MIAMI (March 19, 2017) – Riding a 12-match winning streak, the FIU women's tennis team (14-1) hosts the University of Towson (6-3) on Monday, March 20, at the FIU Tennis Courts.
First serve is set for 1 p.m., and admission is free to the public.
The Panthers, at No. 24 in the latest Oracle/ITA Women's Tennis Ranking, are coming off four-straight shutout wins and are a perfect 9-0 at home in 2017. The Tigers come into Monday's match with a 6-3 record, after picking up a 6-1 win in their last match against Longwood on Tuesday, March, 7. This week marks the first contest all-time between the two schools.
In last weekend's win against Iowa Hawkeyes, sophomore
Maryna Veksler and freshmen
Ulyana Grib recorded their 18th and 17th wins of the season, respectively. Sophomore
Andrea Lazaro is currently ranked at No. 28 in the Oracle/ITA Individual Ranking and enters Monday's contest with a career singles record of 40-13, including a 27-2 mark in dual matches.
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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/.
