FIU women’s tennis competed in its first ITA tournament of the fall at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center in Coral Gables, Fla., with seven Panthers participating in singles and doubles at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships.
The tournament began Friday, Oct. 8, with qualifying rounds. Junior Viktorie Hazmukova was the lone FIU player to advance from qualifying into the main draw after earning victories over opponents from Kennesaw State and North Florida.
Freshman Sofia Fernandez Figueras also reached the singles main draw as a wild card. She defeated a Florida Atlantic opponent 7-5, 6-2 in the opening round before falling to No. 9 seed Brooke Black of UCF in the Round of 32.
Vico and Simeva advance in doubles
Jelena Vico and Aleksandra Simeva advanced through the first two doubles rounds for FIU. The pair defeated Kennesaw State before advancing by walkover.
Vico and Simeva did not advance to the quarterfinals. Their run gave FIU a doubles entry that moved through the opening two rounds at the regional championships.
FSB Take
Florida International University Athletics saw FIU women’s tennis advance players in both singles and doubles at its first ITA tournament of the fall. Hazmukova moved from qualifying into the main draw, while Fernandez Figueras earned a 7-5, 6-2 opening-round victory after entering as a wild card. Vico and Simeva also advanced through two doubles rounds before their run ended short of the quarterfinals.
Source: Original report