Here's a quick-hit, by-the-numbers look at the 2022 Saint Mary's men's tennis team.
 
Head coach:
• Jeff Halberg (24th season)
 
A Year Ago:
• 2-6 MIAC | 4-8 Overall
 
Returners to Watch:
• Josh Janssen (Junior | Recorded five singles wins and three doubles victories in 2021, after finished second on the team with seven singles victories and adding four doubles wins in 2020. … Put together a career-best four-match singles winning streak in 2020. … Recorded his first collegiate singles win with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 5 singles against Martin Luther on Jan. 24, 2020).
• Brandon Kurilla (Senior | Picked up three singles wins in 2021, giving him 12 singles victories through his first three seasons as a Cardinal. … Owns 11 doubles wins in three seasons. … Recorded his first collegiate singles win with a 6-1, 1-6, 10-8 victory at No. 3 against Martin Luther on Jan. 25, 2019).
 
By The Numbers:
• 4: All four of the Cardinals' wins in 2021 came on their home courts — defeating Loras (7-2), Wartburg (6-3), Hamline (6-3), and Concordia (9-0).
• 6: Saint Mary's used six different combinations at No. 3 doubles, combining for a 5-7 record.
• 7: Trevor Smiley (Minnetonka, Minn.) closed out the year with a team-leading seven singles wins — six of which came during the junior's career-high six-match singles winning streak.
• 9-0: Saint Mary's closed out the home portion of its schedule with a 9-0 win over Concordia on April 18. The win over the Cobbers was Saint Mary's first 9-0 sweep of the season. SMU also owned two 6-3 victories and one 7-2 triumph.
• 11: The Cardinals' 5-4 loss to Northwestern on April 2 snapped the Cardinals' 13-match winning streak against the Eagles.
 
Did You Know?:
• Three Cardinals picked up their first collegiate singles wins in 2021. Evan Huemoeller (Owatonna, Minn.) recorded his first collegiate singles win against Northwestern on April 2, posting a 3-6, 6-2, 10-1 win at No. 2; E.J. Hietala (Duluth, Minn.) notched his first win against Loras on March 6; and Reilly Fredell (Colorado Springs, Colo.) recorded a 6-3, 6-1 vs. Hamline on March 19 for his win No. 1.
 
Did You Know, Part II?:
• With their wins over Loras and Wartburg, and loss to Northwestern, the Cardinals are now 67-25 in nonconference matches since 2012.