Freshman Cary Milanes (Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetto) did something Saturday that no other women's tennis player has ever done at Valpo under head coach Traci Young: beat a Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent. Milanes outlasted Northern Illinois University's (NIU) Evelyn Youel 6-4, 6-3 at the UIC Flames Outdoor Courts in the final day of the UIC Invitational.

The rest of the scores are as follows.

First round singles
Nelle Youel (Northern Illinois) def. Cary Milanes (Valpo) 6-1, 6-1
Mary Malkin (Northern Illinois) def. Kaitlyn Hamel (Valpo) 6-1, 6-1
Jackie Altansarnai (UIC) def. Kathleen Hebble (Valpo) 6-4, 6-0
Oana Manole (UIC) def. Arantza De La Torre (Northern Illinois) 7-6, 7-5
Stephanie McDonald (Northern Illinois) def. Paige Heuer (Valpo) 7-5, 2-6, 10-4
Ann-Sophie Hahn (UIC) def. Megan Barthels (Valpo) 6-2, 6-2
Cristina Alvarez (Northern Illinois) def. Michele Fredlake (Valpo) 6-0, 6-1
Evelyn Youel (Northern Illinois) def. Morgan Paras (Valpo) 6-4, 6-0
Maria Rozo (Northern Illinois) def. Lauren Kammerer (Valpo) 6-0, 6-0
Abigail Dekkinga (Northern Illinois) def. Erin Staal (Valpo) 6-1, 6-1

Second round singles
Nelle Youel (Northern Illinois) def. Kathleen Hebble (Valpo) 6-1, 6-0
Jackie Altansarnai (UIC) def. Mary Malkin (Northern Illinois) 6-3, 6-3
Oana Manole (UIC) def. Stephanie McDonald (Northern Illinois), by default
Cristina Alvarez (Northern Illinois) def. Ann-Sophie Hahn (UIC) 6-0, 6-2
Maria Rozo (Northern Illinois) def. Evelyn Youel (Northern Illinois) 7-6, 6-1
Bianca Zuzu (UIC) def. Abigail Dekkinga (Northern Illinois) 7-6, 6-4

Third round singles
Nelle Youel (Northern Illinois) def. Jackie Altansarnai (UIC) 6-2, 6-2
Mary Malkin (Northern Illinois) def. Megan Barthels (Valpo) 6-4, 6-3
Cristina Alvarez (Northern Illinois) def. Oana Manole (UIC) 7-5, 2-6, 10-4
Arantza De La Torre (Northern Illinois) def. Paige Heuer (Valpo) 6-1, 6-3
Ann-Sophie Hahn (UIC) def. Kaitlyn Hamel (Valpo) 6-1, 6-4
Bianca Zuzu (UIC) def. Maria Rozo (Northern Illinois) 3-6, 6-3, 11-9
Abigail Dekkinga (Northern Illinois) def. Michele Fredlake (Valpo) 7-6, 6-0

The Crusaders conclude their fall schedule this Thursday when they host Robert Morris (Ill.) 2 pm at the Valpo Tennis Complex.