
Orange Conclude Regular Season With #60 Georgia Tech, #24 Clemson
4/9/2026 11:59:00 AM | Tennis
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -Â Â Syracuse returns to Drumlins for its final two matches of the regular season, facing No. 60 Georgia Tech on Friday at 3 p.m. before squaring off with No. 24 Clemson on Sunday at 11 a.m.
GETTING THINGS STARTED
GETTING THINGS STARTED
- The Orange will recognize four athletes on Sunday for the team's Senior Day: Leena Bennetto, Constance Levivier, Serafima Shastova and Anastasia Sysoeva.Â
- Two weekends ago, Syracuse stormed back from a 3-1 deficit against No. 65 Wake Forest 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.Â
- Wojcik leads the team with 15 overall wins this spring. She has posted a 9-7 record in singles action and has added six doubles victories.
- Nelly Knezkova and Shastova have both logged six singles triumphs, ranking second on the team behind Wojcik.
- Wojcik owns a 5-3 record when playing in the No. 4 singles spot.Â
- Shastova recorded wins against Cornell, Fordham and Buffalo at No. 1 singles. She has posted a 3-2 record while playing at the No. 2 position.Â
- Emma Scaldalai defeated California's No. 91-ranked Naomi Xu 6-1, 6-3. This marked the first win over an ITA-ranked opponent this season.Â
- The victory over Wake Forest marked the first time this season where the Orange won a match after dropping the doubles point.Â
- The Wake Forest win was the second over an ITA-ranked opponent for Syracuse this season.Â
- No. 60 Georgia Tech owns a 10-11 overall record after dropping a pair of matches to No. 24 Duke and No. 5 North Carolina. Â Â
- The Yellow Jackets are 4-6 in conference play so far.
- Georgia Tech posted a 14-12 overall record a season ago, reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to eventual victor Georgia.Â
- Senior Alejandra Cruz is the No. 66-ranked singles player in the nation. She owns an 11-6 record this spring, all at the No. 1 singles position.Â
- The doubles pairing of freshman Eleni Karantali and junior Given Roach are 12-8 in duals play.Â
- The Yellow Jackets have won just once on the road this spring.Â
- Georgia Tech holds a 13-3 advantage in the all-time series.Â
- No. 24 Clemson enters Sunday's match with a 16-6 overall record after falling to No. 5 North Carolina and No. 24 Duke.Â
- The Tigers own a 6-4 record in ACC play.
- Clemson posted a 14-12 overall record a season ago and saw its season end in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.Â
- Freshman Rinon Okuwaki was named the ACC Women's Freshman of the Week on March 17, marking the second time this spring she received the honor. She was ranked No. 58 in the latest ITA Women's Singles poll.Â
- The No. 1 doubles pairing of Okuwaki and Senior Jade Groen have logged an 11-8 record in duals play. The pair were ranked No. 42 in the most recent ITA Women's Doubles poll.
- Senior Romana Ciskova and sophomore Gaia Parravicini also hold a doubles ranking.Â
- The Tigers are 3-5 when playing away from home.
- The all-time series between the two squads is deadlocked at six wins apiece. Syracuse triumphed in the previous meeting during last year's ACC Tournament. Â
Players Mentioned
Syracuse Tennis - Court 3
Sunday, March 22
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Sunday, March 22
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Sunday, March 22
Syracuse Tennis - Court 1
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