Thursday, October 10
Boston, Mass.
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ITA New England Regionals
Syracuse Heads To Boston For ITA New England Regionals
10/9/2024 8:04:00 PM | Tennis
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse University women's tennis team heads to Boston this week to compete in its second fall tournament, ITA New England Regionals. Harvard will host the event from Oct. 10-15.
Scouting ITA New England Regionals
The tournament will be contested at Harvard's Beren Tennis Center. The tournament will begin on Thursday with the singles qualifying draw. The main draw for both singles and doubles will commence on Friday.
Four Syracuse players will compete in the tournament - Shiori Ito, Nelly Knezkova, Constance Levivier and Serafima Shastova. Levivier will begin the tournament on Thursday in the qualifying draw for singles. Her first match will be against Viktoria Lorenzton of Marist at 9 a.m.
The other three Syracuse players competing will start in the main singles draw on Friday. 'Cuse will also have two doubles pairings in the main draw – Levivier and Shastova will team up, as will Ito and Knezkova.
About The Orange
Syracuse is coming off a 10-11 campaign in the spring. The Orange returned four players from last year's team this fall and welcomed two newcomers.
Miyuka Kimoto is back for her senior year with the Orange after racking up 11 doubles and 10 singles victories in the spring. She earned her first ACC Player of the Week Award last March and was tabbed No. 24 in the ITA's preseason singles rankings.
Also back as a senior for the Orange is Shiori Ito, who checked in at No. 44 in the ITA's preseason doubles rankings alongside Kimoto. She has won 31 career dual singles contests and to go along with her 27 doubles victories.
Anastasia Sysoeva returns for her second year with 'Cuse as a junior. In her debut campaign last year, she finished with a 12-6 record in singles, which included six wins against ACC opponents.
Another returning junior for the Orange is Constance Levivier, who tallied six wins last spring across singles and doubles.
Syracuse welcomes two fresh faces this fall - Nelly Knezkova and Serafima Shastova. Knezkova earned All-Big West Second Team honors in singles last season at Hawaii, where she played the Nos. 1 and 2 positions. In her one year at Jacksonville State, Shastova won 12 singles contests on her way to earning First Team All-ASUN and ASUN Freshman of the Year honors.
Head coach Younes Limam returns for his 11th season at the helm of helm of the Orange. Jacqueline Calla is in her second season as an assistant coach.
Last Time Out
Syracuse kicked off its fall season with a strong showing at the Penn Invitational in Philadelphia on Sept. 13-15.
The Orange tallied 23 total wins across singles and doubles at the event, with 13 coming in singles and 10 in doubles.
Three 'Cuse players finished with a perfect 4-0 mark in doubles at the tournament - Miyuka Kimoto, Nelly Knezkova and Constance Levivier. In singles, three players finished with a 3-1 record - Knezkova, Levivier and Serafima Shastova.
Eight different doubles tandems won at least one match at the event, and all six of Syracuse's players earned at least one singles victory.
ITA New England Regionals Briefing
Tournament Details: Oct. 10-15 | Boston, Mass. | Beren Tennis Center
Live Video: Click here
ITA Tournament Page: Click here
Twitter: @Cuse_Tennis
Instagram: @CuseTennis
Syracuse Links: Notes | News | Roster | Schedule
For all the latest news on the Syracuse tennis program, follow /CuseTennis on Facebook, @CuseTennis on Instagram, and Twitter.
Scouting ITA New England Regionals
The tournament will be contested at Harvard's Beren Tennis Center. The tournament will begin on Thursday with the singles qualifying draw. The main draw for both singles and doubles will commence on Friday.
Four Syracuse players will compete in the tournament - Shiori Ito, Nelly Knezkova, Constance Levivier and Serafima Shastova. Levivier will begin the tournament on Thursday in the qualifying draw for singles. Her first match will be against Viktoria Lorenzton of Marist at 9 a.m.
The other three Syracuse players competing will start in the main singles draw on Friday. 'Cuse will also have two doubles pairings in the main draw – Levivier and Shastova will team up, as will Ito and Knezkova.
About The Orange
Syracuse is coming off a 10-11 campaign in the spring. The Orange returned four players from last year's team this fall and welcomed two newcomers.
Miyuka Kimoto is back for her senior year with the Orange after racking up 11 doubles and 10 singles victories in the spring. She earned her first ACC Player of the Week Award last March and was tabbed No. 24 in the ITA's preseason singles rankings.
Also back as a senior for the Orange is Shiori Ito, who checked in at No. 44 in the ITA's preseason doubles rankings alongside Kimoto. She has won 31 career dual singles contests and to go along with her 27 doubles victories.
Anastasia Sysoeva returns for her second year with 'Cuse as a junior. In her debut campaign last year, she finished with a 12-6 record in singles, which included six wins against ACC opponents.
Another returning junior for the Orange is Constance Levivier, who tallied six wins last spring across singles and doubles.
Syracuse welcomes two fresh faces this fall - Nelly Knezkova and Serafima Shastova. Knezkova earned All-Big West Second Team honors in singles last season at Hawaii, where she played the Nos. 1 and 2 positions. In her one year at Jacksonville State, Shastova won 12 singles contests on her way to earning First Team All-ASUN and ASUN Freshman of the Year honors.
Head coach Younes Limam returns for his 11th season at the helm of helm of the Orange. Jacqueline Calla is in her second season as an assistant coach.
Last Time Out
Syracuse kicked off its fall season with a strong showing at the Penn Invitational in Philadelphia on Sept. 13-15.
The Orange tallied 23 total wins across singles and doubles at the event, with 13 coming in singles and 10 in doubles.
Three 'Cuse players finished with a perfect 4-0 mark in doubles at the tournament - Miyuka Kimoto, Nelly Knezkova and Constance Levivier. In singles, three players finished with a 3-1 record - Knezkova, Levivier and Serafima Shastova.
Eight different doubles tandems won at least one match at the event, and all six of Syracuse's players earned at least one singles victory.
ITA New England Regionals Briefing
Tournament Details: Oct. 10-15 | Boston, Mass. | Beren Tennis Center
Live Video: Click here
ITA Tournament Page: Click here
Twitter: @Cuse_Tennis
Instagram: @CuseTennis
Syracuse Links: Notes | News | Roster | Schedule
For all the latest news on the Syracuse tennis program, follow /CuseTennis on Facebook, @CuseTennis on Instagram, and Twitter.
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