By MEAGHAN UPDIKE
Saint Mary's Sports Information Intern

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — Coming off a hard-fought, 6-3 win over Hanover to close out its spring trip last week, the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's tennis team sauntered into Lifetime Fitness determined to carry that momentum into its conference showdown against Macalester.

And carry over it did.The Cardinals came out victorious against the Scots in the same way they did against Hanover: 6-3.

"This was a great team win for the ladies," said Saint Mary's coach Jeff Halberg. "Macalester has a tough team and we had to fight right to the finish to get the victory."

"Any win in the MIAC is awesome."

Saint Mary's earned wins from the Laura Sonday (West St. Paul, Minn.) and Colleen Lois (Green Bay, Wis.) pairing at No. 1 doubles, and the Julia Boeve (St. James, Minn.)/Ashley Frederickson (St. James, Minn.) pairing at No. 3 doubles.

Sonday picked up right where she left off in singles, winning 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. The Cardinals also picked up straight-set singles wins from Cassandra Barr (Eau Claire, Wis.) and Madyson Schreiber (Edwardsville, Ill.).

Boeve went into a third set against Macalester's Claire Buehler in No. 4 singles, falling 6-2 in the opening set, before winning 6-3 and 10-7.

The Cardinals (1-3 MIAC, 4-5 overall) are back in action against Hamline on Sunday for a 2 p.m. matchup at the Winona Tennis Center.