Saturday, March 9, 2002

FIU knocks off Michigan State, 4-3

he No. 29-ranked FIU women's tennis team (9-3) beat Michigan State (7-6), 4-3, Saturday afternoon in a neutral-court match played in Tallahassee.

The Golden Panthers lost the doubles point despite seeing their No. 25-ranked team of Anneliese Rose and Cristina Campana dominate MSU's Mandy Caldemeyer and Keri Thompson, 8-2.

But FIU came back in singles, winning four of six matches. At No. 1, Rose beat the Spartans' Dora Vastag, 6-3, 6-2. The deciding match came at No. 2 where Mei Ly defeated Asa Liden, 6-4, 7-5.

The Golden Panthers take on No. 44-ranked Florida State, Sunday morning in Tallahassee at 11:00 a.m.