Syracuse announced its complete 2018 regular season schedule Wednesday afternoon. The 22-game slate will begin in late January with three-straight home matches. The Orange are set to face 11 teams ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s top 50 last season.

Gabriela Knutson and Miranda Ramirez were Syracuse’s top two performers in the Oracle/ITA Fall Championships earlier this year. Knutson, a junior, finished the fall season ranked No. 17 in the final singles rankings, the highest ranking of any player in Syracuse history. Ramirez, a sophomore, paired with Knutson as the No. 16 doubles partnership.

SU finished 8-14 (5-9 Atlantic Coast) in 2017, suffering a first-round exit in the ACC Tournament at the hands of Louisville.

Six of Syracuse’s first seven games will be played at its home court at Drumlins Country Club, including its season opener against Niagara on Jan. 21 at 11 a.m. After its first seven games, SU will embark on a five-game road trip.

The Orange will face four ACC teams in its first 12 games (Virginia, Boston College, Virginia Tech, North Carolina) before playing its final 10 matches against conference opponents. March is the busiest month for SU, with seven contests in 29 days.

Below is Syracuse tennis’s full 2018 schedule (conference games in bold):

Sunday, Jan. 21, 11 a.m. — vs. Niagara

Friday, Jan. 26, 3 p.m. — vs. Colgate

Sunday, Jan. 28, 11 a.m. — vs. Columbia

Saturday, Feb. 3, 11 a.m. — at Virginia

Friday, Feb. 9, 4 p.m. — vs. Connecticut

Friday, Feb. 16, 4 p.m. — vs. Boston College

Sunday, Feb. 18, 11 a.m. — vs. Yale

Saturday, Feb. 24, 11 a.m. — at Brown

Sunday, Feb. 25, 10 a.m. — at Harvard

Friday, Mar. 2, 2 p.m. — at Virginia Tech

Sunday, Mar. 4, 1 p.m. — at North Carolina

Tuesday, Mar. 13, 9 a.m. — at Florida Atlantic

Friday, Mar. 16, 1 p.m. — vs. Clemson

Sunday, Mar. 18, 11 a.m. — vs. Wake Forest

Sunday, Mar. 25, 11 a.m. — vs. Louisville

Friday, Mar. 30, 2 p.m. — at Pittsburgh

Sunday, Apr. 1, 11 a.m. — vs. Georgia Tech

Friday, Apr. 6, 3:30 p.m. — at Florida State

Sunday, Apr. 8, 11 a.m. — at Miami

Friday, Apr. 13, 5 p.m. — vs. Duke

Sunday, Apr. 15, 11 a.m. — vs. Notre Dame

Sunday, Apr. 22, 11 a.m. — at North Carolina State

Published on December 21, 2017 at 9:02 pm

Contact David: ddschnei@syr.edu