MIAMI (March 20, 2014) – The FIU women's tennis team (6-5) fell to No. 68 Princeton (9-5), 4-3, on Thursday afternoon at the FIU Tennis Courts.
 
The Tigers took an early 1-0 lead, winning the doubles points. The duo of sophomore Carlotta Orlando and freshman Tina Mohorcic fell to Lindsay Graff and Joan Cannon, 8-7 (6) and the tandem of freshmen Nina Nagode and Valentina Briceno dropped an 8-4 decision to Emily Hahn and Amanda Muliawan. Senior Giulietta Boha and sophomore Aleksandra Trifunovic defeated Caroline Joyce and Katie Goepel, 8-1
 
FIU tied the match, 1-1, when Nagode downed Hahn, 6-3, 6-2, to open singles play. Princeton regained the lead, 2-1, as Boha fell to Goepel, 6-2, 7-5, and extended its advantage with a 6-4, 6-0 loss by Orlando to Graff. The Tigers clinched the match, 4-1, as Katherine Flanigan defeated Briceno, 7-6 (4), 6-3. FIU picked up the final two points, as Mohorcic won (7-6 [5], 7-5 over Joyce) and Trifunovic won (6-4, 7-5, retired over Muliawan).
 
The Panthers will next host Columbia on Saturday, March 22, from the FIU Tennis Courts. First serve is set for 12:00 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