Orange On the Road For Pair of Weekend Matches

Match Details: Friday, April 2 | 4 p.m. | Atlanta, Ga.
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Match Details: Sunday, April 4 | 12 p.m. | Clemson, S.C.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse women's tennis looks to return to the win column with a pair of road matches this weekend. The Orange face No. 11 Georgia Tech on Friday, April 2 at 4 p.m. before they take on Clemson on Sunday, April 4 at 12 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
Syracuse are coming off an open weekend. Last time out, the Orange were defeated by No. 12 NC State.

Against NC State, the Wolfpack (11-3, 6-2) jumped out to an early lead after earning the doubles point. The nation's second-ranked pair of Alana Smith and Anna Rogers defeated 'Cuse graduate student Natalie Novotna and freshman Viktoriya Kanapatskaya, at No. 1, 6-1, and Amelia Rajecki and Abigail Rencheli beat graduate students Miranda Ramirez and Guzal Yusupova, 6-2, at No. 3. The No. 2 match between NC State's Jaeda Daniel and Adriana Reami, who are ranked No. 16 in the country, and sophomore Polina Kozyreva and junior Sofya Treshcheva was called with the Wolfpack duo leading, 4-3.

NC State swept the singles matches for the 7-0 final and its fourth straight win. No. 35 Rogers defeated Kanapatskaya, 6-0, 7-6 (4), on court 1, while #23 Smith won a tight match against Yusupova, 7-6 (2), 7-5. At No. 3 singles, No. 38 Reami defeated Novotna, 6-0, 6-3.

In the closest match in singles play, Ramirez battled back after losing the first set, 7-5, to win the second set, 6-1. However, Daniel won the third set, 7-5, for the victory. Lexi Keberle defeated Orange sophomore Zeynep Erman, 6-4, 6-3, on court 5, and Rencheli posted a 7-5, 6-1 victory against Kozyreva at No. 6.

SCOUTING GEORGIA TECH
The No. 12 Yellow Jackets come into the match with a 12-8 record on the season. This past weekend, they split two matches against Virginia Tech and Virginia. They are led by coach Rodney Harmon, who is in his ninth season with the program. He sports a 153-76 record with the program.

The last time these two played the Orange defeated Georgia Tech 4-3 in the 2019 ACC Tournament.

SCOUTING CLEMSON
The Tigers come into the match at 7-12. They also battled Virginia and Virginia Tech this past weekend and came out with a win against the Hokies and a loss against the Cavaliers. Clemson is led by first-year coach Christy Lynch. She spent the past six seasons as an assistant at Georgia Tech.

WHAT'S NEXT
The 'Cuse return back home to the Drumlins Tennis Center to take on No. 1 North Carolina and No. 13 Duke next weekend.

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Players Mentioned

Zeynep Erman

Viktoriya Kanapatskaya

Polina Kozyreva

Natalie Novotna

Miranda Ramirez

Sofya Treshcheva

Guzal Yusupova

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