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FIU Women’s Tennis Claims Program’s 500th Win; Defeats Stetson, 4-0

MIAMI (Feb. 25, 2017) – The FIU women's tennis team (7-1) earned the program's 500th win all-time with a 4-0 victory over the Stetson Hatters (0-7) on Saturday afternoon from the FIU Tennis Courts.

Saturday marked the team's third-straight shutout of an opponent and fifth-straight win. Ranked No. 38 in the latest Oracle/ITA Women's Tennis Rankings, Saturday was FIU's third-straight win over the Hatters and the eighth in the last nine meetings with the team from DeLand.

FIU got things started, taking the doubles point as Maryna Veksler and Mina Markovic defeated Sofia Ferding and Lucie Renault, 6-2 and Gabriela Ferreira and Ulyana Grib topped Alexe Viaud and Danielle Peele, 6-1.