SAINT MARY'S CARDINALS 

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• 2021: 3-6 MIAC; 7-6 Overall

NORTHWESTERN EAGLES

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• 2021: 6-0 UMAC, 15-6 Overall

MARTIN LUTHER KNIGHTS

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• 2021: 1-5 UMAC, 1-8 Overall

SMU v. NORTHWESTERN:

April 21, 2021 * W, 8-1 

Series History

SMU v. MARTIN LUTHER:

Jan. 24, 2020 * W, 9-0 

Series History

SAINT MARY'S LAST ACTION:

Sept. 24-25, 2021 * ITA * Recap 1 / Recap 2

SAINT MARY'S UP NEXT:

Feb. 13, 2022 * Gustavus * Winona, MN * 1:30

NORTHWESTERN LAST ACTION:

Sept, 24-25, 2021 * ITA * Recap

NORTHWESTERN UP NEXT:

Feb. 5, 2022 * Saint Benedict * St. Cloud, MN * 1:00

MARTIN LUTHER LAST ACTION

April 30, 2021 * UM-Morris * L, 9-0

MARTIN LUTHER UP NEXT:

Feb. 5, 2022 * Macalester * Minneapolis, MN * 1:00

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals enter their season-opening weekend on the heels of a 7-6 season a year ago, including a 3-6 showing in their nine conference matches.

• POST-SEASON HONORS: Zoie Becker was named First-Team All-MIAC in singles play in 2021 — it was the first all-conference honor of her collegiate career.

• SINGLED OUT: The Cardinals collected nine singles victories at last fall’s ITA Regional/Midwest Open, led by Emily Henderson (Jordan, Minn.), Peyton Buerman (Shawano, Wis.), and Ashley Renwick (Farmington, Minn.) with two each.

• RACKING UP THE WINS: Becker closed out the 2021 season winning four of her last five matches to end the year with a team-high 11 singles wins. Becker, who finished the pandemic-shortened 2020 season at 9-2, now owns a 20-4 career singles record.

• COLLEGIATE FIRSTS: Peyton Buerman (Shawano, Wis.) and Ashley Renwick (Farmington, Minn.) picked up their first collegiate singles wins for the Saint Mary’s women’s tennis team at the 2021 ITA Regional/Midwest Open on Sept. 24-25. Buerman outlasted Northwestern’s Taylar Smith 7-6 (7-4), 1-6, 10-6 and Renwick followed suit with a marathon, 6-0, 3-6, 10-4 victory over Caroline Hutchinson of Wartburg. … The Cardinals had four athletes record their first collegiate singles wins in 2021 — Sarrianna Hoffer (Wausau, Wis.), Emily Henderson (Jordan, Minn.), Natalie Peterson (St. Cloud, Minn.), and Maddie Dosser (South St. Paul, Minn.).

• DOUBLING UP: Maggie Frye (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Kennedy Morgan (Green Bay, Wis.) teamed up to go 3-1 in doubles play at last fall’s ITA Regional/Midwest Open.

• HOME SWEET HOME: Six of the Cardinals’ seven wins in 2021 came on their home court, where SMU finished 6-3. Saint Mary’s — which played nine of its 13 matches at the Winona Tennis Center — picked up its lone road win with a 7-2 victory over Saint Benedict on April 10.

• TEAMING UP: As a doubles team, Colleen Lois (Green Bay, Wis.)/Natalie Peterson (St. Cloud, Minn.) ended 2021 with a team-leading six doubles victories, going 6-5 — all at No. 1.

• BUSY SENIOR YEAR: Colleen Lois (Green Bay, Wis.) — the Cardinals’ lone senior in 2021 — was the only Cardinal to play all 13 matches at the same position, going 6-7 at No. 1 singles.

• DOMINANCE: The Cardinals’ season-ending 7-2 win over Concordia on April 18, 2021 pushed their winning streak against the Cobbers to eight straight.

• TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: With their 8-1 win over Northwestern on April 2, the Cardinals improved to 66-20 against nonconference opponents since 2012.

• FOR THE RECORD: The Eagles enter their season-opener against Saint Mary’s on the heels of a 15-6 season in 2021, including a perfect 6-0 mark in UMAC play. Northwestern captured both the regular-season and tournament UMAC crowns — the Eagles’ first regular-season title since 2016, and the first time since 2015 that UNW has secured both the regular-season and tournament titles.

• NCAA BOUND: With their 5-2 win over St. Scholastica in the UMAC Tournament championship match, the Eagles made the program’s fourth NCAA Tournament appearance, falling to Milsaps 5-0.

• HOME COOKING: The Eagles were a perfect 9-0 in matches played on their home court, while closing out the year 6-6 on the road or in neutral-site matches.

• SINGLES DOMINANCE: Northwestern closed out the 2021 season with a 77-42 record in singles play, and boasted five players with 10 or more singles victories, led by Taylor Smith, who closed out the year 18-2. Belinda Weddle and Sabrina Bush each chipped in 13 singles wins, while Jessica Gross and Elli Dodge both had 11.

• SPREADING THE WEALTH: Smith’s 18 singles wins came at four different positions, going 1-0 at No. 3, 9-2 at No. 4, 2-0 at No. 5, and 6-0 at No. 6. 

• ROLLING INTO 2022: Bush heads into the 2022 season riding a seven-match singles winning streak, while Angel Beaufeaux bring a four-match winning streak into UNW’s season-opener against Saint Mary’s.

• DOUBLING UP: Smith closed out 2021 with a team-leading 17 doubles victories, followed by Dodge and Bush with 13, Weddle and Mafee Rinta with 12, and Jessica Gross with 10. … As a doubles team, Weddle/Rinta and Dodge/Smith each recorded 10 wins. No other doubles combination won more than seven matches.

• AS A TEAM: Northwestern closed out the year going 77-42 in singles play, while boasting a 41-21 record in doubles action. The Eagles had just seven players account for those 77 singles wins. … UNW used 11 different doubles combinations last season.

• MIAC FOES: The Eagles played four matches against teams from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference a year ago, going 1-3. NWU defeated Hamline 5-4, while falling to Concordia (5-4), Saint Mary’s (8-1), and St. Catherine (9-0). 

• FOR THE RECORD: The Knights enter their season-opener against Saint Mary’s coming off a 1-8 season a year ago, including a 1-5 showing in UMAC play. MLC lost to UM-Morris 9-0 in the opening round of the UMAC Tournament.

• LONE WIN: After opening the season dropping their first five matches, Martin Luther picked up its lone win of the year — a 9-0 victory over Crown on April 22. The Knights then closed the season with three consecutive setbacks.

• SINGLES STRUGGLES: Martin Luther won just two of its 21 singles matches a year ago, finishing 2021 with a 2-19 record in singles play. McKenzey Crowley accounted for both singles wins for the Knights — both coming at No. 1, where she finished 2-2. MLC had just seven players compete in singles action a year ago.

• DOUBLING UP: Crowley and Anna Hemmelman recorded MLC’s lone doubles win of 2021, posting an 8-6 win at No. 1 against Mount Marty on Feb. 18. The Knights used six different doubles combinations in finishing 2-10 in doubles play (the second win a forfeit victory).