MIAMI (March 5, 2014) – The FIU women's tennis team (2-3) travels to the "Golden State" for a two-game road swing beginning March 6 at Cal State Northridge (4-2). First serve is set for 5:00 p.m. ET.
 
Following the Panthers' Thursday match versus the Matadors, FIU will travel to Los Angeles, Calif., to face the Loyola Marymount Lions (6-6) on Saturday, March 8. Start time is slated for 4:00 p.m. ET.
 
FIU is coming off a 5-2 loss to the 56th-ranked Boston College Eagles on Tuesday, March 4. The Panthers are led by senior Giulietta Boha, who enters Thursday's match with a 15-2 singles record (5-0 duals), having won 10-straight. Sophomore Carlotta Orlando is coming off her first singles win of the season and owns a 9-7 singles mark this season (1-4 duals). Freshmen Nina Nagode and Tina Mohorcic have registered 7-5 record in doubles play and are 2-3 on the No. 1 position for the Panthers.
 
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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/