Clemson Men’s Tennis Will Play at Duke and North Carolina this Weekend

March 29, 2012

CLEMSON, SC – The Clemson men’s tennis team will play at Duke and North Carolina this weekend in Atlantic Coast Conference action. Clemson will play at Duke on Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. and at North Carolina on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.

Clemson has an 8-8 record overall and a 4-1 mark in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers are ranked 64th in the latest ITA poll. Yannick Maden leads the Tigers in singles wins with a 23-6 record overall. He is also 12-3 in dual matches and has been Clemson’s starter at number-one singles this season.

Duke is ranked sixth nationally and North Carolina is ranked 24th according to the latest ITA poll.

This will be the 69th meeting between Clemson and Duke on the tennis courts. Duke leads the overall series 37-31. The first meeting between Clemson and Duke occurred on April 20, 1956.

This will be the 74th meeting between the Tigers and North Carolina in men’s tennis. The Tar Heels lead the overall series 47-26. The two teams first met on March 30, 1931.