Tennis Defeats Drexel On the Road, 4-2

Syracuse tennis (5-0) collared its fifth straight win of the 2023 campaign on Saturday afternoon by taking a 4-2 win against Drexel (2-2) in Philadelphia, Pa.
 
Polina Kozyrena and Ines Fonte defeated Isabel Cabreizo and Cristina Gonzales, 6-3, in the no. 2 doubles flight. The Dragons captured the first doubles flight by winning the tiebreaker, 7-6 (5-0), defeating Miyuka Kimoto and Viktoriya Kanapatskaya. The ‘Cuse took home the doubles point, as Drexel forfeited the third doubles pairing.
 
Three Orange captured their respective singles flights. Kozyreva defeated Isabel Cabreizo (7-6, 6-3), Shiori Ito bested Aida Mendez (6-3, 6-2), and Fonte topped Cristina Gonzalez (6-2, 6-2).
 
Syracuse will be back in action on Monday, Feb. 13, as it welcomes Buffalo for a 3:00 p.m. matchup in Drumlins Country Club.
 
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