Friday, April 14, 2017

No. 37 FIU Women Tennis Travels to Boca Raton on Saturday

FIU Athletics

MIAMI (April 14, 2017) – The No. 37 FIU women's tennis team (18-1) travels to Boca Raton, Florida, to face Conference USA foe Florida Atlantic (11-9) on Saturday, April 15. First serve is set for 10 a.m. The Panthers come into Saturday's match having won 16-straight matches, including the team's 12th shutout of the season with a 4-0 victory over UCF on Saturday, April 1.The Owls come into Saturday's match having won seven of their last eight outings and are coming off a 5-2 loss against Miami on Friday, March 31.Saturday will mark the 28th meeting all-time between the two schools with FIU holding a 27-1 edge in series history. The Panthers have won 11-straight versus the Owls. The last meeting between the two schools resulted in 4-0 win for FIU on April 9, 2014 in Boca Raton.  
 Andrea Lazaro, Ulyana Grib and Maryna Veksler have each recorded 19 or more wins this season, with Veksler registering a team-best 14 victories in dual matches. Lazaro is currently ranked No. 44 in the latest Oracle/ITA Women's National Singles Rankings. The native of Barcelona, Spain, has registered an overall record of 19-2 (13-1 in dual matches) and is 17-3 in doubles, with an 11-1 recorded with her partner senior Nina Nagode. Nagode is competing in her last regular season dual match as a Panther Nagode enters Saturday's action with an overall career record of 40-19.
 
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