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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 30 Clemson women’s tennis team dropped a tough match to No. 12 Virginia 4-2 on the road on Sunday. The Tigers dropped the doubles point and were unable to get the early singles wins needed to extend the match and pull off a comeback, but they did grab two ranked singles wins. “Team 48 is continuing to prove they can compete with the best in the country,” said Head Coach Amy Sargeant. “We have the biggest hearts and relentless fight, and If we can be a little more stingy, we can be a top-15 program.” The Cavaliers took the doubles point and won the first three singles matches to clinch the victory, but the remaining matches on Courts 2 and 3 were played out. Jenna Thompson’s opponent retired on Court 4, earning the Clemson junior a victory. Cristina Mayorova defeated the No. 43 player in the nation in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6. The battle between No. 74 Dani Medvedeva and No. 89 Hibah Shaikh needed a third-set 10-point tiebreak to be deci
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State women’s tennis team has two ACC matches this weekend, traveling to North Carolina on Friday and Duke on Saturday. The Seminoles are 10-7 on the season and enter this weekend’s matches ranked 38th in the national team rankings. Florida State’s Alice Amendola is coming off a 2-0 weekend. Amendola won 6-2, 7-5 against Virginia Tech and 6-1, 7-6 against Virginia, both at No. 6 singles. Senior Vic Allen defeated the No. 43rd ranked Julia Adams of Virginia 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 singles. Allen is ranked No. 108th in the national singles rankings. Florida State’s Ellie Schoppe secured a victory against the 89th-ranked Hibah Shaikh of Virginia 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 singles. Schoppe and junior Anna Arkadianou also won 6-2 at No. 1 doubles against Virginia Tech. Arkdianou is ranked No. 67 in the nation. North Carolina is 22-0 on the season and is ranked 1st in the nation. Junior Fiona Cawley has 13 wins on the season and is ranked 1st in the national singles rank