Women's Tennis Defeats Florida International 4-2.

May 10, 2002

Gainesville, Fla.- The No. 32 University of Miami women’s tennis team defeated No. 35 cross-town rival Florida International, 4-2, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Regionals in Gainesville, Fla.

The Hurricanes (14-6) fell early in the match, 1-0, losing the doubles point but came back strong to take four of six singles matches to clinch the win over the Golden Panthers (19-7).

Senior Marcy Hora tied the match, 1-1, cruising past Mei Ly in straight sets 6-0, 6-2 at the No. 2 spot.

At the No. 4 position, Christina Campana defeated sophomore Sihem Bennacer 6-4, 6-1, giving FIU a 2-1 lead.

The Hurricanes took the next two singles matches as freshman Ewelina Skaza defeated Marina Raic 6-3, 6-4 at the No. 5 position, while freshman Sara Robbins recorded a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Nazly Elsawaf at the No. 6 spot.

No. 64 sophomore transfer Mari Toro clinched the win for the Hurricanes, 4-2, defeating Anneliese Rose 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 in two hours and thirty minutes at the No. 1 position.

Additionally, Miami improves to 2-0 on the season against FIU. They defeated the Golden Panthers 6-1 on Feb. 13 at the University Park tennis courts.

Miami will face the winner of the Florida/Central Florida match on Saturday, May 11 at 4:00 p.m. in Gainesville, Fla.

Miami 4, FIU 2

Singles
No. 1 Mari Toro (UM) def. Anneliese Rose (FIU) 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
No. 2 Marcy Hora (UM) def. Mei Ly (FIU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 3 Staci Stevens (UM) vs. Maria Montoya (FIU) DNF
No. 4 Christina Campana (FIU) def. Sihem Bennacer (UM) 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 Ewelina Skaza (UM) def. Marina Raic (FIU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 Sara Robbins (UM) def. Nazly Elsawaf (FIU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 Hora/Toro (UM) vs. Campana/Rose (FIU) DNF
No. 2 Ly/Raic (FIU) def. Igna de Villiers/Abby Smith (UM) 9-8 (7-5)
No. 3 Montoya/Dominique Rosenberg (FIU) def. Robbins/Stevens (UM) 8-6