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Tennis to Take on Cornell in Home Opener Saturday
1/29/2015 11:20:00 AM | Tennis
Doubles are set to get underway at Noon.
After defeating No. 35 Princeton in the finale of last weekend's ITA Kickoff event in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the No. 53 Syracuse tennis team returns home this Saturday for its season opener against Cornell.
Ranking the Orange
- Syracuse moved up to No. 53 in this week's ITA poll.
- The ranking is the highest since March 27, 2012 when the team was slotted 52nd.
- Syracuse is 2-1 over ranked opponents this season.
Scouting Cornell
- The Big Red enter the match up 0-2 after falling twice last weekend.
- Cornell dropped its opener 5-2 to Mississippi State and lost 4-3 to Brown the following day.
- Syracuse will be its first match against a ranked opponent this season.
Coming Out Hot
- The Orange is enjoying its best start to the season since 2010-11, when the team started the season 7-1.
- Syracuse has two top-40 wins already this season after beating No. 39 South Florida and No. 35 Princeton in the first two weekends of the year.
Last Time Out
- In its most recent matchup, Syracuse came back from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat No. 35 Princeton 4-3.
- Valeria Salazar sealed the Orange comeback in a three-set thriller.
Action is scheduled to get underway at noon at Drumlins Tennis Center.
Ranking the Orange
- Syracuse moved up to No. 53 in this week's ITA poll.
- The ranking is the highest since March 27, 2012 when the team was slotted 52nd.
- Syracuse is 2-1 over ranked opponents this season.
Scouting Cornell
- The Big Red enter the match up 0-2 after falling twice last weekend.
- Cornell dropped its opener 5-2 to Mississippi State and lost 4-3 to Brown the following day.
- Syracuse will be its first match against a ranked opponent this season.
Coming Out Hot
- The Orange is enjoying its best start to the season since 2010-11, when the team started the season 7-1.
- Syracuse has two top-40 wins already this season after beating No. 39 South Florida and No. 35 Princeton in the first two weekends of the year.
Last Time Out
- In its most recent matchup, Syracuse came back from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat No. 35 Princeton 4-3.
- Valeria Salazar sealed the Orange comeback in a three-set thriller.
Action is scheduled to get underway at noon at Drumlins Tennis Center.
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