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No. 75 ODU Drops Hard Fought Semifinal Battle to No. 44 FIU, 4-2

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – In a match that lasted nearly three and a half hours, the No. 75 nationally ranked and No. 4 seeded Old Dominion women’s tennis team (14-8) fell to No. 44 nationally ranked and No. 1 seeded Florida International (17-2) by a 4-2 score in the Semifinals of the Conference USA Tournament on Saturday at the Adams Tennis Complex.

The Panthers jumped out to an early 1-0 advantage after claiming the doubles point.

ODU senior Nikol Hristova cut ODU’s deficit in half, 2-1, when she made quick work out of Carlotta Orlando (6-2, 6-1) in No.