Valparaiso returned to Horizon League action on Monday afternoon and fell 7-0 to first place UIC at the Northwest Athletic Club in Michigan City, Ind.

UIC (14-4, 6-0 Horizon) opened by winning all three doubles contests by 8-1 scores.  Linda Hricistova and Mariya Kovaleva downed Jackie O’Reilly (Green Bay, Wis./DePere H.S.) and Stephanie York (Elkhart, Ind./Jimtown H.S.) at number one while Elisa Simonetti and Teona Tsertsvadze defeated Kristin Zakiewicz (Bristol, Ind./Northridge H.S.) and Katie Bilyeu (Terre Haute, Ind./South Vigo H.S.) at two.  Ilinca Cristescu and Jana Knoppe won their third doubles match against Brittany O’Reilly (Green Bay, Wis./Southwest H.S.) and Aubree Zdanovec (Appleton, Wis./East H.S.).

In singles action, Kovaleva was a 6-0, 6-0 winner over Jackie O’Reilly at the top while Tsertsvadze won by the same score at two against Brittany O’Reilly.  Cristescu downed Zakiewicz 6-1, 6-1 at third singles while Knoppe was a 6-0, 6-2 winner against York at number four.  Hricistova defeated Bilyeu 6-0, 6-0 at five singles while Kathryn Sharples was a 6-0, 6-0 victor over Zdanovec to round out the lineup.

Valparaiso (0-16, 0-6) will return to the Valpo Tennis Complex on Tuesday afternoon to host Indiana Wesleyan.  First serve is set for 2 p.m.