MIAMI (March 14, 2017) – Riding a 10-match winning streak, the FIU women's tennis team (12-1) has moved up in this week's Oracle/ITA Women's Tennis Rankings, announced on Tuesday. Moving up two spots, FIU sits at No. 24, the highest ranking for the Panthers since the end of the 2001 season.
 
FIU picked up three wins this past week, including a pair of shutout victories, defeating Boston University, 7-0, on Friday, March 10, and downing then-No. 49 VCU, 4-0, on Sunday, March 12.
 
The Panthers have shut out seven opponents this season and have won three matches versus nationally-ranked teams in 2017. FIU is 7-0 at home this season, while its 10-match winning streak matches the season-best from a year ago and is the longest winning streak since the 2009 season, during which the Panthers won 13-straight.
 
FIU's only loss of the season was to No. 1 Florida back on Jan. 29.
 
The Panthers will next host Georgia Southern on Wednesday, March 15. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m. ET.
 
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
 
About FIU: 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/.