CARY, N.C. – The 12th seeded and No. 42 Clemson women’s tennis team (16-12, 3-10 ACC) fought hard against No. 13 (5) Miami (15-6, 9-4 ACC) but fell 4-0 in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Thursday. Several Tigers had opportunities to win their singles matches, but were unable to secure victories prior to the Hurricanes’ match-clinching point. This was the second consecutive season in which Clemson advanced to the second round of the ACC Tournament. The Tigers await their postseason fate with a 16-12 record and a 3-10 ACC resume. Their 16 wins is the most in a season for the program since 2015. QUOTE Miami got the upper hand early, claiming Courts 2 and 3 in doubles 6-1, 6-2, respectively, leaving Sophia Hatton and Eleni Louka’s Court 1 match unfinished at 4-4. Hatton and Louka had competed valiantly with the No. 44 ranked pair in the country. Continuing their solid play, the Hurricanes claimed the first singles point on Court 3, 6-0, 6-2. Court 4 was the next poi
CARY, N.C. – The Clemson women’s tennis team (15-11, 3-10 ACC) put it all out there and battled from the first point against Virginia Tech (10-14, 1-12 ACC) to capture a huge 4-3 win in the first round of the ACC Tournament. The Hokies got off to a quick start in doubles, registering their first win on Court 1 by a score of 6-2. Shortly after, Jenna Thompson and Leigh Van Zyl got the Tigers back on track as they defeated Virginia Tech’s Cartledge and Richtrova, 6-2. It came down to Court 2 where the Hokies won 6-2 to clinch the doubles point. Eleni Louka looked solid from the first serve for the Tigers, beating No. 49 Uslu 6-2, 6-1 to tie things up at one a piece. No. 113 Dani Medvedeva continued her winning ways as she pushed the Tigers to a 2-1 lead after winning 6-1, 6-4. The Hokies brought the score to 2-2 shortly after with a 6-4, 6-3 win on Court 5. Cristina Mayorova soundly defeated Virginia Tech’s Barad Itzhaki 6-3, 6-3 to extend the Clemson lead to 3-2 with only on
CLEMSON, S.C. – The No. 37 Clemson women’s tennis team (15-10, 3-9 ACC) fell at home on Friday to No. 13 Miami by a score of 7-0. The Tigers came within just a few points of securing the doubles point and were unable to rally for enough singles wins to claim victory. It was the Tigers’ first 7-0 loss of the season. Dani Medvedeva and Cristina Mayorova won their doubles match on Court 2, leaving the result on Court 1 to decide the doubles point. Despite grabbing a 5-4 lead, the Tigers dropped the match 7-5 and entered singles play down 1-0. Miami won the singles matches on Courts 5, 3 and 1 to secure the victory with a 4-0 lead, but the remaining matches would be played out. Alexandra Anttila dropped her first match of the season to fall to 6-1 by a score of 2-6, 6-2, 0-6. Medvedeva and Mayorova both fell in two sets to complete the match. Up next, the Tigers will host Senior Day on Sunday at Duckworth Family Tennis Facility when they take on No. 33 Florida State. The team w