SYRACUSE, N.Y. –  Syracuse embarks on a weekend trip to the Sunshine State for a pair of ACC matches, clashing with No. 28 Miami and Florida State. The Orange open the weekend on Friday, facing Miami at 4 p.m. at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. Sunday’s clash with Florida State is slated for 11 a.m. at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center. 

GETTING THINGS STARTED


The Orange split a pair of matches last weekend, knocking off No. 65 Wake Forest 4-3 before falling to No. 9 NC State.
Syracuse stormed back from a 3-1 deficit against the Demon Deacons for its largest comeback of the season. Monika Wojcik delivered the winning point for the Orange, bouncing back to win after dropping the first set. 
Wojcik leads the team with 15 overall wins this spring. She has posted a 9-5 record in singles action and has added six doubles victories

OPENING ACTION


Nelly Knezkova ranks second on the team in singles victories with six. She is tied for the team lead in doubles wins with six. 
Wojcik owns a 5-2 record when playing in the No. 4 singles spot. 
The No. 1 doubles duo of Knezkova and Anastasia Sysoeva are 4-3 so far this spring. 
Serafima Shastova recorded wins against Cornell, Fordham and Buffalo at No. 1 singles. She has logged a 2-2 record while playing at the No. 2 position. 
Emma Scaldalai defeated California’s No. 91-ranked Naomi Xu 6-1, 6-3. This marked the first win over an ITA-ranked singles opponent this season. 
The victory over Wake Forest marked the first time this season where the Orange won a match after dropping the doubles point. 
The Wake Forest win was the second over an ITA-ranked opponent for Syracuse this season.

SCOUTING Miami


No. 28 Miami owns an 11-4 overall record after splitting a pair of matches last weekend. Miami defeated Georgia Tech on the road before falling at Clemson.  
The Hurricanes are 6-2 in conference play so far and currently sit in fifth place. 
Miami posted a 10-13 overall record a season ago, reaching the third round of the ACC Tournament before bowing out to Stanford. 
Senior Raquel Gonzalez is the No. 35 ranked singles player in the nation. She owns a flawless 11-0 record this spring, all at the No. 1 singles position. 
Graduate student Sofia Rocchetti was also ranked in the latest ITA Women’s Singles Poll. She has posted a 6-3 record at No. 2 singles. 
The Hurricanes have thrived at home this spring to the tune of a 6-2 record.
Miami holds a 15-2 advantage in the all-time series. 

SCOUTING Florida State


Florida State enters Sunday’s contest with a 4-14 overall record after a pair of 2-4 losses against No. 22 Clemson and No. 55 Georgia Tech.
The Seminoles are still searching for their first conference win of the spring.  
Florida State went 13-10 last season, ultimately falling in the ACC Tournament to Louisville. 
Junior Eva Shaw highlights the returners for the Seminoles. She was named to the 2025 Third Team All-ACC for both singles and doubles and was ranked No. 94 in the latest ITA Women’s Singles Poll. 
Senior Cade Cricchio and sophomore M.B. Deatherage have logged a 7-1 doubles record in conference play. 
Florida State is an even 3-3 at home this spring. 
The Seminoles own a narrow 7-6 advantage in the all-time series. Syracuse triumphed 4-3 in the previous meeting between the two squads last spring. 

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