Monmouth College

Stefanova Wins Again but Scots Fall at IC

by Nathan Baliva

MONMOUTH, Ill. (09/23/2026) — The Monmouth College women's tennis team lost 6-1 at Illinois College on Tuesday. Senior Ivana Stefanova (Streamwood, Illinois) stayed unbeaten on the season in singles with a straight sets win.

Stefanova won 6-1, 6-1 at No, 1 singles to move to 6-0 on the season. Jenny Nelson (Wentzville, Missouri) lost 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 and Kimber Calvert (Paris, Illinois) fell 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3. Tiah Riggs (Vincennes, Indiana) lost 6-3, 6-1 at No. 4 and Delaney Albarram (Chicago, Illinois) lost 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5. Korryn Keehner (Staunton, Illinois) lost 6-1, 6-0 at No. 6

In doubles, Stefanova/Nelson lost 7-6 with the tiebreaker going to IC 7-2. Calvert/Riggs lost 6-3 and Albarram/Keehner lost 6-0.

MONMOUTH MOMENTS: Stefanova has 36 career singles wins and is 6-0 in singles this season ... She went 4-0 in singles in her career against IC in dual matches, and 2-2 in doubles ... The Lady Blues have won the last three matches against the Scots since a 2023 Monmouth win ... The Scots host St. Ambrose at 3 p.m. Wednesday in a double meet with the men's teams.