Women’s Tennis Stumbles at No. 25 FIU

Monday, March 25

Miami, FL

Noon

University of Delaware

FIU

3/25/2024 7:04:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

MIAMI, Fla. – The University of Delaware women's tennis team concluded its spring break trip with a 5-2 setback at No. 25 FIU on Monday. The Blue Hens drop to 14-6, while the Panthers improve to 13-2.

ON THE RECORD
"We definitely had our chances today and we had them in the doubles," Director of Tennis/Head Women's Tennis Coach Pablo Montana said. "In singles, we immediately bounced back and took the first set on courts 4, 5, and 6 and we had some great momentum throughout the day. Congrats to Eliza and Alex for pulling out. Some big wins today in singles. I feel very encouraged with how the team is performing right now and we are peaking at the right time. We will learn from this and work on some things in practice as we prepare for NJIT."

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Eliza Askarova claimed her third-straight win in singles.
Alex Staiculescu's win improves her record to 18-6.

FULL RESULTS
DOUBLES (2, 1)
Katerina Mandelikova/Valery Gynina (FIU) def. Eliza Askarova/Alex Staiculescu (DEL), 7-5
Salma Loudili/Ekaterina Khairutdinova (FIU) def. Slade Coetzee/Paulina Jurkowska (DEL), 6-2
Petja Drame/Aleksandra Simeva (FIU) vs. Maryia Hrynashka/Samantha Svendsen (DEL), 5-5 unfinished

SINGLES (1, 5, 2, 3, 4, 6)
Ekaterina Khairutdinova (FIU) def. Slade Coetzee (DEL) 6-0, 6-4
Eliza Askarova (DEL) def. Valery Gynina (FIU) 6-4, 6-0
Katerina Mandelikova (FIU) def. Maryia Hrynashka (DEL) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
Alex Staiculescu (DEL) def. Salma Loudili (FIU) 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
Petja Drame (FIU) def. Paulina Jurkowska (DEL) 6-0, 6-1
Kristyna Hranacova (FIU) def. Navya Vadlamudi (DEL) 2-6, 7-5, 14-12

UP NEXT
Delaware returns to play when it hosts NJIT on Saturday, April 6.

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