MIAMI (Jan. 26, 2017) – The FIU women's tennis team (1-1) fell to the Wichita State Shockers (3-0), with a 4-2 loss during the opening round of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Lubbock, Texas on Friday afternoon.
FIU won the doubles point as Andrea Lazaro and Nerma Caluk defeated Wichita State's Giulia Guidetti and Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva, 6-2, and FIU's Ulyana Grib and Maryna Veskler at No. 15 in the ITA Women's National Doubles Rankings won against No.23 Fatima Bizhukova and Gabriela Porubin, 6-3.
After the smooth start of the match, the Panthers lost two-straight points in singles play.