SOUTH BEND, IND. – The UIC women's tennis team played its second of back-to-back matches Sunday, as it traveled to Notre Dame for an afternoon match against the Fighting Irish. The Flames took their first ever doubles point from a Power-5 opponent, as well as their first ever singles number one victory over a Power-5 school. UIC also played the Fighting Irish closer (5-2) than any opponent on the weekend (Notre Dame defeated Michigan State 7-0, Butler 6-1, and Xavier 7-0).
 
The Flames would earn the doubles point with victories at the number two (Natalia Nikolopoulou & Cora-Lynn von Dungern 6-2) and number three (Tamara Malazonia & Zara Ryan 7-5) spots. UIC was down 5-4 at third doubles (Ryan and Malazonia), and would come back and win 7-5 to clinch the doubles point. 
 
In singles competition, Agnes Gustafsson earned the lone victory for the Flames in the number 1 spot over Notre Dame's Page Freeman in three sets, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. Lea Forste-Dinell also went three sets in her match in the number six spot, but would drop the match 3-6, 6-3, 0-1.
 
UIC will return to action Saturday, when it heads to Kalamazoo, Mich. to take on Western Michigan. First serve from West Hills Athletic Club in Kalamazoo is set for 11:00 a.m. CT.