MIAMI (March 8, 2016) – The FIU women's tennis team (No. 57 in the latest ITA rankings) improved to 10-1 on the year with a 7-0 victory over the Butler Bulldogs (1-13) on Tuesday afternoon.
The win gave the Panthers their third-straight at home and ninth-straight overall.
FIU took an early 1-0 lead, claiming the doubles point as sophomore
Nerma Caluk and senior
Kaitlin Brozovich defeated Jordan Minnick and Michelle McFerran, 6-0, and senior
Carlotta Orlando and redshirt freshman
Andrea Lazaro downed Jocelyn Koester and Kailey Eaton, 6-0.
The Panthers swept all six singles matches for the 7-0 result. Lazaro gave FIU a 2-0 lead with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Rachel Sutton. The win was the 11
th-stragiht for Lazaro, who is a perfect 10-0 in dual matches this season. Orlando extended her winning streak to nine-straight, cruising past Eaton, 6-0, 6-0. Caluk clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-0 win over McFerran. The win marked the 22
nd for the FIU sophomore, who has won nine-straight. Freshman
Maryna Veksler added FIU's fifth point of the match with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Bailey Padgett. Junior
Nina Nagode defeated Konstantina Adami, 6-2, 6-1, while Brozovich completed the shutout, downing Callie Schmit, 6-4, 6-2.
The 7-0 victory was fifth of the season for the Panthers and sixth shutout of an opponent overall.
FIU will host Conference USA foe UTEP on Friday, March 11. First serve is set for 12:00 p.m.
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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/.
