Florida Atlantic University Athletics

Women's Tennis Falls 5-2 Versus No. 45 Miami
3/31/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University women's tennis team fell to No. 45 Miami 5-2 on Friday at the FAU Tennis Complex. Ana Gutierrez and Marisa Ruiz each earned points for the Owls.
Quick Hits
• Laura Fabrizi and Gutierrez paired up to beat Ana Madcur and Estela Perez-Somarriba 6-3 to open doubles play. The duo improved to 13-5 on the season with the win
• FAU's Lyndsey Boos and Marisa Ruiz beat Sara Culbertson and Silvia Fuentes 6-3 as Miami tied the doubles action
• UM's Maci Epstein and Dominika Paterova topped Alisa Rudenko and Heather Walton 6-3 to clinch the point for the Hurricanes
• Boos fell to Paterova 6-2, 6-0 to open singles, snapping her five-match win streak
• Fabrizi battled No. 33 Perez-Somarriba but fell 6-1, 6-4 in No. 1 singles
• UM's Maci Epstein topped Alisa Rudenko 6-2, 6-2 in No. 4 singles
• Gutierrez earned FAU's first point in her 7-5, 6-2 win over Fuentes in No. 3 singles, increasing her win streak to seven matches
• Marisa Ruiz also won her singles match 7-6, 1-6, 1-0 (10-5) over Ana Madcur in the No. 5 slot
• Bianca Biglione fell 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6) to round out the match
Up Next
FAU will host FIU on Saturday, April 15 at 10 a.m. for Senior Day before the Owls travel to Denton, Texas to play for a Conference USA Championship
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
Order of Finish:
2,1,4,3,6,5