Massachusetts Tennis Drops Match At Syracuse, 4-0 – University of Massachusetts Athletics

Syracuse closely notched the doubles point to begin the contest. After the duo of Mariya Krasakova and Alexandra O’Brien fell 6-2 to the Orange’s Viktoriya Kanapatskaya and Emilie Elde at No. 3 doubles, the Minutewomen promptly got one back on court No. 2. Ella Faessler and Amelia Tye defeated Constance Levivier and Anastasia Sysoeva of Syracuse, 6-2 at second singles. On court No. 3, Danielle Hack and Thamonpan Jonglertrakul lost a tightly contested, 7-5 match to Syracuse’s Ines Fonte and Polina Kozyreva to go 0-1 into singles play. 

The Orange claimed wins at No. 5, No. 4, and No. 2 singles to clinch the “first to four victories” match. On courts No. 1 and No. 3, Hack and Jonglertrakul were both up in the second set after losing the first; before both matches ultimately went unfinished. At No. 6 singles, Polina Akimova was down 6-5, 0-1 to Syracuse’s Levivier prior to that match also going unfinished. 

Massachusetts takes a break before returning to action for two matches on Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3. The Minutewomen visit Dartmouth on Saturday for a 12:30 p.m. match in Hanover, New Hampshire, before welcoming LIU on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Bay Road Indoor Tennis Center.

UMass vs. Syracuse Results

Doubles 

1. Fonte/Kozyreva (SU) def. Hack/Jonglertrakul (UM) 7-6
2. Tye/Faessler (UM) def. Levivier/Sysoeva (SU) 6-2
3. Elde/Kanapatskaya (SU) def. Krasakova/O’Brien (UM) 6-2

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles 

1. Hack (UM) vs. Elde (SU) 4-6, 3-1 unf. 
2. Kozyreva (SU) def. Faessler (UM) 6-4, 6-3
3. Jonglertrakul (UM) vs. Sysoeva (SU) 3-6, 6-3 unf. 
4. Ito (SU) def. Tye (UM) 6-2, 6-2
5. Fonte (SU) def. Campino (UM) 6-0, 6-1
6. Akimova (UM) vs. Levivier (SU) 5-6, 0-1 unf. 

Order of Finish: 5, 4, 2