CHICAGO - The UIC women's tennis team will begin their Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) title defense when they open conference play with a pair of matches this weekend. The Flames face off with Bradley (4-8) on Saturday and Illinois State (11-4) on Sunday. Both matches are scheduled for 12:00 pm at XS Tennis Village.

On Wednesday UIC defeated Holy Cross (Ind.) 7-0. This was their first match in nearly three weeks. Edit Cosmo, Anais Brion, Charlotte Deletioglu, and Paula Rodriguez Gregoris all captured singles victories against the Saints.

QUOTE FROM COACH LUMPKIN ROBINSON
"We are excited for spring matches to be here. We look forward to competing again and starting this next part of our journey together. It will be competitive from the beginning and we are ready for the challenge."

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