FT. MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 23, 2016) – Sophomore
Nerma Caluk scored the match-clinching point in straight sets, 6-0, 6-3, as the FIU women's tennis team (1-0) swept the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (0-1), 4-0, on Saturday afternoon from the FGCU Tennis Complex.
The victory marked the third-straight, season-opening win for the Panthers, and improved FIU to 4-1 all-time versus the Eagles.
The match, originally scheduled for a 1 p.m. start, was moved back to 4 p.m. due to high winds.
Once action got underway, FIU wasted no time, taking the first point of the day with two-straight doubles victories. The duo of freshman
Maryna Veksler and junior
Nina Nagode defeated Elizabeth Means and Julia Acusa, 6-3, while the tandem of senior
Carlotta Orlando and redshirt freshman
Andrea Lazaro downed Julianna Curtis and Joselyn Treyes Albarracin, 6-4.
In singles action, FIU won three-straight to take the victory, 4-0. Nagode topped Acusa, 6-2, 6-2, Lazaro defeated Curtis, 6-0, 6-4, and Caluk sealed the victory with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Treyes Albarracin.
The Panthers will next host the Troy Trojans on Friday, Jan. 29. First serve from the FIU Tennis Courts is 2:30 p.m.
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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/
