Valparaiso University will host the first Missouri Valley Conference Championship of the 2021-2022 academic and athletic year as Valpo will serve as the host site for the MVC Individual Tennis Championship this fall.

Valpo was initially slated to host the event in the fall of 2020, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The championship is slated to begin on Friday, Oct. 8 and run through Sunday, Oct. 10.

This will mark the third time that Valpo has hosted an MVC Championship event since joining the league. Previously, Valpo hosted the Women’s Golf Championship in April 2019 and the Cross Country Championship in November 2019. The most recent MVC Individual Tennis Championship was hosted by UNI in Cedar Falls, Iowa in October 2019.

After taking a large step forward in head coach Bob Modesto’s second season by notching the team’s highest win total since 2007, the Valpo women’s tennis program is poised to continue its forward trajectory with the majority of the team returning for the 2021-22 season.

2021-22 Missouri Valley Conference Championship Sites

Date Championship Site (Host School)

Oct. 8-10 MVC Tennis Individual Championship (W) Valparaiso, Ind. (Valparaiso)

Oct. 29 MVC Cross Country Championship (M/W) Normal, Ill. (Illinois State)

Oct. 31, Nov. 5, Nov. 77 MVC Soccer Championship (W) Higher Seeds, Final Four at top seed

Nov. 9, 12, 14 MVC Soccer Championship (M) Higher Seeds, Final Four at top seed

Nov. 25-27 MVC Volleyball Championship Normal, Ill. (Illinois State)

Feb. 16-19 MVC Swimming & Diving Championship (W) Iowa City, Iowa (UNI)

Feb. 27-28 MVC Indoor Track & Field (M/W) TBD

March 3-6 State Farm MVC Basketball Championship (M) St. Louis, Mo.

March 10-13 MVC Basketball Championship (W) Moline, Ill.

April 17-19 MVC Golf Championship (W) St. Louis, Mo. (MSU/SIU)

April 22-24 MVC Tennis Team Championship (W) Des Moines, Iowa (Drake)

April 24-26 MVC Golf Championship (M) Paducah, Ky. (Southern Illinois)

May 11-14 MVC Softball Championship Springfield, Mo. (Missouri State)

May 13-15 MVC Outdoor Track & Field (M/W) Des Moines, Iowa (Drake)

May 24-28 MVC Baseball Championship TBD