Thursday, March 28, 2002

No. 22 FIU defeats No. 61 New Mexico State, 6-1

o. 22 FIU Women's Tennis wins its ninth consecutive match against No. 61 New Mexico State, 6-1, at University Park.

The Golden Panthers (15-3) swept the doubles competition and won the singles, 5-1, including Anneliese Rose defeating Stella Veerman in three sets, 4-6, 6-3 and 6-1, in the No. 1 singles.

Mei Ly, Maria Montoya, Cristina Campana and Dominique Rosenberg also won their singles matches, with Ly winning impressively at No. 2 over Claire Hamilton, 6-3, 6-1.

FIU moved up 14 spots in the ITA National Rankings this past week, after defeating No. 9 Tennessee last Saturday. The Golden Panthers will be back in action tomorrow at University Park against Oregon at Noon.

Final Score: Florida International 6 New Mexico State 1

SINGLES:
No. 1 Anneliese Rose (FIU) def. Stella Veerman (NMSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 Mei Ly (FIU) def. Claire Hamilton (NMSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 Maria Montoya (FIU) def. Elle Blodau (NMSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 Harriet Blerey(NMSU) def. Marina Raic (FIU) 6-2, 6-7, 7-5
No. 5 Cristina Campana (FIU) def. Leita Porobic (NMSU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
No. 6 Dominique Rosenberg (FIU) def. Caro Blechschmidt (NMSU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2

DOUBLES:
No. 1 Campana/Rose (FIU) def. Hamilton/Piercy (NMSU) 8-4
No. 2 Montoya/Raic (FIU) def. Blodau/Porobic (NMSU) 8-1
No. 3 Rosenberg/Ly (FIU) def. Veerman/Blechschmidt (NMSU) 9-7