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
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
CLEMSON, S.C. - Director of Athletics Graham Neff and Senior Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator Stephanie Ellison-Johnson announced the formation of the POWER: Women’s Leadership Academy. POWER is a one-of-a-kind program for Clemson female student-athletes and believed to be one of few in the nation focusing in this area. “We are very excited to launch our first women’s leadership academy that will provide an amazing opportunity for our young women, particularly this first cohort who have been instrumental in guiding our department in meeting the needs to empower and enhance leadership growth opportunities for women,” said Johnson. “This leadership academy would not have been possible without the generosity of our past and present Director of Athletics who has graciously provided funding to launch the program.” The women’s leadership academy is a three-pronged women’s leadership program with curriculum developed by Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Development Tor