MIAMI (March 25, 2016) – The No. 49-ranked FIU women's tennis team will host the Brown Bears (11-5) on Sunday, March 27, in the final home match of the 2016 season. First serve is set for 12:00 p.m.
Admission to Sunday's match is free to the public.
Prior to the contest, FIU will recognize its two seniors,
Kaitlin Brozovich and
Carlotta Orlando, who will be playing in the final home match of their Panther careers.
FIU comes into Sunday's match with a 13-2 record, having already equaled their win total from a year ago.
Sunday will mark the eighth meeting all-time between the two teams with the Bears holding a 4-3 edge in the series history. The last meeting between the two teams resulted in a 4-3 win for the Panthers on March 28, 2014, in Miami, Fla.
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 Twitter (@FIUAthletics), Facebook (
Facebook.com/FIUSports), YouTube (FIUPanthers), and Instagram (FIUathletics).
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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/.
