Orange Close Opening Homestand Against Drexel

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse (3-0) will be back home at Drumlins Country Club to face the Drexel Dragons (1-0) on Sunday, Feb. 2. The Orange will be looking to keep their winning streak alive after three victories last week.

SYRACUSE VS. DREXEL BRIEFING
Match Details: Feb. 2, 2025 | Syracuse, N.Y. | Drumlins Country Club | 11 a.m.
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ABOUT THE ORANGE

Syracuse is coming off a 10-11 campaign last 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 Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) 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.
Joining the Orange for the Spring season are two freshmen, Monika Wojcik and Haram Kim.
Head coach Younes Limam returns for his 11th season at the helm of the Orange. Jacqueline Calla is in her second season as an assistant coach.

THE LAST MATCH

The Orange secured its first sweep of the season against Fordham Sunday, winning 7-0.
Every player on Syracuse has contributed a win for the team so far this season after Haram Kim made her college debut last Sunday.
Ito and Knezkova, the No. 96 ITA doubles ranked pairing, made their first appearance together in doubles for the spring and produced a 6-3 win at the No. 1 position.
Freshman Monika Wojcik teamed up with veteran Anastasia Sysoeva for the first time, winning at the No. 2 spot, 6-2.
Ito, Knezkova, and Levivier each hold a 3-0 singles records after the firstthree matches.
'Cuse has started its season with a 3-0 record three consecutive times.

FALL RECAP

Syracuse finished the fall with 39 victories in singles and 22 in doubles.
The Orange totaled 23 victories at Penn Invitational from Sept. 13-15, with 13 wins in singles and 10 in doubles.
At ITA New England Regionals from Oct. 10-15, Shastova won the singles title, with Ito and Knezkova making a run to the quarterfinals in the doubles draw.
Syracuse then compiled a 12-0 record in singles at the Big Red Invite from Oct. 25-27. The Orange went 152-58 in games across the 12 singles wins.
Syracuse played its last full fall event at the UB Indoor Invite from Nov. 1-3, with the Orange concluding the tournament with seven wins in singles and four in doubles.
Shastova finished the fall season with a 13-2 record in singles on her way to a berth at the NCAA Individual Championships.
Ito and Knezkova appeared in the ITA final fall doubles rankings at No.96.
Levivier recorded 10 doubles wins in the fall, one of two Orange players to reach 10+ doubles wins in the fall along with Knezkova.
Knezkova combined for 20 wins in the fall across singles and doubles with Ito adding 17 of her own.

SINGLES SUCCESS

Syracuse is 16-2 in singles in its first three matches.
The Orange are 3-0 in five of the six singles positions this year.
Syracuse has won 19 sets in singles by either a 6-0, 6-1 or 6-2 scores. Of Syracuse's 33 winning sets, 58% have come by those scores.

FRESHMEN CONTRIBUTIONS

Syracuse freshmen Monika Wojcik and Haram Kim are 5-1 across doubles and singles this season.
Wojcik is 2-0 in singles and hasn't dropped a set yet. She is 24-10 in total games through her four sets.
Kim made her college debut in Fordham's match winning singles 7-5, 6-3.

TRIPLE THREAT

Three Syracuse players are 3-0 this season in singles – Levivier, Ito and Knezkova.
All three players are a perfect 6-0 in sets on the campaign. Between the three of them, they are 108-39 in total games for a winning percentage of 73%.
Levivier has played three different singles positions this season. Of the Syracuse players to play singles in every match this season, Levivier has dropped the fewest games (12).
Ito has also played three different spots on the season. Against Fordham, Ito won her first set 6-0, one of three 6-0 sets posted by a Syracuse player against the Rams.
Knezkova has played two matches at the No. 2 spot and made her debut at the No. 1 position against Fordham. She dropped just four games at the top spot against the Rams.

SCOUTING DREXEL

Drexel started its season off 1-0 after defeating Farleigh Dickinson 5-2 last Friday. The Dragons will play another match against Siena College on Saturday before facing Syracuse on Sunday.
Last season, the Dragons had an overall record of 12-8 with a 50% (5-5) winning percentage on the road.
Lorie Lemongo and Elisa Rigazio competed in the ITA-All American as doubles partners and each played in singles matches.
In their match against FDU, Drexel was able to earn four victories in singles after winning the doubles point.
Syracuse leads the all-time series 2-0. This will be the first time Drexel plays 'Cuse at Drumlins.

UP NEXT
Syracuse will travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass. for its first double-header on the road this season on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 4:30 p.m. against Boston followed by its ACC opener on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. against Boston College.

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