MIAMI – The No. 35 FIU women's tennis team tabbed its ninth straight dual match victory on Thursday with a 5-2 win over East Tennessee State.
 
The Panthers earned the win after successfully claiming the doubles point on the strength of identical 6-3 wins by the No. 1 duo of Kamila Umarova/Andjela Skrobonja and Andreea Velcea/Kristina Miletic in the No. 2 slot.
 
Umarova (No. 2), Skrobonja (No. 3) and Yasmine Kabbaj (No. 1) each posted singles wins to push the Panthers in front.  Miletic clinched the match with a tightly contested 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4) win over ETSU's Daniela Rivera at No. 4.
 
Umarova is now riding a 10-match winning streak in singles play, while Skrobonja has posted eight-straight wins in singles and Kabbaj has recorded seven in a row.
 
In addition, the No. 1 doubles pairing of Umarova and Skrobonja has netted eight straight victories following Thursday's triumph.
 
The win marked the Panthers' ninth straight overall and ups their mark to 11-2 on the season.  FIU is also a perfect 6-0 in home matches.  ETSU slips to 10-7 with the loss.
 
UP NEXT
The Panthers will continue their current homestand with their fifth straight home dual clash on Tuesday, March 22 when they host Yale in a 12 p.m. ET start.
 
East Tennessee State vs FIU
3/17/2022 at Miami, Fla.
(FIU Tennis Center)
#35 FIU 5, East Tennessee State 2
 
Singles
1. Yasmine Kabbaj (FIU) def. Laylo Bakhodirova (ETSU) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
2. Kamila Umarova (FIU) def. Alejandra Morales (ETSU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Andjela Skrobonja (FIU) def. Fernanda Carvajal (ETSU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Emilia Alfaro (ETSU) def. Andreea Velcea (FIU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Kristina Miletic (FIU) def. Daniela Rivera (ETSU) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4)
6. Yunuen Elizarraras (ETSU) def. Ines Bekrar (FIU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
 
Doubles
1. Kamila Umarova/Andjela Skrobonja (FIU) def. Laylo Bakhodirova/Alejandra Morales (ETSU) 6-3
2. Andreea Velcea/Kristina Miletic (FIU) def. Emilia Alfaro/Mayya Gorbunova (ETSU) 6-3
3. Fernanda Carvajal/Daniela Rivera (ETSU) vs. Yasmine Kabbaj/Ines Bekrar (FIU) no result
 
Match Notes
East Tennessee State 10-7
FIU 11-2; National ranking #35
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (3,2,4,5,1,6)