MIAMI (March 15, 2014) – The FIU women's tennis team (5-4) dropped a 5-2 decision to the Boston Terriers (7-6) on Saturday afternoon at the FIU Tennis Courts.
 
Boston took an early lead, winning the doubles point, but FIU responded with a win at the No. 3 position. Senior Giulietta Boha and sophomore Aleksandra Trifunovic defeated Kim McCallum and Madison Craft, 8-1. However, BU took the final two doubles matches as freshmen Nina Nagode and Tina Mohorcic fell to Leonie Athanasiadis and Johanna Hyoty, 8-6, and freshman Valentina Briceno and sophomore Carlotta Orlando lost to Barbara Rodriguez and Lauren Davis, 8-7 (4).
 
The Terriers extended their lead, 3-0, taking back-to-back singles matches as Nagode fell to Hyoty, 6-2, 6-0 and Briceno lost to McCallum, 6-2, 6-1. Mohorcic got FIU on the board, 3-1, with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Rodriguez. However, BU clinched the match when Orlando lost to Davis, 6-3, 6-3. Boha had her streak of 13-straight victories snapped with a loss to Sami Lieb, 6-3, 6-3. Trifunovic closed out the afternoon with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Athanasiadis.
 
The Panthers will next host Albany on Tuesday, March 18, from the FIU Tennis Courts. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m.
 
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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 FIU 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