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Panthers Take Down UNF 4-2

FIU picked up the win over UNF on Saunday to improve the season 3-4.

Tennis

Panthers Take Down UNF 4-2

FIU picked up the win over UNF on Saunday to improve the season 3-4.



MIAMI (Feb. 23, 2019) - The FIU women's tennis team took down UNF at home to end the weekend on a perfect note.

FIU (3-4, CUSA 1-0) downed UNF (3-5), 4- 2 on Sunday afternoon. The day opened up with an electric finish in doubles play that sent the Panthers up 1-0 early in the day.

Sophomore Sandra Bozinovica and junior Maria Turillo took down UNFs' Valentina Mariotto and Ana Paula Melilo, 7-6 and the duo of senior Maryna Veksler and freshman Paulina Bakaite were victorious over Florencia Rossi and Lucia Montano, 7-6.

Freshman Basak Akbas picked up the Panthers second win of the afternoon when she was victorious over Valentina Mariotto, 6-1, 6-1.

The Osprey answered back when they secured two singles victories, knotting the match at 2-2. Freshman Maria Solynshkina dropped her match to Sean Lodzki 6-3, 6-1. Sophomore Sandra Bozinovic battled in a tough match with Ana Paula Melilo but was defeated  6-1, 6-2.

Veksler fought off Lucia Montano 7-6 (8-6), 6-1 to give the Panthers a 3-2 advantage and Bakaite clinched the winning point when she defeated Florencia Rossi in the tiebreaker, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3).

The Panthers improve 3-4 overall and 1-0 in conference play.

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UP NEXT
FIU will host a trio of dual matches that begin on Friday, March 1-3. They dive deeper into conference play when they take on Marshall and North Teaxs.

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Players Mentioned

Sandra Bozinovic

Sandra Bozinovic

5' 10"
Freshman
Maryna  Veksler

Maryna Veksler

5' 8"
Senior
Basak Akbas

Basak Akbas

5' 5"
Freshman
Paulina Bakaite

Paulina Bakaite

6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sandra Bozinovic

Sandra Bozinovic

5' 10"
Freshman
Maryna  Veksler

Maryna Veksler

5' 8"
Senior
Basak Akbas

Basak Akbas

5' 5"
Freshman
Paulina Bakaite

Paulina Bakaite

6' 1"
Freshman