MIAMI (March 30, 2012) --- Freshman Sarah McLean picked up her second-straight singles victory in a 6-1 loss to the No. 49-ranked Brown Bears (14-4) on Friday, March 30, at the FIU Tennis Courts.
McLean earned the team's only point of the afternoon, defeating Brown's Cassandra Herzberg, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8. The win marked the seventh of the season for the Miami, Fla., native.
The Panthers (5-13) fell behind, 1-0, after dropping three-straight doubles contests. Misia Krasowski and Ariel Caldwell defeated FIU's Nina Djordjevic and Giulietta Boha, 8-0, Herzberg and Jessica Harrow downed McLean and junior Rita Maisak, 8-5, while seniors Lisa Johnson and Christine Seredni fell to Carissa Aboubakare and Laura Wiley, 8-5.
The Bears won five-straight singles matches to clinch the match before McLean's victory. Junior Magali Holt fell to Nikita Uberoi, 6-2, 6-0, Johnson lost to Harrow, 6-3, 6-0, Maisak dropped a, 6-2, 6-3, match to Krasowski, Djordjevic lost to Julie Flanzer, 6-3, 6-1, and Seredni fell to Wiley, 6-2, 6-2.
The loss drops the Panthers to 2-4 at home and also marked the 11th time that FIU has faced a ranked opponent this season.
The Panthers will next host No. 57 Fresno State on Friday, April 6. The match is slated for 1:00 p.m. Prior to the match FIU seniors Christine Seredni and Lisa Johnson will be honored as they will be playing in the final home match of their Panther career.
Tennis Match Results
Brown vs FIU Panthers
Mar 30, 2012 at Miami, Fla.
#49 Brown 6, FIU 1
Singles competition
1. Krasowski, Misia (BROWN) def. Maisak, Rita (FIU) 6-2, 6-3
2. McLean, Sarah (FIU) def. Herzberg, Cassandra (BROWN) 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
3. Harrow, Jessica (BROWN) def. Johnson, Lisa (FIU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Wiley, Laura (BROWN) def. Seredni, Christine (FIU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Flanzer, Julie (BROWN) def. Djordjevic, Nina (FIU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Uberoi, Nikita (BROWN) def. Holt, Magali (FIU) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Herzberg, Cassandra/Harrow, Jessica (BROWN) def. Maisak, Rita/McLean, Sarah (FIU) 8-5
2. Krasowski, Misia/Caldwell, Ariel (BROWN) def. Boha, Giulietta/Djordjevic, Nina (FIU) 8-0
3. Aboubakare, Carissa/Wiley, Laura (BROWN) def. Johnson, Lisa/Seredni, Christine (FIU) 8-5
Match Notes:
Brown 14-4; National ranking #49
FIU 5-13
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (6,3,1,5,4,2)
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