MEMPHIS (October 18, 2016) -- Senior Camila Serrano (Bogota, Columbia) turned in a 2-over par 73 and finished as the runner-up after Tuesday's final round of the Memphis Women's Intercollegiate in Tennessee. The two-day, three-round event took place at the par-71, 6,105-yard Ridgeway Country Club in Memphis.
 
Starting on the fourth hole in the shotgun start, Serrano bogeyed her first and birdied her fourth hole of the day (the par-5 eighth) and proceeded to par nine of her next 10 holes to stay close to par. Despite a bogey on the first hole after making a second turn, she finished her tournament with a birdie 2 on the par-3 third and finished with 73 and a total of 5-over (71-74-73  218) for second place.
 
"It was pretty tough today as the wind was just as hard as it was yesterday," said Serrano after the round. "With the conditions tough and the pin locations being very difficult, I think being runner up was good."
 
Serrano tied for the tournament lead by shooting 1-under par for the 54-hole tournament on the par-3 holes. She was also 1-under on the par-5 holes, tying for fourth in the field of 74. Her eight birdies were tied for the second-most, four behind the medalist, Martina Edberg of Cal State Fullerton.
 
FIU put a pair of golfers in a tie for 29^th, as junior Katerina Krasova (Ricany, Czech Republic) and freshman Diana Velez (Dorado, Puerto Rico), both shot 19-over for the tournament. Velez (75-78-79  232) posted six birdies for the tournament, and finished sixth on the par-4 holes at 6-over and Krasova (79-76-77  232) was tied for eighth by going just 7-over on the par-4 holes for the week.
 
The FIU squad finished fourth out of 13 teams at the event, shooting 63-over par (304-306-305  915). The Panthers were three shots behind second-place Houston Baptist, with host Memphis winning at 43-over (895).
 
"The conditions and course were very tough this week," said FIU Head Coach Joe Vogel.
                                                                              
"We just did not handle the greens very well. We will regroup and get ready to host the Pat Bradley next week."
 
The Panthers will head to Sarasota to host the 39^th-Annual Pat Bradley Invitational at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club, a Sunday through Tuesday event.

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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports, and is a proud member of Conference USA. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and the FIU Football Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.