#34 Miami Edges #50 Syracuse; 'Cuse Hosts #7 FSU Sunday

Friday, March 12

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#34 Miami Edges #50 Syracuse; 'Cuse Hosts #7 FSU Sunday

3/12/2021 8:40:00 PM | Tennis

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Match Details: vs. #7 FSU Sunday, March 14 | 11 a.m. | Drumlins Tennis Center
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - In a match that was ultimately decided in the third set of No. 5 singles, No. 34 Miami defeated No. 50 Syracuse, 4-3, in women's tennis action on Friday at the Drumlins Tennis Center. The Orange will host #7 Florida State on Sunday at 11 am.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hurricanes took the doubles point with wins in match two and three. Syracuse's (4-4) No. 1 duo of Natalie Novotna and Viktoriya Kanapatskaya defeated Estela Perez-Somarriba and Isabella Pfennig, 6-0. However, Miami rebounded to take the next two matches. Diana Khodan and Maya Tahan beat Polina Kozyreva and Sofya Treshcheva, 6-4, before Florencia Urrutia and Daevenia Achong took down Guzal Yusupova and Miranda Ramirez, 6-4.

On the singles side, No. 121 Kanapatskaya continued to shine with her sixth straight victory as she defeated Pfennig 6-3, 6-0 in No. 2 singles. Perez-Somarriba, the second-ranked singles player in the nation, earned Miami's second point as she beat No. 81 Guzal Yusupova 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1. In No. 4 singles, Kozyreva beat No. 87 Achong 6-4, 7-5, to tie the team score at 2-2.

The No. 6 singles match went to a tie breaker in the first set, which was won by Khodan, 8-6, against 'Cuse freshman Ines Fonte. She then won the second set, 6-0, to put the Hurricanes up 3-2 with two matches remaining.

Ramirez won the first set at No. 5 singles, 6-3, but Tahan came back to take the next two sets, 6-4, 6-4, to clinch the victory for Miami.

The remaining match was played out and Novotna came back after losing the first set to defeat Urrutia, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.

UP NEXT
Syracuse is back in the Drumlins Tennis Center on Sunday to take on No. 7 Florida State.

SCOUTING FLORIDA STATE
No. 7 Florida State's six-match win streak was snapped as it also lost back-to-back matches to Duke and North Carolina. They are led by coach Jennifer Hyde, who is in her 17th season with the program and 22nd as the head coach. At Florida State she has made 15 NCAA Tournament appearances and has a 252-158 record. In 2019, the Orange defeated the Seminoles, 4-3, in the Drumlins Tennis Center.

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RESULTS
#34 Miami 4, #50 Syracuse 3

Singles Competition
1.Estela Perez-Somarriba (UM) def. Guzal Yusupova 6-2, 6-0
2. Viktoriya Kanapatskaya (SU) def. Isabella Pfennig (UM) 6-3, 6-0
3.Natalie Novotna (SU) def. Florencia Urrutia (UM) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
4. Polina Kozyreva (SU) def. Daevenia Achong (UM) 6-4, 7-5
5. Maya Tahan (UM) def. Miranda Ramirez (SU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
6. Diana Khodan (UM) def. Ines Fonte (SU) 7-6, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Natalie Novotna/Viktoriya Kanapatskay (SU) def. Estela Perez-Somarriba/Isabella Pfennig (UM) 6-0
2. Diana Khodan/Maya Tahan (UM) def. Polina Kozyreva/Sofya Treshcheva (SU) 6-4
3. Florencia Urrutia/Daevenia Achong (UM) def. Guzal Yusupova/Miranda Ramirez (SU) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,1,3,4,2,6)