GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2017) – The FIU women's tennis team (2-1) suffered its first loss of the season, falling to the No. 1-ranked Florida Gators (2-0), 4-0, in the finals of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend Gainesville Regional on Sunday afternoon.
FIU fell behind early, dropping the doubles portion of the match as
Mina Markovic and
Gabriela Ferreira fell to Josie Kuhlman and Belinda Woolcock (No. 12 in the nation), 6-1, and
Maryna Veksler and
Ulyana Grib lost to Anna Danilia and Ingrid Neel, 6-2.
The Gators added to their score in singles play, as Markovic fell to Neel, 6-0, 6-2, Nagode dropped a 7-6, 6-1 decision to Brooke Austin and Grib was defeated by Kourtney Keegan (No. 24 in the nation), 7-5, 6-1, for the match-clinching point.
FIU will next travel to Flushing Meadows, N.Y., to take on the St. John's Red Storm on Friday, Feb. 3.
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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/.
