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<\/p>\n HOUSTON, Texas \u2014\u00a0FIU’s women’s tennis program rallied from a 3-1 deficit to defeat South Florida 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.<\/p>\n The Panthers (9-8) showed resilience throughout the match, overcoming an early setback in doubles and battling back in singles to secure the road victory.<\/p>\n In doubles play, South Florida claimed the opening point with wins at Nos. 1 and 3. FIU’s lone victory came at No. 2, where Jelena Vico<\/a> and Vittoria Baccino<\/a> earned a strong 6-2 win.<\/p>\n South Florida carried that momentum into singles, taking early wins at Nos. 5 and 2 to build a 3-1 lead after FIU got on the board with Aleksandra Simeva’s<\/a> dominant 6-3, 6-1 victory at No. 6.<\/p>\n From there, FIU mounted its comeback. Jelena Vico<\/a> narrowed the deficit with a 7-5, 6-3 win at No. 3, before Maria Lucia Araoz-Gosn<\/a> battled back after dropping the first set to earn a composed 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3 victory at No. 4 to even the match at 3-3.<\/p>\n With one point left to decide the match, Katerina Mandelikova<\/a> delivered in the clincher at No. 1, grinding out a three-set victory, 7-5, 5-7, 6-1, to secure the comeback win for the Panthers.<\/p>\n UP NEXT SOCIAL MEDIA General athletic news can also be found at\u00a0@FIUSports<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook and\u00a0@FIUAthletics<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter and Instagram.
\nFIU remains in Houston to face Rice on Sunday at noon at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.<\/p>\n
\nFans are encouraged to follow the Panthers on Instagram\u00a0(@FIUWTENNIS<\/a>), Twitter\u00a0(@FIUWTENNIS<\/a>), and Facebook (Facebook.com\\FIUWTN<\/a>) for all the latest Women’s Tennis news.<\/p>\n
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