NORFOLK, Va. (April 17, 2014) – The FIU tennis team's (11-7) 2013-2014 season ended with a 4-2 loss to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (12-12), 4-2, on Thursday morning in the second round of the 2014 C-USA Women's Tennis Championships at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center in Norfolk, Va.
Trailing 1-0, FIU won two-straight singles points as senior
Giulietta Boha defeated Karina Gurgenyan, 6-1, 6-1, and sophomore
Carlotta Orlando downed Carolin Drescher, 6-1, 6-3. The Golden Eagles would go on to pick up three-straight points to claim the 4-2 victory. Sophomore
Aleksandra Trifunovic lost to Mahitha Dadrieddy, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 0-6, freshman
Nina Nagode lost to Lisa Noderer, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 2-6, and freshman
Valentina Briceno lost to Alex Kitchen, 6-3, 1-6, 5-7.
With the loss, FIU finishes the season with an 11-7 mark; eight wins better than a year ago.
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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/
