TAMPA – The No. 42 FIU women's tennis team rallied from a 3-0 deficit to post its 12th win over its last 13 matches with a 4-3 victory over No. 55 Rice on Saturday afternoon at the USF Varsity Tennis Courts in Tampa.
Senior Basak Akbas capped the comeback with a thrilling come-from-behind win of her own in the No. 6 singles match that saw her battle back for a victory after dropping a 6-0 decision in the opening set. She followed with 7-6 (7-5) and 6-1 wins in the following two sets to defeat Rice's Saara Oray and clinch the decisive fourth point for the Panthers.