The Monmouth College women's tennis team returned to Midwest Conference action on Wednesday with a 5-2 loss at Illinois College. 

Ivana Stefanova (Streamwood, Illinois) and Natalie Labicki (Antioch, Illinois) won 6-3 at No. 1 doubles but IC won the other two doubles matches to take the point. Kimber Calvert (Paris, Illinois) and Natalie Holst (East Moline, Illinois) lost 6-2 at No. 2 while Alayna McKinley (Rock Island, Illinois)  and Tiah Riggs (Vincennes, Indiana) fell in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (4).. 

Stefanova won at No. 1 singles 2-6, 6-2, 10-5 while Labicki lost 7-6 (0), 6-3 at No. 2 singles. Calvert fell at No. 3 singles 6-2, 6-1 and Holst lost at No. 4 6-2, 6-2. McKinley lost 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5 and Riggs rallied to win 0-6, 7-6, 10-6 at No. 6. 

MONMOUTH MOMENTS: With 23 career doubles wins, Stefanova moved into a tie for seventh on the Monmouth all-time list…She is tied with Morgan Hoile and Amy Unzicker…Stefanova and Labicki have six doubles wins on the season…Riggs has two singles wins at No. 6 this season and the freshman picked up her first MWC win this evening…The Scots are now off until Saturday, Oct,. 4 when they host Grinnell at 9 a.m. and Cornell at 3 p.m. for Senior Day.