SYRACUSE, N.Y. –\u00a0\u00a0Syracuse 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
GETTING THINGS STARTED
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OPENING ACTION<\/p>\n
SCOUTING Miami<\/p>\n
SCOUTING Florida State<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe Orange split a pair of matches last weekend, knocking off No. 65 Wake Forest 4-3 before falling to No. 9 NC State.
\n\tSyracuse stormed back from a 3-1 deficit against the Demon Deacons for its largest comeback of the season. Monika Wojcik<\/a> delivered the winning point for the Orange, bouncing back to win after dropping the first set.\u00a0
\n\tWojcik 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
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\n\tNelly Knezkova<\/a> ranks second on the team in singles victories with six. She is tied for\u00a0the team lead in doubles wins with six.\u00a0
\n\tWojcik owns a 5-2 record when playing in the No. 4 singles spot.\u00a0
\n\tThe No. 1 doubles duo of Knezkova and Anastasia Sysoeva<\/a> are 4-3 so far this spring.\u00a0
\n\tSerafima Shastova<\/a> 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.\u00a0
\n\tEmma Scaldalai<\/a> 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.\u00a0
\n\tThe victory over Wake Forest marked the first time this season where the Orange won a match after dropping the doubles point.\u00a0
\n\tThe Wake Forest win was the second over an ITA-ranked opponent for Syracuse this season.
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\n\tNo. 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. \u00a0
\n\tThe Hurricanes are 6-2 in conference play so far and currently sit in fifth place.\u00a0
\n\tMiami posted a 10-13 overall record a season ago, reaching the third round of the ACC Tournament before bowing out to Stanford.\u00a0
\n\tSenior 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.\u00a0
\n\tGraduate 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.\u00a0
\n\tThe Hurricanes have thrived at home this spring to the tune of a 6-2 record.
\n\tMiami holds a 15-2 advantage in the all-time series.\u00a0
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\n\tFlorida 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.
\n\tThe Seminoles are still searching for their first conference win of the spring. \u00a0
\n\tFlorida State went 13-10 last season, ultimately falling in the ACC Tournament to Louisville.\u00a0
\n\tJunior 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.\u00a0
\n\tSenior Cade Cricchio and sophomore M.B. Deatherage have logged a 7-1 doubles record in conference play.\u00a0
\n\tFlorida State is an even 3-3 at home this spring.\u00a0
\n\tThe 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.\u00a0
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