MIAMI (Jan. 29, 2015) – Coming off a 4-3 win over Liberty last Sunday, the FIU women's tennis team will turn its attention to Stetson as the Panthers (1-0) host the Hatters (1-0) on Friday, Jan .30, from the FIU Tennis Courts. First serve is set for noon.
FIU will be looking for its first 2-0 start to a season since the 2010 campaign.
The Panthers have five players with 10-or-more singles victories this season, including freshman
Nerma Caluk, who leads the team with 14. The Bosnia/Herzegovina native clinched the match for the Panthers versus the Flames, defeating her opponent, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4). Junior
Carlotta Orlando is second on the team in singles wins, posting 12 this season after winning her match at the No. 2 position (6-3, 6-0) on Sunday. The win was the 22
nd dual victory and 41
st overall of her collegiate career.
Friday will mark the 23
rd meeting all-time between FIU and Stetson (Division I), with the Panthers holding a 17-5 edge in the series history. The last meeting between the Panthers and Hatters resulted in a 4-3 win for Stetson in DeLand, Fla., on Feb. 9, 2014.
Admission to Friday's match is free to the public.
Fans are encouraged to follow the Panthers on Facebook (
Facebook.com/FIUWTennis) for all the latest FIU women's tennis news. Follow all of FIU's 18 athletic teams on Google+ (FIU Athletics), Twitter (@FIUAthletics), Facebook (
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Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
