Orange Advance to Quarterfinals

The #7 Syracuse Orange Tennis team defeated the #10 St. Johns Red Storm this morning in the first round of the Big East Tournament.

Due to poor weather in South Bend, Indiana, tournament officials decided to play singles first and only move on to doubles matches as needed.

The day started off well for one SU player. Co-Captain Emily Harman defeated Nevena Selakovic in two sets, 6-3, 6-1. With that win she earned her 100th career victory in an Orange uniform.

Alessondra Parra, Maddie Kobelt and Christina Tan also defeated their opponents in two sets to propel the Orange to a 4-0 victory.

Syracuse improved its record to 17-6 and 9-1 in Big East play. The 17 wins makes the Orange the second most winningest team in history, behind only last years team that went 20-3. This win also gave head coach Luke Jensen his 75th career victory. Jensen has had a successful five year tenure at SU with a .658 winning percentage, the best in program history.

The Orange will play again tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. against the #2 South Florida Bulls.

This Week in SU Sports

Here is a look ahead at the upcoming SU sporting events this week:

Tuesday 4/26:

Softball vs. Georgetown (Double Header) 1 p.m.

-The SU Softball team takes on Big East foe Georgetown at the SU Softball Stadium looking to continue its momentum into the postseason.

Women's Lacrosse vs. Cornell 7 p.m.

-The SU Women's Lacrosse team faces Cornell in their last home game of the regular season.

Thursday 4/28:

Softball vs. Binghamton (Double Header) 3:30 p.m.

-The SU Softball team will go up against its I-81 rival the Binghamton Bearcats in Syracuse.

Track and Field @ Penn Relays (All Day)

The Track and Field team will head down to Philadelphia to compete it one of the most highly regarded track and field competitions in the country.

Tennis @ Big East Tournament

-The #7 seed SU Tennis Team will take on the #10 seed St. Johns hoping to capitalize on their successful season. The Big East Tournament is being hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.

Friday 4/29:

Women's Lacrosse @ Loyola 7 p.m.

The SU Women's Lacrosse team will try to gain outright possession of second place in the Big East. The game will be played in Baltimore, MD.

Saturday 4/30:

Softball @ Seton Hall (Double Header) 12 p.m.

-The SU Softball team will head to New Jersey for a double header against Seton Hall.

Men's Lacrosse vs. #1 Notre Dame 7 p.m. - Game of the Week

The SU Men's Lacrosse team will face top-ranked Notre Dame in a game that will likely determine the top seed of the NCAA tournament. The winner will be crowned the Big East Champion.

Sunday 5/1

Track and Field @ Cornell 11 p.m.

-The SU Track and Field team will head to the Big Red Outdoor Invitational at Cornell.

Women's Lacrosse @ Villanova 12 p.m.

-The SU Women's Lacrosse team will take on Villanova in their final game of the regular season.

Softball @ Seton Hall 12 p.m.

-The SU Softball team will head to South Orange, NJ a Big East matchup against the Pirates.

Rowing @ Big East Championship in West Windsor, NJ

-The SU Women's Rowing team will try to upset the field at the Big East Championship.

Today in SU Sports 4/22/11

SU Women's Tennis Sweeps UConn

In the final match of the regular season, the Syracuse Tennis team destroyed the University of Connecticut at the Drumlins Tennis Center this morning. A few of the more dominating performances came from seniors Simone Kalhorn (singles), Christina Tan (singles), and Jacquelynn Tang (doubles) who were honored before the game for their service to the team throughout the past four years. The Orange finished the regular season 16-6 and 8-1 in conference and will compete in the Big East tournament next weekend in Indiana.

Syracuse Softball Splits Doubleheader at UMass

The Syracuse Softball team split a pair of highly contested games in Amherst versus UMass, today. The first game featured a strong pitching performance from Syracuse starter Jenna Caira. She went seven innings, gave up only one hit, no earned runs, and struck out 15 UMass batters. The Orange won that game 2-1 with help from Lisaira Daniels' 3 for 4 performance. Caira had a similar appearance in the second game, only giving up one run in six innings, but the Syracuse bats just couldn't produce as the Orange fell 2-0.

Boston University Too Much for Men's Rowing Team to Handle

The Syracuse University Men's Rowing team, ranked eighth in the country, fell short to Boston in every race today. Syracuse competed against both Boston and Columbia. The Orange placed second in three races and third in another. Boston, the six ranked team in the country, had an extremely successful day, winning every race. The good news is that the Syracuse varsity eight only finished a second behind the Terriers.

"I thought BU rode a little more intelligently in the first 1000 than us," Syracuse Coach Dave Reishman said after the race. "We got the lead in the first 1000 but we paid the price for it by being tense and letting the waves bounce us around a little bit."

The Orange Rowing team will have another shot at Boston in three weeks at the Eastern Sprints in Worcester, Massachusetts.