What’s ahead: Tennis schedule for 2017
Alex Del Valle // Contributing Writer After wrapping up a quarter of fall 2016 tournaments, the women’s tennis team will pick up where they left…
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Freshman tennis player wants to ‘improve everything’ and reach NCAA tournament
Alexander Del Valle // Contributing Writer For freshman tennis player Ulyana Grib, being nearly 12 hours away from her home in Minsk, Belarus, has not…
BBC Wellness and Recreation Center offers free tennis lessons to students
Alexa Roth // Contributing Writer The Wellness and Recreation Center at FIU’s Biscayne Bay Campus is offering free tennis instruction to students from beginner to advanced levels. Instructor Tom…
Panthers lose in C-USA finals
The Panthers (17-3) lost to No. 45 Rice University in the championship match of the C-USA tournament, 4-1, on Sunday, April 24.
2016 season capped off with 10-game win streak
The Panthers’ 15-2 record is the best since 2009, when the team finished with a 20-9 overall record. The team’s .882 winning percentage is the second-best in school history, only trailing the 2000-2001 team’s .885 winning percentage.
Panthers take down the Knights in season finale
Saturday’s win over the Knights improved the Panthers’ away record to a perfect 8-0. The Panthers improved to 4-2 when losing the doubles point and remain undefeated when winning the first point.
Panthers win final home match on senior day
Orlando finished off the match with a comeback win in the final set over Stearns. The senior came back from a one-set deficit and won in a tiebreaker, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3), giving the Panthers a 5-2 win over the Bears.
Sports and the language of sexism
However, to say we live in an equal sports society isn’t true. And some of it’s roots are in the way we speak.
Panthers break record with 10 game win streak
“Breaking the school record doesn’t feel like anything,” said head coach Katarina Petrovic after the match against the Miners. “I’ve been waiting for this to happen since last year. This is the best team I’ve ever coached and we have the right people around this team to make it as successful as we’ve been this season.”
Tennis beats stiff competition in weekend matches
The Panthers (9-1) defeated Conference USA rival Marshall, 4-3, Friday, March 4, and beat Virginia Commonwealth University, 6-1, Saturday, March 5.
