CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson Tigers are heating up after starting the season 7-2 and breaking into the ITA Team Rankings at No. 32 in the nation, as announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association on Tuesday. This is the highest ranking the Tigers have received since February 21, 2023, when they were ranked No. 29. The Tigers entered the season unranked but have continued to prove their strength. Alex Anttila is coming off a massive singles win against Olympe Lancelot from South Carolina. Anttila defeated Lancelot in the first set 6-3 and fell in the second 2-6. In a super tiebreak set, Anttila ultimately came out on top and won 10-7. Sophia Hatton has been a force this season, going 7-2 in singles and doubles. Clemson finished its non-conference play with a 7-2 record, and they prepare to begin conference play by heading to No. 66 Syracuse on Friday, February 20. The match will be at 3 p.m. and will be available to livestream. The Tigers will then head to Boston to face Bos
No. 46 Oregon vs. No. 25 Stanford
The Ducks are coming off of a weekend split at home against the LA Schools, beating USC last Friday, 5-2, before falling to a top-10 UCLA team on Sunday, 4-1. The loss to UCLA snapped a four-match conference winning streak - which was Oregon s longest stretch in conference play since at least 1999. Oregon also moved into the ITA Team Rankings at No. 46 following last weekend s matches, marking the first time the Ducks have been ranked since the end of the 2018 season.
True freshman Janice Tjen also cracked the ITA Singles Rankings for the first time this season, checking in at No. 121 after earning a ranked win by beating No. 91 Eryn Cayetano of USC last week. She is 12-2 on the season at the No. 1 singles spot and has lost just six sets all season in singles play. Uxia Martinez Moral also picked up her 12th singles win of the season last week, moving to 12-3 on the year while Julia Eshet continued her strong play at the No. 6 singles spot by del