TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Feb. 4, 2012) --- Despite victories by freshman Sarah McLean and sophomore Giulietta Boha, the FIU women's tennis team (1-4) fell to the No. 21-ranked Florida State Seminoles (4-1), 5-2, on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center in Tallahassee, Fla.
The Panthers fell behind 0-1 after being swept in the doubles portion of the match. The duo of Boha and freshman Karyn Guttormsen fell to Francesca Segarelli and Ruth Seaborne, 8-1. Senior Lisa Johnson and freshman Nina Djordjevic were downed by Leyla Erkan and Noemie Scharle, 8-2, while McLean and junior Rita Maisak fell to Carolina De Los Santos and Amy Sargeant, 8-7 (2).
FIU tied the match at 1-1 after Boha picked up the first singles victory as Scharle retired from the match for unspecified reasons. FSU went on to win four-straight singles match to clinch the victory (5-1) as Guttormsen fell to De Los Santos, 6-0, 6-0; Djordjevic lost to Sargeant, 6-2, 6-0; Maisak lost to Seaborne, 6-3, 6-2, and Johnson fell to Erkan, 6-2, 6-2. FIU made the score 5-2, following McLean's victory over Segarelli, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 10-6.
FIU will next travel to Athens, Ga., to face No. 6 Georgia on Sunday, Feb. 5. The match is set for 11:00 a.m. ET.
Doubles
1. De Los Santos/Sargeant def. McClean/Maisak: 8-7 (7-2)
2. Segarelli/Seaborne def. Boha/Guttorsmsen: 8-1
3. Erkan/Scarle def. Johnson/Djordjevic: 8-2
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles
1. McClean def. Segarelli: 6-3, 6-7 (7-4), 10-6
2. Erkan def. Johnson: 6-2, 6-2
3. Seaborne def. Maisak: 6-3, 6-2
4. Boha ret. Scharle: 3-2
5. De Los Santos def. Guttormsen: 6-0, 6-0
6. Sargeant def. Djordjevic: 6-2, 6-0
Order of finish: 4, 5, 6, 3, 2, 1
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/.
