BOCA RATON, Fla. (April 15, 2017) – In the team's final regular season match, the FIU Women's tennis team (19-1, 2-0 C-USA) defeated Florida Atlantic, 7-0, in Boca Raton on Saturday afternoon.
The Panthers picked up their 17th-straight win, and 13th shutout of 2017 with the victory over the Owls (11-10). It marked the 12
th-straight win for the Panthers over the Owls, while FIU improved to 8-1 away from the FIU Tennis Courts this season. The 17-match winning streak is the second-longest winning streak in school history, one behind the school-record of 18 in 2001.
The Panthers started the day with a 1-0 lead following doubles play, winning at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. The duo of
Andrea Lazaro and
Nina Nagode defeated Laura Fabrizi and Ana Gutierrez, 6-3, improving their overall record to 18-3.
Maryna Veksler and
Ulyana Grib clinched the point defeating Heather Walton and Naiya Oden, 6-2.
In singles action, No. 44 Lazaro defeated Fabrizi 6-3, 6-4. With the win, Lazaro improved her overall career record to 44-13 (31-2 in dual matches). Veksler and
Mina Markovic won in two easy sets against Boos (6-0, 6-0) and Gutierrez (6-1, 6-2), respectively. Nagode defeated Ruiz, 6-3, 6-4, and Grib won against Rudenko in three sets, 2-6, 7-6 (4),10-4.
Gabriela Ferreira remained undefeated in dual matches, beating Biglione 7-5, 6-1 and improving her record to 10-0.
Up next for the Panthers is the 2017 C-USA Tennis Championship, April 20-23, in Denton, Texas.
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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 Riccardo Silva Stadium.
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Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a "R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity" and recognized as a Carnegie Community Engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as business, engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy and is ranked second in Florida in Forbes Magazine's "America's Best Employers" list. FIU graduates are consistently among the highest paid college graduates in Florida and are among the leaders of public and private organizations throughout South Florida. 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 with multiple state-of-the-art research facilities including the Wall of Wind Research and Testing Facility, FIU's Medina Aquarius Program and the Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute. FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, the Miami Beach Urban Studios, and Tianjin, China. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
