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Blue Raiders Welcome FIU for Sunday Morning Match
3/20/2021 10:28:00 AM | Women's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee women's tennis team returns to action on Sunday when they host Florida International in Conference USA action. First serve is set for 11 a.m at the Adams Tennis Complex.
Match 15: Middle Tennessee (7-7, 1-2 C-USA) vs. Florida International (5-0, 0-0 C-USA)
- Sunday, March 21, 2021 – 11 a.m. CST
- Adams Tennis Complex – Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- Live Results | Live Video
About the Blue Raiders
- Middle Tennessee is coming off a win last week, having defeated UT Martin, 6-1
- Graduate student Lidia Burrows has 87 singles wins which ranks No. 2 in program history.
- The pair of Love-star Alexis and Zani Barnard have now won four straight matches after winning 6-1 last week vs. UT Martin
All-Time vs. Florida International
- Middle Tennessee and FIU are meeting for the 14th time in history
- The Panthers hold a 12-1 lead in the series dating back to 1992
- The only win for the Blue Raiders in the series came back in 2003
Scouting the Panthers
- Florida International is 5-0 on the season so far, with wins over FGCU, North Florida, Stetson, FAMU, and ETSU. They are scheduled to play Western Kentucky, Saturday, before playing MTSU on Sunday.
- Marina Alcaide, Andreea Velcea, and Kamila Umarova are all unblemished in singles action, going a combined 14-0.
- Umarova and Basak Akbas have teamed up to win a team-high three matches at #1 doubles
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