MIAMI (March 4, 2014) – The FIU women's tennis team (2-3) fell to the Boston College Eagles (8-4), 5-2, on Tuesday afternoon at the FIU Tennis Courts.
 
The Panthers fell behind, 1-0, dropping the doubles points with losses by freshmen Nina Nagode and Tina Mohorcic (8-0, to the duo of Jessica Wacnik and Lexi Borr) at the No. 1 position and sophomore Aleksandra Trifunovic and freshman Valentina Briceno (8-6, to BC's Katya Wasilyev and Wan-Yi Sweeting) at the No. 2 spot. 
 
FIU collected two points in singles action as senior Giulietta Boha picked up her 10th-straight singles win, 6-1, 2-6, retired, over Sweeting and sophomore Carlotta Orlando earned her first singles victory of the spring with a 7-6 (1), 6-2 win over Wacnik.
 
Boston College registered points in the other four singles matches to claim the 5-2 win.
 
FIU will next travel to Northridge, Calf., to take on Cal. State Northridge on Thursday, March 6. First serve is set for 5:00 p.m. ET.
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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