STAFF : Louisville hands Syracuse early exit from Big East tournament
Syracuse (14-6, 6-2 Big East) lost its quarterfinal match to Louisville 4-2 Friday afternoon at the Big East tournament in Tampa, Fla. On Saturday, the Orange won a consolation match against Rutgers 4-0.
The Orange lost all but two of the finished singles matches in three sets. Komal Safdar’s 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss at No. 5 singles ended the team match. With the team match finished, Emily Harman and Julia Fellerhoff did not complete their No. 1 singles match.
Amanda Rodgers won her 18th straight singles match in two sets, tying Erica O’Neill’s SU record for consecutive singles wins.
Syracuse ran through Rutgers 4-0 in the next consolation match. They would’ve played either Georgetown or Marquette next, but their match was suspended due to rain.
The Big East then decided the next round consolation match would not be played.
SU now awaits the announcement of the 64-team NCAA tournament field May 1.
Track and field
Syracuse competed in the Larry Ellis Invitational in Princeton, N.J., and the Cortland Classic in Cortland last weekend.
Multiple Syracuse runners finished in the top-10 at the Larry Ellis Invitational. Katie Hursey took first place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:16.57. Heather Stephens finished fourth, Natalie Busby finished fifth and Rebekah MacKay finished in 10th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase as well.
Lauren Penney and Sarah Pagano finished second and third in the 5,000-meter run, respectively. In the 1,500-meter run, Molly Malone finished 14th and Maura Linde placed 36th.
On the men’s side, Tito Medrano earned a sixth-place finish in the 5,000-meter run and Robert Molke finished 13th. Pat Dupont earned a 10th-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Darren McCluskey and Trevor Johnson placed 12th and 20th in the 110-meter hurdles, respectively.
At the Cortland Classic, Jon Aziz, Nick Roertgen and David Wilson finished first, second and third, respectively, in the 5,000-meter run.
Michelle Riley took first in the women’s 800-meter run.
The Orange will compete in the Penn Relays this weekend in Philadelphia.
-Compiled by The Daily Orange Sports staff
