MIAMI (Feb. 24, 2017) – The FIU women's tennis team (6-1) defeated the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (4-3), 7-0, on Friday afternoon from the FIU Tennis Courts.
The win, FIU's fourth-straight, marked the second-consecutive contest and third of the season where the Panthers shut out the opposition.
Ranked No. 38 in the current Oracle/ITA Women's Tennis Rankings, FIU improved to 3-0 at home this season.
The Panthers jumped out to a 1-0 lead following doubles action as the duo of Andrea Lazaro and Nina Nagode defeated Julia Ascua and Julianna Curtis, 6-3, and the tandem of Ulyana Grib and Maryna Veksler downed Bridget Forster and Maja Ornberg, 6-1.