FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. (Feb. 3, 2017) – The FIU women's tennis team (3-1) posted four-straight singles wins to defeat the St. John's Red Storm (2-1), 4-1, at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., on Friday afternoon.
The Red Storm jumped out to a 1-0 lead, taking two of three matches in doubles play. FIU responded with four-consecutive points in singles action for the team's third win of the season.
Ulyana Grib got the scoring started, tying the contest with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Irina Preotescu.
Andrea Lazaro (No. 54 in the latest ITA rankings) defeated Jessica Livianu (No. 43 in the latest ITA rankings), 6-2, 6-4, to give the Panthers a 2-1 lead. The reigning Conference USA Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week, improved to 20-1 in dual meets during her career with the victory on Friday.
Maryna Veksler improved to 10-3 on the year with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Anna Morozova to give FIU a 3-1 advantage before
Mina Markovic clinched the match, defeating Zofia Stanisz, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
FIU will take on Columbia on Saturday, Feb. 4, in New York. First serve is set for 12:00 p.m.
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Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer 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 $8.9 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/.
