Photo of Carlotta Orlando
Box Score
Mobile, Ala. (February 16, 2013) – The FIU tennis team (0-5) were narrowly defeated by the No. 56-ranked Texas Mean Green (4-1), 5-2, Saturday afternoon at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.
The Panthers started strong by winning the doubles point. FIU's No. 1 doubles team of Rita Maisak and Aleksand Trifunovic defeated Kseniya Bardabush and Franzis Sprinkmeyer, 8-5, while FIU's No. 2 doubles squad of Giulietta Boha and Carlotta Orlando clinched the point with their win over Valentina Starkova and Barbora Vykydalova, 8-5.
Unfortunately, in singles competition, the Panthers couldn't string together the necessary three extra points to earn the victory over the Mean Green. FIU's lone singles win came at the No. 1 position where Orlando took down Bardabush in three games, 4-6, 6-4, 10-5.
The Panthers will return to action against the Florida State Seminoles on Friday, Feb. 22 at 10:00 a.m., at the FIU Varsity Tennis Courts. Admission to all FIU tennis matches is free of charge.
#56 North Texas 5, FIU Panthers 2
Feb 16, 2013 at Mobile, Ala. (Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Orlando, Carlotta (FIU) def. Bardabush, Kseniya (NT) 4-6, 6-4, 10-5 |
| 2. Vykydalova, Barbora (NT) def. Maisak, Rita (FIU) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 3. Starkova, Valentina (NT) def. Trifunovic, Aleksand (FIU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-5 |
| 4. Serchenko, Ilona (NT) def. Boha, Giulietta (FIU) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 5. Sprinkmeyer, Franzis (NT) def. Gras, Lotte (FIU) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 6. Valenzuela, Agustina (NT) def. Holt, Magali (FIU) 6-1, 6-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Maisak, Rita/Trifunovic, Aleksand (FIU) def. Bardabush, Kseniya/Sprinkmeyer, Franzis (NT) 8-5 |
| 2. Boha, Giulietta/Orlando, Carlotta (FIU) def. Starkova, Valentina/Vykydalova, Barbora (NT) 8-5 |
| 3. Joubert, Dane/Serchenko, Ilona (NT) def. Holt, Magali/Gras, Lotte (FIU) 8-1 |
| Match Notes |
| FIU Panthers 0-5 |
| North Texas 4-1; National ranking #56 |
