Syracuse loses 3rd consecutive match after 7-0 sweep by No. 7 Florida State
Corey Henry | Senior Staff Photographer
Syracuse lost all six singles matches and the doubles point against No. 7 Florida State.
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Miranda Ramirez and Guzal Yusupova huddled one last time, covering their mouths with their hands before Yusupova served and Florida State’s return hit the net. The pair of graduate students won at No. 3 doubles, 6-1, with head coach Younes Limam clapping and encouraging the two between points.
“It was a great start to the day,” Limam said about the No. 3 doubles match. “I was really pleased (with) how we closed that match.”
Syracuse drops to .500 after 4-3 loss to No. 15 Virginia
Emily Steinberger | Photo Editor
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Syracuse took the court against No. 15 Virginia on Sunday at Drumlins Tennis Center. The Orange dominated doubles play but struggled to contain Virginia’s strength in singles play. Despite Syracuse (4-4, 1-1 Atlantic Coast) dropping the day’s match to the Cavaliers (6-2, 2-1), 4-3, freshman Viktoriya Kanapatskaya shined, upsetting the 11th-ranked Natasha Subhash in an electric singles match.
Syracuse’s No. 1 doubles duo Sofya Treshcheva and Polina Kozyreva stepped on to Court 1 to face Virginia’s Rosie Johanson and Emma Navarro. Syracuse jumped out to a 6-5 lead before returning a ball the Cavaliers couldn’t quite reach to secure the 7-5 victory.