CARY, N.C. – The Clemson men’s tennis team (11-14, 1-11 ACC) started the ACC Tournament off strong, handily defeating Boston College (7-14, 0-12 ACC) 4-1 at the Cary Tennis Park. The Tigers dropped the doubles point but dominated in singles to take four matches in straight sets and clinch the victory. With the win, Clemson advanced to the second round of the conference tournament for the second straight season. It will have an opportunity to advance to the quarterfinals for the second straight season on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. against Florida State. It was the Eagles who came out hot to start the match, taking the doubles point to jump out to a 1-0 lead. However, the doubles point is the only one that Boston College would notch. Ryuhei Azuma continued his stellar play with a convincing 6-2, 6-0 victory on Court 1. Earlier this week, he earned the No. 93 ITA singles ranking. Trey Stinchcomb gave the Tigers a lead they would never relinquish with a 6-1, 6-3 win on Court 6. Spencer Wh
CARY, N.C. – The Clemson women’s tennis team (15-11, 3-10 ACC) put it all out there and battled from the first point against Virginia Tech (10-14, 1-12 ACC) to capture a huge 4-3 win in the first round of the ACC Tournament. The Hokies got off to a quick start in doubles, registering their first win on Court 1 by a score of 6-2. Shortly after, Jenna Thompson and Leigh Van Zyl got the Tigers back on track as they defeated Virginia Tech’s Cartledge and Richtrova, 6-2. It came down to Court 2 where the Hokies won 6-2 to clinch the doubles point. Eleni Louka looked solid from the first serve for the Tigers, beating No. 49 Uslu 6-2, 6-1 to tie things up at one a piece. No. 113 Dani Medvedeva continued her winning ways as she pushed the Tigers to a 2-1 lead after winning 6-1, 6-4. The Hokies brought the score to 2-2 shortly after with a 6-4, 6-3 win on Court 5. Cristina Mayorova soundly defeated Virginia Tech’s Barad Itzhaki 6-3, 6-3 to extend the Clemson lead to 3-2 with only on