Orange Defeat Columbia, Move to 3-0

Sunday, January 28

11AM

Syracuse University

Columbia University

Photo by: Jes Sheldon

1/28/2018 1:56:00 PM | Tennis

Box Score

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse tennis team rolled to a 3-0 record after defeating Columbia, 5-2, Sunday afternoon at Drumlins Country Club. The Orange used a pair of two-set singles victories and a dominant doubles display to take the win.

"It was a great win and we knew that it was going to be a tough match," said head coach Younes Limam. " There were a lot of close matches and sets but we stayed calm under pressure. I was glad to see the whole team come together and fight and find a way to win."

Despite facing a tougher doubles competition than they've seen all year, the Orange came out of the doubles round with the point after 6-3 victories by both the No. 1 pair (Miranda Ramirez/Gabriela Knutson) and the No. 3 duo (Maria Tritou/Libi Mesh).

In the singles round of the match, Knutson extended her win streak to three matches with a decisive 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 1 singles. Ramirez was the only other Orange to earn a two-set win, defeating her opponent 6-3, 6-2.

Junior Dina Hegab was the match-clincher coming back from a second-set loss to defeat her Columbia opponent 6-1 in the final set. Tritou finished just after her, winning the final two sets in her match to give Syracuse the 5-2 victory.

The Orange hit the road for the first time in the 2018 season, opening conference play at Virginia on Feb. 3. First serve is slated for 11 a.m.

FINAL RESULTS

SYRACUSE 5, COLUMBIA 2

DOUBLES (order of finish: 1, 3)
Gabriela Knutson/Miranda Ramirez (SYR) def. Christie Wan/Adi Milstein (COL), 6-3
Anna Shkudun/Dina Hegab (SYR) def. Jennifer Kerr/Andrea Kevakian (COL), 5-3, suspended
Maria Tritou/Libi Mesh (SYR) def. Ali Pollack/Brianna Williams (COL), 6-3

SINGLES (order of finish: 1, 2, 5, 6, 4, 3)
Gabriela Knutson (SYR) def. Christie Wan (COL), 6-0, 6-0
Miranda Ramirez (SYR) def. Jennifer Kerr (COL), 6-3, 6-1
Anna Shkudun (SYR) vs. Sarah Hu (COL), 6-7 (4), 5-5 (ret.)
Maria Tritou (SYR) def. Ali Pollack (COL), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Libi Mesh (SYR) vs. Andrea Kevakian (COL), 0-6, 6-2, 2-6
Dina Hegab (SYR) def. Adi Milstein (COL), 6-1, 2-6, 6-1

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