyenne Bauer (Cannon Falls, Minn.), and Marissa Kinzer (Aitkin, Minn.) all picked up singles wins in the Cardinals' 8-1 victory over Edgewood on Feb. 23, while Sonday-Lois, Cassandra Barr (Eau Claire, Wis.)-Bauer, and Kinzer-Ashley Fredrickson (St. James, Minn.) chipped in doubles wins. … Sonday heads into this week's spring trip matches owns a team-leading with six dual-match singles wins, one more than Boeve and Barr. … Sonday (No. 1, 6-3), Barr (No. 2, 5-4), Lois (No. 3, 4-5), and Boeve (No. 4, 5-4) have played all nine matches at their respectively singles position. … Barr had her season-high three-match singles winning streak snapped with a 6-4, 6-2 loss at No. 2 against Bethel on Feb. 10, while Sonday and Boeve had their three-match runs ended with a straight-set losses against Gustavus on Feb. 18. … With straight-set singles win against Edgewood on Feb. 23, Sonday has now played 47 consecutive matches at No. 1 singles for the Cardinals. … Sonday and Lois had their five-match doubles winning streak snapped with an 8-2 loss at No. 1 against Bethel on Feb. 10. … Sonday-Lois have accounted for seven of the Cardinals' 14 doubles wins this season—and are the only doubles combination to have played together for all nine dual matches. … Lois kicked off her collegiate career with five straight victories last September—winning all three of her singles matches in the Gustavus Fall Invitational, while teaming with Sonday for a pair of doubles wins at the ITA/Oracle Midwest Region Tournament. … Boeve and Frederickson won their doubles draw at the Gustavus Fall Invitational last September, winning three straight matches. … The Cardinals are 22-26 in singles play this season, while owning a 11-13 record in doubles play. … The Cardinals improved to 5-0 all-time against Edgewood with their 8-1 win over Feb. 23. …  With their season-opening win over Martin Luther last Friday, the Cardinals have now opened the season with a 9-0 victory in three straight seasons. … The Cardinals are now 11-0 in their last 11 meetings with Martin Luther. … The Cardinals won all six singles matches against Martin Luther in straight sets. All six Saint Mary's singles players recorded at least one 6-0 set against MLC—including a 6-0, 6-0 win by Boeve at No. 4 and a 6-1, 6-0 victory by Lois at No. 3. … The Cardinals, who went 7-1 in nonconference play a year ago, are 44-15 in non-MIAC matches since 2012. … The Cardinals made their first MIAC Playoff appearance since 2010 a year ago, falling to third-seeded St. Thomas 5-0.
 
Scouting The Hanover Panthers:
2018 Roster | 2018 Schedule | 2018 Statistics
• The Panthers opened their spring trip on Sunday with a 6-3 loss to Augustana. … Hanover's loss to Augustana was its second straight. … Hanover had its season-high eight-match winning streak snapped with an 8-1 loss to Sewanee on Feb. 18. … Haley Parker collected her team-leading 10^th singles win against Augustana on Sunday, posting a 6-4, 6-4 victory. … All 10 of Parker's singles wins have come at No. 4. … Cami Jones has also collected 10 singles wins this season, while Addison Laker is third on the team with nine. … As a team, Hanover is 50-28 in singles play—including 11-4 at No. 2, 10-3 at No. 4, and 10-4 at No. 5. … Susie Winternheimer-Meghan Farrell won their 10^th straight doubles match against Augustana on Sunday, posting an 8-3 win at No. 3. … Winternheimer-Farrell have now won 13 of their 15 doubles matches this season. … Jones-Parker are second on the team in doubles wins with 11. … The Panthers who are 31-14 in doubles play, have used the same three doubles combinations for 14 of their 15 matches this season.
 
Scouting The Adrian Bulldogs:
2018 Roster | 2018 Schedule | 2018 Statistics
• The Bulldogs enter their five-match spring trip still searching for their first win of the season. Adrian has dropped each of its first four matches, including three by 9-0 counts. … Makayla Jorgensen owns the Bulldogs' lone victory this season, posting a three-set, 4-6, 6-0, 11-9 win at No. 6 singles against Lawrence Tech. … Adrian entered the 2017-18 season on the heels of an 8-12 record a year ago, including a 3-5 showing in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. … Adrian lost just one player off last year's team—Victoria Watson, who closed out her collegiate career with a combined 56 singles and doubles wins.