No. 7 seed Syracuse (14-8, 7-7 Atlantic Coast) lost its rematch battle against No. 2 seed Miami (18-4, 13-2) on Friday, falling 4-2 in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament.

Unlike the teams’ previous encounter when Miami won 6-1, the sets mostly dragged out longer.

The Orange got on the scoreboard early with a quick doubles point from Anna Shkudun and Dina Hegab. Soon after, No. 33 ranked doubles team Gabriela Knutson and Valeria Salazar upset No. 9 ranked Stephanie Wagner and Wendy Zhang in a tight 7-6 match.

Singles, though, were a different story for the Orange as Miami jumped on the board quick and early. Libi Mesh fell to Clara Tanielian 0-6, 1-6 right off the bat. Then Maria Tritou lost to Silvia Fuentes 4-6, 0-6.

Anna Shkudun, No. 62 in the nation in singles, was next to lose against No. 6 singles player Stephanie Wagner by a score of 6-4, 6-2.

Knutson, the 81st -ranked singles player, continued her strong season into the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 7-5 performance against No. 61 Zhang.

The match ended when Valeria Salazar lost in a second-set tie-breaker to No. 8 singles player Sinead Lohan. While both sets were close, Lohan pulled away at the tail end, winning 7-5, 7-6.

Dina Hegab’s match was left unfinished after Miami secured the fourth and meet-winning point.

The Orange will wait for the NCAA tournament’s seeding to be announced. The field includes 64 teams and SU ranks No. 27 in the nation.

Published on April 22, 2016 at 1:03 pm

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