CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson men’s tennis team (8-3) fought until the very end on Sunday afternoon at the Duckworth but ultimately dropped a hard-fought match 4-3 to No. 22 Northwestern (7-3). The Tigers started off hot, playing its best doubles of the year as Jorge Plans Gonzalez and Max Smith continued to roll on Court 2, dominating by a score of 6-2. Minutes later Matt Pitts and Trey Stinchcomb clinched the point for the Tigers 6-4 as Ryuhei Azuma and Spencer Whitaker had match point on Court 1 5-4, (40-30) but the match remained unfinished. Northwestern was able to take the first singles wins on Courts 2 and 4, both with a 6-4, 6-3 score. Nini Dica responded for the Tigers and came back down from a 4-1 hole in the first set to take it 7-6 before dominating the second set 6-1 to tie things up 2-2. Whitaker won his second straight singles match this weekend, playing solid tennis on Court 3, winning 6-4, 6-4 to put the Tigers within one point of clinching the match. The Wildc
CLEMSON, S.C. – Spencer Whitaker and the Clemson men’s tennis team (8-2) came up clutch and defeated FAU (5-6) 4-2 on Friday afternoon at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility. QUOTE The Tigers and Owls competed at a high level from the first serve, but FAU was able to get off to a quick head start, claiming a 6-2 win on Court 3 in doubles. Shortly after the Owl’s line one doubles pair secured the doubles point for FAU, leaving Max Smith and Jorge Plans Gonzalez’s 5-4 lead unfinished on Court 2. Matt Pitts put matters into his own hands on Court 4, making quick work of FAU’s Graca by a score of 6-1, 6-2. The match continued to go back and forth as the Owls took the match on Court 6 6-4, 6-4 right before Ryuhei Azuma went on to secure his line one match, dropping the first set 6-3 and then winning the next two 6-0, 6-0. Plans Gonzalez overcame a comeback of his own on Court 2, surviving a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 thriller, giving the Tigers a 3-2 lead. Whitaker faced two match points
LYNCHBURG, VA. – The Clemson men’s tennis team (6-1) fought but fell to No. 8 South Carolina (6-0) 7-0 and suffers its first loss of the season on Friday night at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility. QUOTE The Tigers are back in action tomorrow afternoon, Feb. ? as they will play VCU at 2 p.m. at the Liberty Tennis Complex. For complete coverage of the Clemson men’s tennis team follow @ClemsonMTennis on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
CLEMSON, S.C. - Junior Ryuhei Azuma earned Co-ACC Player of the week honors, the conference announced on Tuesday. This is Azuma's first career individual honor and his second as a Tiger, as he and Teodor Giusca were named ACC Doubles Team of the Week last season after defeating Charlotte's No. 16 pair. Azuma registered two ranked wins in three days this past weekend, defeating South Alabama's No. 123 Collard and Nebraska's No. 75 Hietaranta to remain undefeated in singles play thus far. During the stretch he also continued excellence in doubles play, beating Nebraska's line 1 pair of Wiedenhorn and Maruyama. What a nice accomplishment for Ryuhei to be voted ACC Player of the Week, said Head Coach Robbie Weiss. To get two ranked wins this past weekend was impressive. He definitely had to work for both of those wins. Really happy and proud of Ryuhei.” Azuma and the Tigers look to Friday as they will take on in-state rival South Carolina for a chance at a point
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson men’s tennis team (6-0) competed well and earned a gritty 4-0 victory over Nebraska (2-1) on Sunday afternoon at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility. “I was really happy with the way the boys competed and brought really good energy all day,” said Head Coach Robbie Weiss. “The tennis was a bit up and down at times, but they responded well to the dips. They were resilient and played with passion which was fantastic to see. I am so darn proud of this team and super excited for the South Carolina match Friday night here at home. Can’t wait to get back on court Tuesday. Go Tigers! The Tigers battled in doubles play for over an hour, dropping the first match on Court 3 6-3, but Ryuhei Azuma and Spencer Whitaker quickly reversed the momentum in the Tiger’s favor by securing a victory on Court 1 by a score of 6-3. It all came down to Court 2 where Jorge Plans Gonzalez and Max Smith were down 3-0 on the deuce point and continued to climb their way