MIAMI (Jan. 16, 2016) – The FIU women's tennis team closed out the first day of the UCF Quad Tournament, facing host-institution UCF in singles play and Conference USA foe Rice in doubles action from the UCF Tennis Complex on Saturday afternoon.
Redshirt freshman Andrea Lazaro picked up the Panthers lone victory in singles action, defeating Rice's Savannah Durkin, 6-0, 2-6, 6-4. The victory was the fourth-straight for the Barcelona, Spain, native. The Owls claimed the other five matches as freshman Maryna Veksler fell to Katherine Ip, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1), senior Carlotta Orlando lost to Lindsey Hodge, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, junior Nina Nagode fell to Emily Smith, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, sophomore Nerma Caluk (No.