CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson Tigers add on to their undefeated home-streak as they run past SMU, 5-2 to secure their third victory of the weekend. The duo of Max Damm and Wissam Abderrahman clinched the doubles point for the Tigers as Ryuhei Azuma secured the overall victory for Clemson in singles. Clemson 5, SMU 2 The Tigers brought the energy early in doubles as they were leading on all courts to start. The Mustangs took the first doubles victory of the match but Clemson was able to answer back as the freshman duo of Marko Mesarovic and Stewart Aronson recorded a win 6-3 against Maks Silagy and Julian Steinhausen. With the doubles tied 1-1, it was left to the duo of Damm and Abderrahan to get it done and secure the doubles point for Clemson. After an intense back and forth battle, the pairing was able to record the tiebreaker win of 7-6 (7-1) to award the Tigers the doubles point and give Clemson the 1-0 lead. In singles, the first Tiger to secure a victory was Mesarovic as he
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Freshman Marko Mesarovic picked up a three-set singles victory, but Clemson fell to the 16th ranked Michigan State Spartans 6-1 in East Lansing. The Tigers (2-3) are one of six teams to secure a point against the Spartans (9-0) this season. Credit to Michigan State for playing well and mature today when it mattered. Head Coach Brandon Wagner said. They have some great seasoned players and it showed today. We have another great opportunity on Sunday against another great team to respond and go for it with a full team effort.” The Tigers began their battle early in doubles as the No. 33 ranked duo of Noa Vukadin and Max Smith were paired against the court one Spartan duo of Aristotelis Thanos and Taym Alazmeh. The Spartans were able to secure the doubles point from court three and two so the No. 33 duo left their match unfinished. In singles, Clemson continued to fight as Michigan State has three players ranked within the top 100. On court one, Ryuhei Azuma faced
THURSDAY, APRIL 20 Clemson vs. Florida State Cary, N.C. (Cary Tennis Park) Thursday, April 20 • 3:30 p.m. Live Stats Live Stream Twitter • Instagram • Facebook CARY, N.C. – The 12th seeded Clemson men's tennis team will play No. 5 seed and 18th ranked Florida State on Thursday, April 20 for the second round of the ACC Championships. First serve is set for 3:30 p.m. on Bank 1 at the Cary Tennis Park. Florida State leads the all-time series against Clemson 21-2. The Seminoles most recently defeated the Tigers 4-0 in Tallahassee earlier this season. Last year, the Tigers made a splash in the ACC Tournament, advancing to the ACC Quarterfinals for the first time since 2015 after sweeping Boston College in the first round and upsetting then No. 22 Duke. Ryuhei Azuma has dominated on Court 1 as of late, defeating two ranked opponents in the last three matches. Most recently, Azuma defeated Virginia Tech's No. 44 Ryan Fishback while also registering a win against Loui
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Clemson Men’s Tennis team went toe-to-toe against the nation’s second-ranked team but ultimately fell in a narrow 4-2 decision in the ITA Kickoff Weekend opener against South Carolina (2-0) in the Palmetto Series Presented by SC Education Lottery. The Tigers (2-1) claimed the doubles point decisively and battled closely in singles, but ultimately could not hold on to pull the upset in the 115th all-time meeting between the programs. “I was glad to see our guys come out the right way in doubles today and it paid off,” said Head Coach Brandon Wagner, coaching in his first rivalry match. “We knew it was going to be a battle no matter what - and it was. Credit to South Carolina for playing well in some important moments at the end. It was great experience for some of our freshmen to fight til the end and learn from this moment. We didn’t play our best at some spots, but that happens and we will address that - I know our guys will be ready for the opportun
CLEMSON, S.C. – After competing in their first set of matches for the Tigers this past Saturday, freshmen Stewart Aronson and Marko Mesarovic have been named the Doubles Team of the week, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday. In the season opening doubleheader, the doubles duo of Aronson and Mesarovic helped Clemson clinch the doubles point against both Brown and The Citadel as the pairing were the first to finish in both matches. Against Brown, Aronson and Mesarovic defeated Brown’s Alex Koong and Brian Chong 6-1, at the No. 3 doubles position for Clemson. Against The Citadel, the freshmen duo took down Teo Cariov and Ted Bagwell 6-0 as they did not allow the Bulldog pairing a single point in the match at the No. 2 doubles position. Aronson and Mesarovic will be back in action on January 27 as they will head to Columbia, S.C. to compete in Kickoff Weekend hosted by in-state rival South Carolina.For complete coverage of the Clemson men’s tennis team follow @Clemson