MIAMI (Jan. 26, 2017) – The FIU women's tennis team (1-0) will travel to Gainesville, Florida, to take part in this weekend's ITA Kick-Off Weekend, hosted by the University of Florida.
The Panthers will square off against USF on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 2:00 p.m. Prior to the FIU match, No.1 Florida will take on DePaul at 11 a.m. The winners of both matches will square off at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, while the remaining two teams will meet in the consolation match at noon.
FIU is coming off a 6-1 win over San Jose State this past Tuesday. The win marked the fourth-straight, season-opening victory for the Panthers, who have won eight of their last nine dual matches, dating back to last season.
The Panthers have four student-athletes with seven-or-more wins this season, including
Mina Markovic, who comes into Saturday's contest with a team-best 9-1 mark.
Maryna Veksler claimed her eighth singles win of the season on Tuesday, while
Andrea Lazaro and
Ulyana Grib each picked up win No. 7.
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/.
