MIAMI (Nov.4, 2017) –FIU senior Andrea Lazaro made school history on Saturday afternoon, when she advanced to the 2017 Oracle ITA National Fall Championship Final at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden Facility in Indian Wells, Calif.
FIU sophomore Ulyana Grib and junior Maryna Veksler fell to Northwestern's Alexandria Chatt and Lee Or in the doubles semifinal 6-1, 6-3, and 10-5.
Lazaro, a Barcelona native, defeated Vanderbilt's Fernanda Contreras 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 in the semifinal. Reaching the final is a career-first for Lazaro, as well as a historic first for any FIU tennis player.