MIAMI (March 9, 2012) --- Playing in its first home match of the season, the FIU women's tennis team picked up a 4-3 victory over the Penn Quakers (4-5) on Friday, March 9.
Senior Christine Seredni clinched the match for the Panthers (3-9) with her first singles victory of the 2012 season, defeating Srinidhi Raghavan, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2. Freshman Karyn Guttormsen won her fourth-straight singles match during Friday's contest, while sophomore Giulietta Boha notched her fourth singles victory this spring season.
FIU took an early 1-0 lead, winning two of the three doubles matches to start the day. Seredni along with senior Lisa Johnson made quick work of the Penn duo of Stephanie Do and Emma Whitfield, 8-2. Guttormsen and Boha followed up with an 8-2 win over Alex Ion and Daniela DePaoli. The Quakers won the final doubles match, 8-6 as junior Rita Maisak and freshman Sarah McLean dropped an 8-6 decision to Sol Eskeanzi. Sol and Jules Rodin.
In singles play, Penn tied the match at 1-1 as Ion defeated Johnson, 6-3, 6-0. The Panthers regained the lead, 2-1, as Guttormsen defeated DePaoli, 6-4, 6-1. The match was tied up for a second time, 2-2, as Masiak fell to Eskeanzi, 6-2, 6-1. Boha gave FIU a 3-2 advantage, defeating Whitfield, 6-2, 6-2. Seredni's match clinched the contest for the Panthers, 4-2. McLean batted Do, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4), suffering her eighth loss of the spring and wrapping the match up at 4-3.
The win improved the Panthers to 3-9 on the year and dropped the Quakers to 4-5 in 2012.
The Panthers will host Ole Miss next on Tuesday, March 13. The match is slated for 1:00 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Penn vs FIU Panthers
Mar 09, 2012 at Miami, Fla.
FIU Panthers 4, Penn 3
Singles competition
1. Eskeanzi, Sol (PENN) def. Maisak, Rita (FIU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Do, Stephanie (PENN) def. McLean, Sarah (FIU) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4)
3. Ion, Alex (PENN) def. Johnson, Lisa (FIU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Guttormsen, Karyn (FIU) def. DePaoli, Daniela (PENN) 6-4, 6-1
5. Seredni, Christine (FIU) def. Raghavan, Srinidhi (PENN) 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
6. Boha, Giulietta (FIU) def. Whitfield, Emma (PENN) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Eskeanzi, Sol/Rodin, Jules (PENN) def. Maisak, Rita/McLean, Sarah (FIU) 8-6
2. Boha, Giulietta/Guttormsen, Karyn (FIU) def. Ion, Alex/DePaoli, Daniela (PENN) 8-2
3. Johnson, Lisa/Seredni, Christine (FIU) def. Do, Stephanie/Whitfield, Emma (PENN) 8-2
Match Notes:
Penn 4-5
FIU Panthers 3-9
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,4,1,6,5,2)
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