MIAMI (March 10, 2010) --- The FIU women's tennis team (8-6) fell to the No. 18-ranked Miami Hurricanes (7-3), 7-0, on Wednesday, March 10 at the FIU Tennis Courts.
The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Golden Panthers, who suffered their first home loss of the season.
UM swept the doubles portion of the match for the first point of the afternoon. The duo of Liset Brito and Maria Vallasciani fell to Laura Vallverdu and Bianca Eichkorn (8-4). Miami's Gabriela Mejia and Danielle Mills defeated FIU's Christine Seredni and Maria Spenceley (8-4). The final doubles match went to the Hurricanes as Priscilla Castillo and Magali Holt lost to Anna Bartenstein and Claudia Wasilewski (8-6).
The Golden Panthers dropped six-straight to the Hurricanes in singles competition, including losses by Brito (No. 87), who fell to Vallverdu (No. 4) (6-3, 6-2), Seredni, who dropped straight sets to No. 40 Eichkorn (6-1, 6-3) and Spenceley, who lost to No. 55 Bartenstein (7-5, 6-4).
FIU will host No. 24 Yale on Saturday, March 13. Game time is 11 a.m. ET.
Tennis Match Results
Miami Hurricanes vs FIU Golden Panthers
Mar 10, 2010 at Miami, Fla.
#18 Miami Hurricanes 7, #47 FIU Golden Panthers 0
Singles competition
1. #4 Vallverdu, Laura (UM) def. #87 Brito, Liset (FIU) 6-3, 6-2
2. #40 Eichkorn, Bianca (UM) def. Seredni, Christine (FIU) 6-1, 6-3
3. #55 Bartenstein, Anna (UM) def. Spenceley, Maria (FIU) 7-5, 6-4
4. Mejia, Gabriela (UM) def. Castillo, Priscilla (FIU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Mills, Danielle (UM) def. Holt, Magali (FIU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Wasilewski, Claudia (UM) def. Vallasciani, Maria (FIU) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Vallverdu, Laura/Eichkorn, Bianca (UM) def. Brito, Liset/Vallasciani, Maria (FIU) 8-4
2. Mills, Danielle/Mejia, Gabriela (UM) def. Seredni, Christine/Spenceley, Maria (FIU) 8-4
3. Bartenstein, Anna/Wasilewski, Claudia (UM) def. Castillo, Priscilla/Holt, Magali (FIU) 8-6
Match Notes:
Miami Hurricanes 7-3; National ranking #18
FIU Golden Panthers 8-6; National ranking #47
