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Freshman Viktoriya Kanapatskaya on Tuesday was named the Atlantic Coast Conference’s player and freshman of the week. Kanapatskaya received these awards after going undefeated in doubles and singles play against Virginia Tech and No. 15 Virginia.

She paired up with graduate transfer Natalie Novotna for both doubles matches over the weekend, earning a 6-3 win against Virginia Tech in the No. 1 doubles match and defeated Virginia’s No. 2 doubles pair 7-6. Kanapatskaya and Novotna now hold a 4-0 record as a doubles team.

In singles play, Kanapatskaya defeated Hokies’ Nika Kozar 6-1, 6-3 in the No. 1 match and helped secure Syracuse’s 4-3 victory over Virginia Tech. She took down Virginia’s Natasha Subhash, who is nationally-ranked at No. 11, two days later at the No. 2 singles spot, 7-5, 6-4. She also extended her winning streak to five matches despite Syracuse losing 4-3.

Kanapatskaya and Syracuse will return to the court for a weekend series at Drumlins Country Club to face Miami on March 12 and Florida State on March 14.