MIAMI, Fla. – The No. 36 FIU women's tennis team notched a 4-2 win over ETSU on Wednesday afternoon to stay undefeated at FIU Tennis Courts this season and advance their win streak to seven matches. The Panthers move to 11-3 overall on the season, including 8-0 at home, while ETSU drops to 9-5 overall.
 
Salma Loudili and Katerina Mandelikova extended their doubles streak to six matches, collecting their 10^th overall this year on Wednesday, while No. 56 Yasmine Kabbaj and Oyinlomo Quadre bounced back in the win column for their 11^th win to notch the doubles point.
 
Kabbaj and Quadre collected FIU's first doubles win at the No. 1 position, 6-1, over ETSU's Laylo Bakhodirova and Mariya Shumeika, followed by the decisive clincher from Loudili and Mandelikova at the No. 3 position over Ralitsa Alexandrova and Emilia Alfaro, 6-0.
 
Loudili capitalized on the momentum out of doubles, tallying a 6-2, 6-0, win at the No. 4 position over ETSU's Alfaro, followed by Oyinlomo Quadre with a dominant 6-1, 6-1, win over Shumeika at No. 2 singles to jump to a 3-0 advantage.
 
The Bucs rallied behind a win at No. 6 singles to stay alive, seeing Kristina Miletic fall 3-6, 2-6, to ETSU's Ralitsa Alexandrova, as Katerina Mandelikova also slipped at No. 5 singles in three sets, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, to Rivera for a3-2 margin.
 
Yasmine Kabbaj and Kamila Umarova both remained in three-set battles on the No. 1 and No. 3 court, respectively, as Umarova gained a second wind to save the day for second straight match – downing Fernanda Carvajal, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, to cap the 4-2 win.
 
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FIU closes the home slate this Saturday, Mar. 18, in Miami, hosting Yale at the FIU Tennis Courts for a 12 p.m. matchup. The Panthers will honor senior Kristina Miletic on Senior Day prior to Saturday's match.

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