CHICAGO - The UIC women's tennis team (14-6, 7-0 MVC) will take the court on Saturday in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) tournament semi finals to open post season play. The No. 1 seeded Flames, who posted an undefeated record in conference play during the regular season, will face No. 4 Drake (9-12, 4-3 MVC) at 10 AM at XS Tennis Village.

UIC's conference champion winning regular season was highlighted by Elizabeth Lumpkin Robinson earning MVC Coach of the Year honors, while Anais Brion and Paula Rodriguez Gregoris were both named Second Team All-MVC.

The Flames faced off with Drake last Sunday in the regular season final, winning 5-2. In that match, UIC dropped the doubles point then dominated singles winning 5 of 6 matches, including Dongke Liu's 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 1. The Bulldogs are led by graduate student Maja Dokic who was named First Team All-MVC as well as MVC Co-Player of the year. Sophomore Jordane Dookie was also selected First Team All-MVC.

QUOTE FROM COACH LUMPKIN ROBINSON
"We are incredibly excited to have the opportunity to host the conference championship. This team has worked through so many difficulties this year while chasing our dreams. Hard is their normal and we are going to take it one match at a time, compete as hard as we can, and fight to keep our season going as long as possible."

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