MIAMI (March 14, 2017) – Riding a 10-match winning streak, the FIU women's tennis team (12-1) hosts the Georgia Southern Eagles (9-3) on Wednesday, March 15, from the FIU Tennis Courts.
First serve is set for 1:00 p.m., and admission is free to the public.
FIU picked up three wins this past week, including a pair of shutout victories, defeating Boston University, 7-0, on Friday, March 10, and downing then-No. 49 VCU, 4-0, on Sunday, March 12.
Georgia Southern comes into Wednesday's match having won four of its last five matches. The Eagles are coming off a 7-0 loss at Florida Gulf Coast on Monday, March 13. This week will mark the third meeting all-time between the two schools with the Panthers holding a 2-0 edge in the series history.
Four Panthers have registered 15-or-more wins in singles play this season, led by
Maryna Veksler, who has posted a 17-4 mark.
Andrea Lazaro,
Mina Markovic and
Ulyana Grib have each registered 15 wins this season. Lazaro, who is currently ranked No. 28 in the latest Oracle/ITA Women's Tennis Individual Rankings, is 9-1 at the No. 1 position this season and has increased her career mark in dual matches to 26-2.
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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/.
