WINONA, Minn. -- St. Kate's tennis continued their win streak on Friday with a 6-3 victory over conference foe Saint Mary's University. The Wildcats are now 3-0 on the season and 2-0 in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) play. 

"I am so proud of how our team competed tonight", said head coach Megan Gunderson. "The effort we put forth set us up for success and laid the groundwork for a really good season."

The Wildcats No. 1 and No. 2 doubles teams secured the first two points of the match with Bri Dorr and Kelsey Dorr getting things started for the purple and gold with an 8-3 victory. Ella Graham and Reilee Schepper picked up the team's second point with an 8-5 victory and extending their conference doubles record to 2-0 at No. 2. First-years Noelle Slezak and Erica Wing appeared at No. 3 falling to the Cardinals 8-6. 

St. Kate's secured the win in singles play winning four of the six matches on Friday evening. Ella Graham was the first victory for the Wildcats winning 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3. K. Dorr remains undefeated at No. 1 as she edged out her opponent 6-0, 6-3. B. Dorr also continued her win streak at No. 2 forcing the tiebreaker after winning her first set 6-2 and falling in set two 6-2 clinching the win with a tiebreak score of 10-7. 

Schepper earned a tough win over the Cardinals No. 4 taking set one 6-0 and falling 7-5 in set two. Schepper broke the tie with a score of 10-6 for her second straight conference singles win. 

The Cardinals picked up their final two points at No. 5 and No. 6 with wins over Elsa Joly and Noelle Slezak, respectively. Joly won her first set 6-4 while dropping the second set with a reverse score of 6-4. Saint Mary's No. 5 singles earned the win in the tiebreaker 10-6. Slezak dropped her first singles match of her career to Emily Henderson of Saint Mary's falling 7-6, 6-4. 

St. Kate's is back in action Friday, March 19 hosting the College of Saint Benedict at Baseline Tennis Center at 7:30 pm. The match will be live-streamed on the Wildcats YouTube channel.