GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 23, 2016) – Sophomore Maryna Veksler won three-straight matches en route to a berth in the quarterfinals of this year's ITA Southeast Regional Championship, but fell to Georgia's Eleni Christofi, 6-1, 6-1, on Sunday from the Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville, Florida.
The native of Kiev, Ukraine knocked off Georgia State's Daniela Ramirez (7-6 [4]. 6-3), Florida's Peggy Porter (6-2, 6-0) and Florida State's Nandini Das (6-4, 6-2) the previous two days to advances to Sunday's quarterfinals versus Christofi.
Veksler (one win on Friday and two on Saturday) led an FIU squad that earned 10 singles wins and five doubles victories during the championships.