MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — FIU's women's tennis team turned in a dominant performance in a 4-0 sweep over No. 10 seed Middle Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Championships on Thursday afternoon at the Adams Tennis Complex.

The No. 2 seeded Panthers set the tone early, securing the doubles point with wins on Courts 1 and 2. The pair of Katerina Mandelikova and Viktorie Hazmukova opened play with a 6-2 victory at the No. 1 spot, followed by Vittoria Baccino and Jelena Vico, who clinched the double's point with a 6-3 win at the No. 2 spot. 

FIU carried that momentum into singles play, quickly taking control across the courts. Katerina Mandelikova extended the Panthers' lead with a 6-1, 6-1 straight-set victory at No. 1, while Vittoria Baccino followed suit with another 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 2.

Aleksandra Simeva sealed the match for FIU with a decisive 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 6, clinching the 4-0 sweep and sending the Panthers into the semifinals.

Matches on Courts 3, 4 and 5 went unfinished, with Jelena Vico, Maria Lucia Araoz-Gosn and Viktorie Hazmukova each holding a one-set advantage when play was halted.
 
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FIU advances to the semifinals to face No. 6 seed Liberty on Friday, April 17 at 2 p.m. ET at the MTSU Tennis Complex. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.

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