By Cristhian Plasencia Andrea Lazaro had a historic run in the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Championship, as she became the first FIU tennis player to advance to the quarterfinals of the singles competition. To begin the tournament, the senior star defeated Melissa Lord from Standford in the first round, 6-4, 6-1. Lazaro entered […]
Steven Melendez // Contributing Writer Senior day was a success as the No. 30-ranked FIU women’s tennis team (18-1) extended its winning streak to 16 by defeating the UCF Knights (12-7), on April 1 at the FIU Tennis Courts. This victory marks the Panthers’ 11th home win of the season. “We play as a team. […]
Steven Rowell/contributing writer Despite seeing her tennis team lose its sixth consecutive match on Feb. 22, Head Coach Katarina Petrovic knew her team was close. She felt the energy the team had on Feb. 22 in the Florida State loss was exactly what it needed going into Sunday’s match against conference foe Arkansas State. It […]
Steven Rowell/contributing writer The Panthers’ rocky start to the season continued after their trip to Mobile, Ala, pushing their losing streak to five straight after losses. Unlike their trip to the northeast in early February, which were blowout losses, the trip to Alabama saw results of smaller margins in both matches. Still, FIU found itself […]
