Louisiana Drops Match to No. 42 FIU

MIAMI ? Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns women's tennis team suffered its second setback in as many days on its Florida trip, this time falling to No. 42 FIU by a 5-2 count on Saturday afternoon at University Park.

The 42nd-ranked Golden Panthers (13-5) scored the first four points of the dual match, claiming the victory with three singles matches left to be played.

FIU made a clean sweep of the doubles matches to bring a 1-0 lead over Louisiana (7-10) into the singles portion of the matchup.

UL's only wins of the afternoon came from the number two and five court in singles play. Julie Mazinova defeated FIU's Maria Spenceley 6-3, 6-3 and Marina Ruiz de Gauna defeated FIU's Megan Jones 6-2, 4-6, 10-6.

Mazinova collected her ninth straight victory in singles action and improved to 9-0 at No. 2 singles.

FIU clinched the match when No. 90 Mariana Muci defeated Milou Israel 6-1, 6-0. That gave the hosts a 4-0 lead. Mazinova and Ruiz de Gauna were the next two to finish in singles play and their back-to-back wins cut the FIU lead to 4-2.

FIU was the fifth Sun Belt opponent the Cajuns have played this season. The loss drops the Cajuns to 3-2 against SBC teams.

The Ragin' Cajuns wrap up their weekend in Florida on Sunday, March 29 in Boca Raton against Sun Belt foe Florida Atlantic at 9 a.m. (CST) at Patch Reef Park. The match is the final road contest of the 2009 regular season for Louisiana.

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