SPRINGFIELD, IL --- The Prairie Stars will continue their season at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament after qualifying for the post-season for the first time in program history. Illinois Springfield clinched the fourth seed in the east after Southern Indiana lost, putting UIS into post-season play.

The Prairie Stars concluded the regular season with a 9-9 record and 3-3 mark in the GLVC east. The conference standings are only based off of your record against teams in your division, and the deciding factor was a 5-4 victory over Southern Indiana, who UIS beat out by one game.

UIS ended the regular season with a 7-2 defeat to Bellarmine as the Knights took all three doubles matches before
UIS took two of the six singles matches.

In singles, Jane Carter held the top spot with a three-set come from behind victory, winning 4-6, 7-6, 10-5. Maegan Flight bookended that victory with a three-set win of her own, winning 3-6, 7-5, 10-6 in the sixth slot.

Carter improved to 14-7 on the season and 12-5 in dual matches, all at the number one spot. Flight, improved to 12-5 on the season and has now won four straight singles matches.

The GLVC tournament will begin on Friday, April 21^st as UIS will take on the top seed from the east division, Rockhurst. UIS fell to the Hawks on the road earlier this season by a score of 7-2.