Tennis Travels to College Park for Maryland Invitational

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse tennis team has had two weeks off to recuperate from their season-opening tournament at Cornell, and the Orangewomen are now heading to College Park, Md., for the Maryland Invitational, Friday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Sept. 29.

Head coach Mac Gifford will likely go with the exact same lineup as he had at the Cornell Tournament. Seniors Masha Kabanova (Moscow, Russia/School #528) and Shervin Saedinia (Woodland Hills, Calif./Calabasas) swept their doubles competition and each split their singles matches. Sophomores Kristine Bech Holte (Oslo, Norway/Fagerborg vgs.) and Trine Lise Juliussen (Rade, Norway/Treider vgs.) also swept their Flight A doubles competition, and Holte won both her singles matches. Junior Daniela Kaluskova (Prague, Czech Republic/Gym Budejovicka) also went 4-0 at the first tournament of the season, including two wins at doubles with freshman Wei-Ming Leong (Ipoh, Malaysia/SMJK Ave Maria Convent).

Last season, Syracuse enjoyed much success at the Maryland Invitational. Holte won the Flight B doubles title with junior Jessica Schlosser (Nedrow, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy). Saedinia and Kabanova took third place in Flight A doubles, and Kaluskova won third place in Flight A singles.

This weekend’s tournament features teams from Richmond, West Virginia, American, Cornell, Penn State, George Washington, and Maryland. The three-day event will encompass four singles flights and two doubles flights.

Projected Line-Up – Maryland Invitational
Singles

Flight A	Masha Kabanova
	Daniela Kaluskova
Flight B	Shervin Saedinia
	Trine Lise Juliussen
Flight C	Kristine Bech Holte
	Wei-Ming Leong
Flight D	Alexa Konstand
	Tricia Sargent