Syracuse University
University of Cincinnati
Orange Tennis Completes Perfect Weekend
2/13/2011 2:40:24 PM | Tennis
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse tennis team completed a prefect 3-0 weekend with a commanding 6-1 win against BIG EAST opponent Cincinnati on Sunday at Drumlins Tennis Center. The Orange moves to 7-1 overall and 3-0 in conference play.
In doubles play, junior Emily Harman and freshman Maddie Kobelt teamed up to defeat Cincinnati's Jasmine Lee and Ksenia Slyncko, 8-4. Harman and Kobelt are 5-2 as a doubles pair this season. Junior Alessondra Parra and senior Simone Kalhorn clinched the doubles point for Syracuse with a tiebreaker victory, 9-8(5), against the Bearcats' Caitlin O'Gara and Lindsey Lonergan.
Freshman Aleah Marrow and senior #Jacquelynn# Tang were defeated by Cincinnati's Elise Woulfe and Ashleigh Witte, 8-5.
Harman finished the day 2-0 with her win at the No. 2 singles spot against UC's Lee (6-3, 6-1). Today's two wins helped Harman reach the 80-win milestone in her career. Marrow (6-3, 6-2) and senior Christina Tan (6-3, 6-3) overpowered their opponents at the No. 4 and No. 5 singles spots, respectively.
Kobelt secured the No. 3 singles point with a tiebreak victory in the second set, 6-0, 7-6(3). Kalhorn overcame a 3-6 loss in the first set and took the next two sets (6-3, 6-2) to record SU's fifth singles point.
Parra lost a close tiebreaker to Slyncko, 2-6, 4-6 (10-7), at the No. 1 slot to move to 4-4 this season.
The Orange hit the road next weekend to take on Boston University on Saturday, February 20 at 10 a.m.
Results
Singles
Ksenia Slyncko (UC) def Alessondra Parra (SU) 2-6, 4-6 (10-7)
Emily Harman (SU) def. Jasmine Lee (UC) 6-3, 6-1
Maddie Kobelt (SU) def. Ashleigh Witte (UC) 6-0, 7-6(3)
Aleah Marrow (SU) def. Caitlin O'Gara (UC) 6-3, 6-2
Christina Tan (SU) def. Lindsey Lonergan (UC) 6-3, 6-3
Simone Kalhorn (SU) def. Safiyya Ismail (UC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
Harman/Kobelt (SU) def. Lee/Slyncko (UC) 8-4
Parra/Kalhorn (SU) def. O'Gara/Lonergan (UC) 9-8(5)
Woulfe/Witte (UC) def. Tang/Marrow (SU) 8-5
Final: Syracuse 6, Cincinnati 1
