DENTON, Texas – The 38th-ranked and top-seeded FIU women's tennis team secured its spot in Saturday's C-USA Championship semifinals after dropping No. 8 seed UTSA, 4-0, on Friday afternoon at the Waranch Tennis Complex. FIU moves to 16-4 overall on the season while making its third straight C-USA semifinals appearance upon the victory.
In just its second all-time meeting, the Panthers made quick work of the Roadrunners in doubles to start the morning, as 75th-ranked Yasmine Kabbaj / Oyinlomo Quadre and Salma Loudili / Katerina Mandelikova cruised to their 16th and 14th wins, respectively, to earn the point prior to FIU's singles rout.