WINSTON-SALEM, NC. (May, 25 2018) – FIU senior Andrea Lazaro defeated No. 3-ranked Miami's Estela Perez-Somarriba, 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 in the Round of 16 of the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Championship on Friday afternoon.
With this victory, Lazaro becomes the first Panther in FIU history to reach the NCAA Individual quarterfinals and defeated the highest ranked-player (No. 3 in the nation) this season. Lazaro is currently ranked at No. 13 in the Oracle/ITA National singles rankings and won her 30th match of the season.
On Saturday, she will play Pepperdine's Ashley Lahey in the quarterfinal round.