Friday, February 15, 2002

No. 26 FIU slips past No. 45 SMU, 4-3

o. 26 FIU raised its record to 6-2 on the year, defeating No. 45 SMU (3-3) in a neutral-site match played in Lubbock, Tex.

SMU jumped out in front after winning the doubles point, despite the Golden Panthers No. 18-nationally ranked Anneliese Rose and Cristina Campana winning at No. 1, 8-6.

But FIU fought back in singles, taking four of six matches. Rose, ranked No. 94 nationally, beat unranked Kit Carson at the No. 1 position, 7-5, 7-5. Agnes Buronyi at No. 3, Maria Montoya at No. 4, and Campana at No. 5, also posted singles wins.

The Golden Panthers continue their three-day Texas swing Saturday at 3:00 p.m. against Texas Tech.

Final Score: No. 26 FIU 4, No. 45 SMU 3

Singles
#1 Anneliese Rose (FIU) def. Kit Carson (SMU), 7-5, 7-5
#2 Nadia Vaughan (SMU) def. Mei Ly (FIU), 6-0, 6-0
#3 Agnes Buronyi (FIU) def. Jenny Langer (SMU), 6-4, 6-4
#4 Maria Montoya (FIU) def. Siayareh Rambally (SMU), 7-6, 6-3
#5 Cristina Campana (FIU) def. Allison Leuszler (SMU), 6-4, 6-1
#6 Lynsie Jones (SMU) def. Dominique Rosenberg (FIU), 6-3, 6-4

Doubles
#1 Rose/Campana (FIU) def. Vaughan/Jones (SMU), 8-6
#2 Carson/Langer (SMU) def. Rosenberg/Montoya (FIU), 8-6
#3 Leuszler/Rambally (SMU) def. Ly/Buronyi (FIU), 8-4