Miami Trounces FIU
Jan. 29, 2000
CORAL GABLES, FL – The University of Miami women’s tennis team continued their winning ways with a resounding victory over intra-state rival Florida International. Miami (2-0) won five of the six singles matches and swept all three doubles matches in route to their 8-1 victory.
UM received singles victories from senior captain Meredith Laughlin (Miami, FL), senior Eva Jimenez (Madrid, Spain), junior Alanna Broderick (St. Andrew, Jamacia), sophomore Marcy Hora (Delray Beach, FL), and freshman Lauren Scaglione (Seminole, FL). The doubles teams of Jimenez/Laughlin, junior Katia Bogomolova (Moscow, Russia)/Broderick, and Hora/freshman Igne deVillers (Capetown, South Africa) all recorded victories.
The Hurricanes return to action on Friday, February 4 against Barry University at the Neil Schiff tennis Center on the Coral Gables Campus.
Singles:
1. Alanna Broderick (UM) d. Anneliese Rose (FIU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
2. Maria Montoya (FIU) d. Katia Bogomolova (UM) 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
3. Marcy Hora (UM) d. Alexandra Guzman (FIU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Meredith Laughlin (UM) d. Marine Nizri (FIU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
5. Lauren Scaglione (UM) d. Christina Campana (FIU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Eva Jimenez (UM) d. Mariana Faustinelli (FIU) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles:
1. Jimenez/Laughlin (UM) d. Rose/Faustinelli (FIU) 8-6
2. Bogomolova/Broderick (UM) d. Nizri/Montoya (FIU) 2-1 retired
3. Hora/deVillers (UM) d. Campana/Guzman (FIU) 8-5
