By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
ST. PETER, Minn. — Several members of the Saint Mary's University women's tennis team will be taking part in the ITA Midwest Regional Championships and Gustie Fall Invitational, hosted by Gustavus, beginning Friday and running through Sunday.

ITA Midwest Regional Field:
Bethel, Carleton, Carroll, Carthage, Central, Coe, Concordia, Concordia (Wis.), Cornell, Edgewood, Grinnell, Gustavus, Hamline, Luther, Macalester, Northwestern, Simpson, St. Catherine, Saint Mary's, St. Norbert, St. Olaf, St. Scholastica, St. Thomas, Wartburg, UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Whitewater

USTA-ITA Midwest Region Draws:
• Singles | Doubles
 
Gustie Fall Invite Draws:
• Singles | Doubles
 
ITA Midwest Region Sites:
• The Swanson Indoor Tennis Center, located on the west edge of the Gustavus campus in St. Peter, Minn., will serve as headquarters for the USTA/ITA Midwest Region Championships, with matches taking place at Swanson and the adjacent Brown Outdoor Courts.

ITA Midwest Region This And That:
• The ITA National Small College Championships began in 1986 and annually crowns men's and women's singles and doubles national champions in each of the ITA's four small college divisions (NCAA Divisions II and III, NAIA and Junior/Community College). The ITA National Small College Championship is the only national championship event for singles and doubles at the NCAA Division II and NAIA levels. It is also the only tournament that combines all levels of Junior/Community College (NJCAA Divisions I and III and the California division). The singles and doubles champions at each divisional level will then compete to become the overall "Super Bowl" champions. The "Super Bowl" champions earn wild cards into the USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships with the opportunity to win the culminating event held at the USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
 
Cardinals at ITA Midwest Region — A Year Ago:
• September 21-22, 2018 * St. Peter, Minn.: Day 1 Recap * Day 2 Recap
 
Cardinals Up Next:
• The Cardinals kick off their 2020 spring season on Jan. 24, hosting Martin Luther in a 5:30 p.m. nonconference match at the Winona Tennis Center. Saint Mary's opens Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Feb. 14, hosting St. Thomas at the Winona Tennis Center for a 6 p.m. matchup.