Tennis SU 7 vs Albany 0 2/7/15 11:00 Drumlins

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Tennis | 2/6/2015 5:49:00 PM |

Tennis Continues Home Stretch


For the second weekend in a row the women's tennis team will compete before a home crowd at Drumlins Tennis Center. In the two day competition the Orange will take on the University of Albany and Fairleigh Dickinson University.?


Scouting Syracuse
- Began the season at No. 68 and currently sit at No. 53 in the latest ITA polls
- Cuse comes off a strong finish, defeating Cornell 5-2
- Currently 4-1 this year, with No.7 Alabama taking the only win away from the Orange.
- Valeria Salazar and Komal Safdar are still ranked No. 59 in the doubles poll.

Scouting Albany
- The Great Danes competed in their first competition of 2015 last weekend at Sportime in Schenectady and overtook Siena (5-2) and Providence (5-2).
- Albany is unranked in this week's ITA poll.

Scouting Fairleigh Dickinson
- Sunday's match against the Orange will mark the first competition for the Knights this season
- Finished last season with tough matches at the 2014 ITA Women's Regional in October, finishing the weekend with three losses in singles play.


Competition begins Saturday when 'Cuse takes on Albany at 11 a.m. and continues Sunday at 11 a.m. against Fairleigh Dickinson.

 

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Syracuse Tennis ‏@Cuse_Tennis 1h1 hour ago
Match Day! Hope to see everyone out at Drumlins as we look to move to 6-1 on the year against Albany at 11 a.m.

 

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Syracuse Tennis ‏@Cuse_Tennis 1m1 minute ago
Doubles update: Cuse up on two courts. Newborn and Bachini up 5-1 Salazar and Safdar up 4-1 Rodgers and Mitchell down 1-4

 

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Syracuse Tennis @Cuse_Tennis · 9m 9 minutes ago
Orange win 3rd Doubles 6-1. One game away from sealing the doubles point with a win in Second Doubles

Syracuse Tennis @Cuse_Tennis · 54s 54 seconds ago
Syracuse takes the doubles point. Orange up 1-0 heading into singles

 

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Syracuse Tennis @Cuse_Tennis · 2h 2 hours ago
Singles Update 1. SU wins 6-4, 6-4 2. SU wins 6-4, 6-2 3. SU wins 6-3, 6-4 4. SU wins 6-1, 6-3 5. SU 7-6, (1st set) 6. SU wins 6-1, 6-3


Syracuse Tennis @Cuse_Tennis · 2h 2 hours ago
Final: 'Cuse sweeps Albany, 7-0!

 

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http://cuse.com/news/2015/2/7/TENNIS_0207150851.aspx?path=Tennis

The No. 53 Syracuse tennis team came out strong on their home court Saturday afternoon to sweep Albany 7-0 at the Drumlins Tennis Center. Picking up its third straight win, the Orange move to 5-1 on the season.

The Orange got off to a fast start taking the doubles point for the third time this season, with the tandem of Rhiann Newborn and Breanna Bachini defeating Cheryl Kukkonen and Dajana Ognjenovic 6-1, and Valeria Salazar and Komal Safdar defeating Kirsten Scott and Chassidy King 6-3.

Amanda Rodgers and Nicole Mitchell lost to Ana Glumac and Alba Sala 4-6.

'Cuse kept the momentum going in singles play as well, as Nicole Mitchell handed a quick defeat to Chassidy King 6-1, 6-3. Komal Safdar also defeated her opponent Mireille Hermans 6-1, 6-3.

Rhiann Newborn defeated Alba Sala 6-3, 6-4, while Amanda Rodgers defeated Dajana Ognjenovic in a hard fought match 6-4, 6-4.

Valeria Salazar defeated Ana Glumac 6-4, 6-3.

Breanna Bachini fought hard through a tiebreaker and completed the sweep, defeating Kirsten Scott 7-6 (7-2), 6-3.

The Orange's match with Farleigh Dickenson that was scheduled for Sunday has been postponed.