FIU senior Camila Serrano (Bogota, Colombia) shot a 2-under 70 and sits in a tie for fourth place after one round of the Hurricane Invitational, held at the Biltmore Golf Course in Coral Gables, Florida. FIU as a team is tied for 11^th after 18 of the 54-hole event.
 
With the team starting on the 10^th hole Serrano birdied the par-4, 351-yard opener and parred the next 13 holes. She then produced birdies on six and seven to sit at 3-under before a bogey on the last hole for the round of 70.
 
Senior Coralia Arias (Quito, Ecuador) was the second-best finisher for the Panthers, posting a 3-over 75. She is in a tie for 34^th after the opening round. She started well, with three birdie and two bogeys on her first nine holes, but suffered bogeys on her last four holes to land at her final score. Like Serrano, she also birdied the 10^th hole, but also posted birdies on both par-5 holes on the back (her starting nine), on the 518-yard 15^th and 459-yard 18^th.
 
The Panthers will be paired again with Mercer, but Iowa State will join these two paired schools from Monday's round to start at 7:30 a.m. from the 10^th tee.

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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/.