By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director

DULUTH, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's tennis team hits the road for a busy weekend, as the Cardinals travel to Arrowhead Tennis Center for nonconference matches against St. Scholastica (11 a.m.) and UM-Duluth (5 p.m.) on Saturday, before heading to Superior, Wis., for a 9 a.m. showdown against UW-Superior.
 
The Matchups:
Saturday, February 3, 2018 * Arrowhead Tennis Center * Duluth, Minn. * 11 a.m.
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-1 Overall) at St. Scholastica Saints (2017 Final: 1-1 Overall)
Saturday, February 3, 2018 * Arrowhead Tennis Center * Duluth, Minn. * 5 p.m.
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-1 Overall) at UM-Duluth Bulldogs (2017 Final: 9-13 Overall)
Sunday, February 4, 2018 * UW-Superior Fieldhouse * Superior, Wis. * 9 a.m.
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-1 Overall) at UW-Superior Yellowjackets (0-2 Overall)
 
Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—January 26-28, 2018 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals kicked off their season in convincing fashion, opening the year with a 9-0 nonconference win Martin Luther, before dropping an 8-1 decision to conference power Carleton in the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener two days later | MLC Recap * CC Recap
• St. Scholastica—January 26-27, 2018 * Duluth, Minn.: The Saints opened the 2018 season with a win and a loss, kicking off the year with a 6-3 loss to NCAA Division II UM-Duluth, before bouncing back with a 7-2 win over Concordia the following day | UM-D Recap * CC Recap
• UM-Duluth—January 26-27, 2018 * Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis.: The Bulldogs played a pair of exhibition matches last weekend, beating St. Scholastica 6-3, before rolling to a 9-0 win over UW-Superior | CSS Recap * UW-S Recap
• UW-Superior—January 27-28, 2018 * Superior, Wis.: The Yellowjackets dropped the first two matches in program history, falling to UM-Duluth 9-0 and Concordia 7-2 | UM-D Recap * CC Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Scholastica—Their Last Meeting:
• February 19, 2012 * Winona, Minn.: Saint Mary's picked up wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, and followed that up with victories in three of the six singles matches to drop the Saints 5-4 in a nonconference match at the Winona Tennis Center | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. UM-Duluth—Their Last Meeting:
• February 6, 2011 * Duluth, Minn.: Bailey Edwards and Rebecca Snyder completed a perfect weekend with straight-set victories at No. 1 and No. 2 singles to lead the Cardinals to a 6-3 win over UM-Duluth. Abby Voigt added a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 4 singles and Saint Mary's also swept the three doubles matches to improve their early season record to 2-1 | Recap
 
 Saint Mary's vs. UW-Superior—Their Last Meeting:
• Sunday's matchup will be the first in program history for the Cardinals and Yellowjackets.
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play next Saturday, hosting Bethel in a noon matchup at the Winona Tennis Center.
• St. Scholastica: The Saints are back in action next Saturday, traveling to the University of Minnesota Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minn., for a nonconference match against Macalester.
• UM-Duluth: The Bulldogs are back in action next weekend, heading to Moorhead, Minn., for matches against Mary on Saturday (2 p.m.) and vs. MSU-Moorhead on Sunday (9 a.m.).
• UW-Superior: The Yellowjackets are back in action next Sunday, traveling to the University of Minnesota Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minn., for a noon matchup against Hamline.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2018 Roster | 2018 Schedule | 2018 Statistics
• 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, who went 7-1 in nonconference play a year ago, are now 43-13 in non-MIAC matches since 2012. … Colleen Lois (Green Bay, Wis.) and Laura Sonday (West St. Paul, Minn.) teamed up to post wins at No. 1 doubles against both Martin Luther and Carleton last weekend. … 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 Julia Boeve (St. James, Minn.) at No. 4 and a 6-1, 6-0 victory by Lois at No. 3. … 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 Ashley Frederickson (St. James, Minn.) won their doubles draw at the Gustavus Fall Invitational last September, winning three straight matches. … The Cardinals made their first MIAC Playoff appearance since 2010 a year ago, falling to third-seeded St. Thomas 5-0.
 
Scouting The St. Scholastica Saints:
2018 Roster | 2018 Schedule | 2018 Statistics
• Saturday's match against Saint Mary's is the third straight home match for the Saints, who will play their next seven matches on the road—not returning home to the Arrowhead Tennis Center in Duluth, Minn., until March 24, when they host Crown. … Saint Mary's is the second of three consecutive matches against teams from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference—CSS has already played Concordia (W, 7-2) and will face Macalester next Saturday. … Sarah Coryell and Katelyn Rice have each opened the season with back-to-back singles wins. Rice is 1-0 at Nos. 2 and 3 singles, while Coryell's wins have come at Nos. 4 and 5. … Alexia Brascugli and Taylor Hays also own singles wins for the Saints this season. … Emma Bartels is unbeaten in doubles play through two matches, teaming with Syd Holt for an 8-4 win at No. 3 against Concordia and with Brascugli for an 8-1 win at No. 3 against UM-Duluth. … St. Scholastica owns a 7-5 singles record in its first two matches this season, while going 3-3 in doubles play.
 
Scouting The UM-Duluth Bulldogs:
2018 Roster | 2018 Schedule | 2018 Statistics
• Saturday's match against Saint Mary's is the first official match of the season for the Bulldogs, who opened the year with back-to-back exhibition wins over St. Scholastica and UW-Superior last weekend. … Elsa Erickson compiled a team-leading 12 singles wins a year ago, one more than Megan Anderson. … UM-Duluth got singles wins from nine different players in 2017. … The Bulldogs finished the year 11-10 at No. 3 and No. 5 singles, while going 7-14 at No. 1, 9-12 at No. 2, 8-14 at No. 4 and 9-13 at No. 6. … Katie Baasch, Kelsey Zetah, Shelby Benkofske shared the team lead with eight doubles wins in 2017, one more than Anderson, Erickson, and Drew DeCorsey. … UM-D posted a 10-12 record at No. 3 doubles a year ago, while going 9-13 at No. 1 and 8-14 at No. 2. … As a team, UM-Duluth recorded a 55-73 singles record, and finished 27-39 in doubles play.
 
Scouting The UW-Superior Yellowjackets:
2018 Roster | 2018 Schedule | 2018 Statistics
• The 2018 season will be the first for the Yellowjacket women's tennis program. UW-Superior announced in April, 2016, that it would be adding men's and women's tennis for the 2018 season, and in December, 2016, announced that Kolin Dean—former assistant coach at St. Scholastica—would be the program's first head coach. … UW-Superior is in its first season as a full member of the UMAC, having been accepted for membership in 2014 after more than 100 years in the WIAC. … Sunday's match against Saint Mary's is the second of three straight contests against teams from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. UW-Superior has also faced Concordia (L, 7-2) and will square off against Hamline next Sunday. The Yellowjackets will also face MIAC foe Saint Benedict on March 17 in St. Joseph, Minn. … The Yellowjackets' No. 1 doubles team of Alison Tollas/Mariah Linder recorded the program's first victory, posting an 8-3 victory over Concordia last Sunday. … Emily Wald, meanwhile, notched the program's first singles victory with a 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 marathon win over Concordia's Kendra Stoick at No. 2 last Sunday. … Five of the Yellowjackets' six singles matches against Concordia last Sunday went to a third set.