MIAMI (March 2, 2017) – The FIU women's tennis team (7-1) travels to Las Vegas, Nevada, to take on No. 46
th-ranked UNLV (6-3) from the Fertitta Tennis Complex on Friday, March 3.
First serve is set for 1:30 p.m. ET.
The Panthers come into Friday's match ranked No. 40 in the latest Oracle/ITA Division Rankings. FIU has won five-straight matches, including three-consecutive shutouts.
The Rebels come into Friday's match having lost two-straight and are 5-2 at home this season. The Panthers own a 3-1 mark all-time versus UNLV, with FIU winning the last meeting between the two teams, 4-3, on March 5, 2011, in Fresno, California.
FIU is led by
Maryna Veksler, who comes into this weekend's action with a team-best 14-3 mark. The native of Kiev, Ukraine, has won seven-straight singles matches and is 8-1 in the last 10 FIU outings. Joining Veksler are
Andrea Lazaro and
Mina Markovic, who have totaled 12 wins each. Lazaro (12-3) is currently ranked No. 34 in the latest Oracle/ITA Women's National Singles Rankings. Lazaro has registered an overall career mark of 36-12 and a 23-1 career record 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/.
