Orange Edged Out By Tigers

Sunday, March 23

Clemson, SC

12 p.m.

Syracuse University

No. 31 Clemson

3/23/2025 4:25:00 PM | Tennis

Box Score

CLEMSON, S.C. – The No. 67 Syracuse women's tennis team (8-7, 1-7 ACC) fell to Clemson (13-5, 3-3 ACC), 4-2 at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility Sunday afternoon.

The Tigers led early against the Orange after taking the doubles point victory. Monika Wojcik secured a win against her opponent at the No. 6 position which tied the match 1-1. Shortly after, Clemson took the lead again after claiming a win at the No. 5 position.

No. 107 Miyuka Kimoto tied the match for the second time 2-2, but Syracuse could not find the final push to tally a win for the Orange.

THE RUNDOWN

Nelly Knezkova and Shiori Ito appeared at the No.1 doubles position this afternoon against the Tigers. This was the pairing's sixth time playing together.
At the No. 2 spot in doubles play, Kimoto was paired with Anastasia Sysoeva. The match was tied 5-5 before it was declared unfinished after the doubles point was clinched at the No. 3 position.
No. 107 Kimoto defeated Amelie Smejkalova winning 6-2, 6-2. Kimoto tied the match 2-2 after this victory.
Wojcik added her 10^th win in singles play for the Orange after securing a win over Gaia Parravicini with a 6-3, 6-2 result.
Sysoeva entered a third set against Romana Cisovska at the No.4 position. Sysoeva won the first set, 7-5, lost in the second, 6-4, then was tied 2-2 in the third before the match was determined unfinished.
No. 124 Sophia Hatton clinched the match for Clemson after defeating Knezkova at the No. 1 spot in a reverse sweep.
Clemson took the lead in the all-time series now ahead 6-5 against Syracuse.

UP NEXT
Syracuse returns home to face Virginia Tech at Drumlins Country Club on Friday, April 4 at 3 p.m.

RESULTS
Singles

No. 124 Sophia Hatton (CU) def. Nelly Knezkova (SYR) 5-7, 6-0, 6-1
No. 107 Miyuka Kimoto (SYR) def. Amelie Smejkalova (CU) 6-2, 6-2
Annabelle Davis (CU) def. Serafima Shastova (SYR) 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
Romana Cisovska (CU) vs. Anastasia Sysoeva (SYR) 5-7, 6-4, 2-2, unfinished
Artemis Aslanisvili (CLEM) def. Shiori Ito (SYR) 6-1, 6-3
Monika Wojcik (SYR) def. Gaia Parravicini (CU) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles

Gaia Parra/Amelie Smejkalova (CU) def. Nelly Knezkova/Shiori Ito (SYR) 6-3
Anastasia Sysoeva/Miyuka Kimoto (SYR) vs. Candela Yecora/Romana Cisovska (CU) 5-5, unfinished
Annabelle Davis/Sophia Hatton (CU) def. No. 75 Serafima Shastova/Monika Wojcik (SYR) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,5,2,3,1)

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