LUBBOCK, Texas (Feb. 10, 2012) --- The FIU women's tennis team (1-6) fell to the New Mexico State Aggies (3-3), during the first day of the Lady Raider Shootout on Friday, Feb. 10, in Lubbock, Texas.
New Mexico jumped out to a 1-0 lead after winning the doubles portion of the competition. Freshman Karyn Guttormsen and sophomore Giulietta Boha lost to Manon Sylvain and Denise Van Der Ben, 8-4, and senior Lisa Johnson and junior Magali Holt dropped their match with Ginet Pinero and Ros-Polly Nguyen, 8-3.
During singles play, Natalia Salum gave New Mexico State a 2-0 advantage after defeating Boha, 6-4, 6-1. FIU got on the board when junior Rita Maisak downed Van Der Ben, 6-4, 6-2. However, the Aggies took the next two singles matches to win the contest, 4-1. Pinero defeated Johnson, 6-3, 6-3, and freshman Nina Djordjevic lost to Annemieke Witte, 6-2, 6-4.
The loss marks the fourth-straight for the Panthers, who drop to 1-6 on the season.
FIU will next face Rice on Day Two of the Lady Raider Shootout on Saturday, Feb. 11. The match is set for 1:00 p.m. ET.
Results
NMSU 4, FIU 1
Singles
Manon Sylvain (NMSU) vs. Sarah McLean (FIU) DNF
Rita Maisak (FIU) def. Denise Van Der Ben (NMSU) 6-4, 6-2
Ginet Pinero (NMSU) def. Lisa Johnson (FIU) 6-3, 6-3
Natalia Salum (NMSU) def. Giulietta Boha (FIU) 6-4, 6-1
Ros-Polly Nguyen (NMSU) vs. Karyn Guttormsen (FIU) DNF
Annemieke Witte (NMSU) def. Nina Djordjevic (FIU) 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 3, 6
Doubles
Natalia Salum and Jodie Williams (NMSU) vs. Rita Maisak and Sarah McLean, 6-6, DNF
Manon Sylvain and Denise Van Der Ben (NMSU) def. Karyn Guttormsen and Giulietta Boha, 8-4
Ginet Pinero and Ros-Polly Nguyen (NMSU) def. Lisa Johnson and Magali Holt, 8-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3
About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 17 different sports, and is a proud member of the Sun Belt Conference and an affiliate member of Conference USA (men's soccer). Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including U.S. Century Bank Arena and Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools 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 is worlds ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission and enrolls 46,000 students in two campus and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. More than 140,000 alumni live and work in South Florida. FIU is a member of the Sun Belt Conference and has 400 student-athletes participating in17 sports. In 2010 the Panthers won their first bowl game. For more information about FIU, visithttp://www.fiu.edu/.
