The Monmouth College women's tennis team competed in the first day of the Midwest Conference Individual Tournament on Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin. 

Ivana Stefanova (Streamwood, Illinois) and Natalie Labicki (Antioch, Illinois) advanced to the semifinals at No. 1 doubles and will play on Sunday. They beat Illinois College 8-5 in the first round matchup and face Lake Forest in the semifinals. 

Stefanova won her first singles match at No. 1 singles 6-0, 6-1 against IC before falling in the semis 6-1, 6-4 to Cornell. Labicki lost a tough 3-set match at No. 2 singles to Grinnell. She bounced back to win in the consolation semis 8-2 against Ripon. Labicki plays in the consolation final on Sunday against IC. 

Freshman Tiah Riggs (Vincennes, Indiana) won her first round match against IC at No. 6 singles 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. She fell in the semifinals 7-5, 6-1 against Grinnell. 

"Tiah showed her basketball toughness in her third set win today and Ivana did a great job in the first match getting on and off the court against a player she beat in a super tiebreaker earlier this season," said head coach Brian Dahlstrom"

Natalie Holst (East Moline, Illinois) will play in the consolation final at No. 4 singles on Sunday against a player from Lawrence. Kimber Calvert (Paris, Illinois) and Alayna McKinley (Rock Island, Illinois) both went 0-1 in singles on Saturday. 

Calvert and Holst will play in Sunday's consolation semifinals in No. 2 doubles against Ripon. Riggs and McKinley will face Lawrence in the No. 3 consolation semifinals. 

MONMOUTH MOMENTS: Stefanova moved past Sara Yerks for the 5th most doubles wins in Monmouth history with 26…She has 27 singles wins and her 53 combined wins is tied for fourth in MC history with Amy Unzicker…Labicki has 52 combined wins with 30 in doubles and 22 in singles…Riggs has five singles wins this year…Play continues Sunday in Madison.