MIAMI (Jan. 31, 2014) – The FIU women's tennis team continues its spring slate this weekend, traveling to Ft. Myers, Fla., to face the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles for the team's first dual-meet of the season. First serve is set for 2 p.m. from FGCU Tennis Complex.
 
The Panthers are coming off a successful outing last weekend at the UCF Invitational, where the squad went 13-5 in singles play, while also notching three doubles victories. Three for FIU went a perfect 3-0 for the weekend in singles action, including senior Giulietta Boha and sophomores Aleksandra Trifunovic and Carlotta Orlando.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. 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 bachelor¹s, master¹s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida¹s 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. FIU has awarded 200,000 degrees and enrolls 50,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu