TAMPA, Florida (March 25, 2017) – The FIU women's tennis team (17-1) defeated Temple, 4-0, for the team's 15th-straight victory on Saturday, March 24, from the USF Varsity Tennis Courts in Tampa, Florida.
The Panthers, ranked No. 30 in the latest Oracle/ITA ranking, extended their winning streak with the team's 11th shutout of the season. The 15-game winning streak for FIU is tied for the third-longest winning streak in school history and is the longest since the 2001 season (18-straight).
Wins in doubles action by Ulyana Grib and Maryna Veksler (6-1 over Alina Abdurakhimova and Anais Nussayme) and Mina Markovic and Gabriela Ferreira (6-0 over Mariana Bedon and Yana Khon) gave FIU a 1-0 lead.