Wednesday, February 13, 2002

Miami hands undermanned FIU a 6-1 defeat

o.38 Miami defeats a undermanned FIU team, 6-1. The 32nd ranked Golden Panthers were without their No. 5 and 6 players and had to forfeit three matches.

FIU's point came at the No. 3 singles, where Mei Ly defeated Staci Stevens, 7-5, 6-2.

The Hurricanes took advantage of the singles matches, going 5-1, with the two defaults. UM's Mari Toro beat Anneliese Rose, 7-6, 6-1 in the No. 1 position.

FIU and Miami split two of the doubles matches, with FIU's Ly and Agnes Buronyi winning, 8-4, over Stevens and Evelina Skaza. But the Hurricanes took the point, as the Golden Panthers defaulted the No. 3 doubles match.

FIU will now travel to Lubbock, TX to face Southern Methodist on Friday, Texas Tech on Saturday and Texas Christian on Sunday.