LYNCHBURG, Va. – No. 1 seeded FIU earned its third consecutive Conference USA Women’s Tennis Championship title on Saturday. The nationally ranked No. 55 Panthers defeated No. 3-seeded Louisiana Tech in the championship match, 4-1. The Bulldogs grabbed an early edge with the doubles point, but the Panthers found their rhythm in singles play en route to their third conference championship victory.
 
The NCAA Women’s Tennis Selection Show is set for Monday, April 28 and the NCAA Championships will take place May 15-18 at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas, hosted by Baylor.
 
Championship - Saturday, April 19
Match 9
(1) FIU 4, (3) LA Tech 1
 
Match 9 Box Score (PDF)
 
Doubles
1. Ana Rodrigues/Zoie Epps (TECH) def. Oyinlomo Quadre/Katerina Mandelikova (FIU) 6-4
2. Valery Gynina/E. Khairutdinova (FIU) def. Alice Brook/Mari Tsironi (TECH) 6-1
3. Mio Kozaki/Nina Skoric (TECH) def. Aleksandra Simeva/Dana Baidaulet (FIU) 6-3
 
Singles
1. #93 E. Khairutdinova (FIU) def. Ana Rodrigues (TECH) 7-5, 6-2
2. #105 Oyinlomo Quadre (FIU) def. Zoie Epps (TECH) 6-3, 6-2
3. Valery Gynina (FIU) def. Mari Tsironi (TECH) 6-2, 6-1
4. Katerina Mandelikova (FIU) vs. Mio Kozaki (TECH) 6-2, 5-4, unfinished
5. Petja Drame (FIU) vs. Nina Skoric (TECH) 4-6, 5-3, unfinished
6. Aleksandra Simeva (FIU) def. June Vigneron (TECH) 6-3, 6-2
 
Match Notes:
Louisiana Tech 19-9
FIU 15-4; National ranking #55
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,2,6,1)