MIAMI (March 9, 2015) – The FIU women's tennis team (4-5) will continue its current nine-match home stand with a contest versus Conference USA foe Southern Miss (7-4) on Tuesday, March 10.
First serve is set for 1 p.m. ET. Admission is free to the public.
FIU is a perfect 4-0 at home this season and has won eight-straight at the FIU Tennis Courts, dating back to last season.
Tuesday's match will mark the seventh meeting all-time with the Eagles as FIU owns a 4-2 mark in the series history. The last meeting between the two squads took place in last year's C-USA Tournament where Southern Miss defeated FIU, 4-2 (April 17, 2014).
The Panthers are led by junior
Carlotta Orlando and freshman
Nerma Caluk who have each recorded 17 singles victories this season. Orlando is a team-best 6-2 at the No. 2 spot in dual action. Sophomore
Nina Nagode is second on the team with 15 singles wins (5-3 in dual matches).
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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 Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium. About FIU:
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/.
