What to Watch For: Football returns, No. 1 Field Hockey and 6 more teams in action
Preview the weekend in Syracuse sports with football's return from the bye week, the Orange's first field hockey games as No. 1 and five other teams. Read more »
Tennis
What to Watch For: Football against LSU, men's soccer hosts Pittsburgh
Syracuse football, men's soccer, field hockey and volleyball are all hosting teams this weekend. Check out our weekend preview to see when and where all this weekend's games are. Read more »
Komal Safdar looks toward future in medical field after injury ends professional tennis aspirations
Komal Safdar decided not to pursue a professional tennis career following a wrist injury. Instead she'll work in a research lab following graduation. Read more »
Syracuse season ends after 1st-round loss to Louisville in ACC tournament
Syracuse saw its season come to an end after a 4-3 loss to Louisville in the first round of the ACC tournament. Read more »
Doubles team Komal Safdar, Valeria Salazar look to regain form ahead of ACC tournament
Despite strong play through most of season, Komal Safdar and Valeria Salazar lost two consecutive doubles matches to close out the regular season. The tandem will try to regain its form as Syracuse plays its first-round ACC tournament match against Louisville. Read more »
Syracuse falls short in singles play during home loss to GT
Both Valeria Salazar and Breanna Bachini failed to secure points for Syracuse in singles play on Sunday afternoon despite each taking a set. Their losses contributed to the team’s 5-2 loss against Georgia Tech in its final regular-season match. Read more »
Unforced errors plague Syracuse in 5-2 loss against Georgia Tech
Syracuse committed a handful of unforced errors, which came back to haunt the Orange in a 5-2 loss to Georgia Tech on Sunday. Read more »
Syracuse thrives with patient approach, defeats Wolfpack, 5-2
Syracuse beat North Carolina State, 5-2, on Friday afternoon at Drumlins Tennis Center with strong groundstrokes and patience. The match was full of long baseline rallies as a result of these elements, and the team was able to capitalize and take the victory. Read more »
Amanda Rodgers wins back-and-forth match to clinch Syracuse win over N.C. State
Amanda Rodgers won her decisive third set 6-4, clinching the win for the Orange (8-11, 3-10 Atlantic Coast) over the Wolfpack (10-14, 1-12) at Drumlins Tennis Center on Friday. Read more »
Senior Amanda Rodgers reflects on time at Syracuse, looks ahead toward professional career
Amanda Rodgers has played No. 1 singles for the past three seasons. She'll wrap up her home career this weekend for Syracuse. Read more »
Syracuse falls to Virginia Tech, 7-0, in final road match of regular season
SU (7-11, 2-10 Atlantic Coast) suffered another 7-0 loss to No. 42 Virginia Tech (14-7, 5-6) on Sunday in Blacksburg, Virginia in its final road match of the regular season. It was the Orange’s fifth 7-0 loss in its last eight matches. Read more »
Syracuse relents early lead, comes up short at Wake Forest
After jumping out to an early lead Saturday, Syracuse couldn’t finish the job it started and lost its first of two weekend road tests. Read more »
Syracuse adjusts to outdoor playing conditions for Wake Forest, Virginia Tech matchups
Syracuse has had to adjust to the conditions of outdoor tennis only two times so far in its 2015 ACC schedule, against FSU and North Carolina, and will have to do the same in matches against Wake Forest and Virginia Tech this weekend. Read more »
Syracuse struggles to produce at No. 4 singles spot in conference play
Syracuse has not won a match at the no. 4 singles spot yet in conference play, but the Orange insists it is nothing but a coincidence that will hopefully be turned around soon. Read more »
Syracuse works on correcting doubles woes that have plagued Orange through past 10 matches
Rhiann Newborn has noticed problems with the return game on her side of the net in recent doubles matches that she’s played. She said it… Read more »
Syracuse maintains morale through season despite rough stretch
The Orange won five of its first six matches at the start of this 2015 campaign. At one point, the team was ranked No. 34 in the country. But SU has since lost eight of 10 matches, falling two games below .500 and at least temporarily killing any hope that this would be a turnaround season. Read more »
Syracuse falls 7-0 to Florida State 2 days after snapping losing streak
Despite breaking out of a doubles slump by taking the doubles point on Friday, Syracuse reverted to its struggles by losing two quick doubles matches that sent the match in a bad direction on Sunday afternoon. Read more »
Doubles pairings propel Orange past Cardinals in 4-2 home victory
The first two doubles matches had split results, and all eyes were on Valeria Salazar as she served to win her doubles match with Komal Safdar. Read more »
Syracuse defeats Louisville, 4-2, with strong performance on 1st serves
Amanda Rodgers pumped her left fist and let out a scream. Serving at 4-4, 40-30 in the second set, Syracuse’s No. 1 singles player had just watched as a shot from Louisville’s Jessie Lynn Paul sailed wide, giving Rodgers a 5-4 lead. Rodgers then beat Paul in the ensuing game to take the set and the match, 6-2, 6-4. Read more »
Strenuous travel schedule presents challenge for Syracuse in away conference matches
Syracuse will have to travel to Florida State on Sunday after a home matchup on Friday. It's just an example of a grueling ACC travel schedule. Read more »
Syracuse uses structured training, diet regimen to maintain fitness
Monday through Friday, Syracuse tennis players stick to a fairly structured training regimen. Read more »
Syracuse can't convert on opportunities in blowout loss to No. 15 Clemson
Syracuse had some chances in its 7-0 loss to Clemson, but it couldn't convert on any of them. Read more »
Rhiann Newborn drops match after getting early lead as Syracuse falls 7-0 to No. 15 Clemson
Rhiann Newborn was just two games away from getting Syracuse some silver lining in an otherwise blowout loss to No. 15 Clemson. Instead, her opponent came back handed SU the shutout. Read more »
Syracuse faces challenges resulting from grueling matches in conference play
Syracuse has played mentally and physically intense matches so far this season, including six matches since Feb. 14 that went beyond two sets. And the players understand the challenges that come as a result, especially when considering the fact that they often need to play matches just two days apart in the ACC schedule. Read more »
