CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson women’s tennis team (8-7, 2-5 ACC) suffered its first home loss this spring at the hands of No. 2 NC State (16-1, 4-0 ACC) by a 6-1 scoreline. The doubles pair of Samantha Buyckx and Ali DeSpain picked up a ranked victory, along with Dani Medvedeva. The doubles point was extremely contested, as Buyckx and DeSpain took care of the No. 25 pair in the country with haste by a final score of 6-1. Cristina Mayorova and Medvedeva took the No. 42 ranked team to a seven-point tiebreak, but were unable to come out on top. In singles play, the Wolfpack did well to stave off the Tigers’ effort at a comeback. NC State clinched the match, but Medvedeva brought her match with No. 119 Nell Miller to a third-set 10-point tiebreak, and prevailed 10-6. Eleni Louka also played a tiebreak set on Court 2 against the No. 27 ranked player in the country, but came up just short. Up next, the No. 62 Tigers return to Duckworth Family Tennis Facility on Sunday, March 20 to
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson women’s tennis team (8-6, 2-4 ACC) secured its second ranked win of the weekend on Sunday over No. 72 Louisville (7-6, 0-5 ACC) in a 7-0 sweep. The Tigers’ win improved the team to a perfect 8-0 home record. Clemson came out firing on all cylinders, as it claimed the doubles point behind victories from Samantha Buyckx and Ali DeSpain on Court 2 and Cristina Mayorova and Dani Medvedeva on Court 1. Clemson’s hot start continued into singles play, where five Tigers took the first set of their match. Medvedeva quickly went to work on Court 3, surrendering only one game in a dominant 6-1, 6-0 victory. Sipek was next to act, putting the Tigers up 3-0 with a decisive 6-1, 6-3 win on Court 6. DeSpain, who played hero in Friday’s thrilling upset over No. 35 Notre Dame, followed suit. The junior again cliched the Clemson victory with a 6-3, 6-4 result that secured the second Clemson win over a ranked opponent this weekend. The remaining three matches wer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – In a matchup of tightly contested battles across the board, Clemson (6-5, 0-4 ACC) fell to Syracuse (7-4, 1-3 ACC) 4-0 despite taking five of six singles matches to third sets. The doubles point came down to a tiebreak on Court 2. Ultimately, Samantha Buyckx and Ali Despain came up just short and dropped their match 7-6, sending Clemson into singles play down 1-0. The Tigers came into singles prepared for battle, as five of the six matches needed third sets to determine a winner. Following an extended delay due to a lighting issue, Cristina Mayorova fell on Court 1 and Eleni Louka dropped her battle and the remaining matches were abandoned. “This was such a tight match on every court!” said Head Coach Christy Lynch. “We had opportunities to clinch the doubles point, but the girls fought hard in singles and we just came up a little short. We’re excited to finally be back home these next few weekends!” Up next, Clemson returns to the Duckworth Family Tenn
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Clemson Tigers (6-2) dropped an incredible match that went down to the wire against South Carolina (2-4) on Sunday afternoon by a final score of 4-2. The Tigers dropped the doubles point, but put up an extraordinary battle in singles that put them in a position to win with just two matches left to be completed. However, Clemson fell just short of a comeback victory and dropped to 27-31 all-time against its in-state rival. The doubles point went to South Carolina after wins on Court 2 and Court 3. Daniella Medvedeva and Cristina Mayorova jumped out to a 3-0 lead on line 1 but their match was abandoned once the Gamecocks clinched the point. In singles play, Samantha Buyckx earned a convincing win on Court 6 by a score of 6-3, 6-1 to keep Clemson in arms reach of a comeback. With Clemson’s back against the wall down 3-1, Eleni Louka battled in an exhilarating second set to ultimately pull out the 7-6, 6-4 win over the No. 43 ranked singles player in the nation
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson Tigers (5-0) dismantled the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0-2) on Friday afternoon by a final score of 6-1. The Tigers took the doubles point and never relinquished control of the match, ultimately earning the victory and remaining undefeated headed into the team’s first road trip on Sunday. Cristina Mayorova and Dani Medvedeva won their doubles match 6-3, and just moments later Samantha Buyckx and Ali DeSpain came out on the positive end of a long rally on Court 3 that concluded with a backhanded Buyckx winner down the right side of the court, giving Clemson the doubles point. Jenna Thompson made quick work on Court 4, winning her matchup 6-0, 6-2 and putting the Tigers up 2-0. Lana Sipek picked up a convincing 6-0, 6-3 win on Court 6, while Louka, Mayorova and Medvedeva each battled for victories. Louka and Medvedeva each stayed undefeated in singles on the season, advancing to 4-0 and 5-0, respectively. Buyckx and DeSpain’s doubles point-clin