Orange, Demon Deacons Meet in ACC Tournament

Match Details: Thursday, April 22 | 9 a.m. | Rome, Ga.
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ROME, Ga. – No. 9 seed Syracuse takes on eighth-seeded Wake Forest in the second round of the ACC Women's Tennis Championship. The match between the Orange and Demon Deacons gets underway at 9 a.m.

ORANGE UPDATE
Syracuse (7-10) is coming off a dominant 6-1 win over Marshall in its regular-season finale. The Orange are No. 41 in the latest ITA rankings released on Wednesday.

Freshman Viktoriya Kanapatskaya moved up to No. 12 in the ITA singles rankings. The Belarus native is 11-5 this season playing at No.1 and No. 2 singles. Additionally, Kanapatskaya and graduate student Natalie Novotna are ranked No. 36 in doubles.

SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
Wake Forest (10-11) is the 32nd-ranked team in the country coming into Thursday's match. The Demon Deacons defeated the Orange, 6-1, when they last played on March 19. Since that match, Wake Forest has lost five of its last seven.

UP NEXT
The winner of Thursday's match moves on to face No. 1 North Carolina on April 23. The tournament concludes on Sunday, April 25.

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Players Mentioned

Viktoriya Kanapatskaya

Natalie Novotna

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