#16 Tigers Defeat Boston College 4-0 in ACC Tournament First Round

CARY, N.C. – The 16^th-ranked Tigers opened the 2014 ACC Tournament with a 4-0 victory over Boston College Thursday afternoon at the Cary Tennis Center in Cary, N.C. With the win, fifth-seeded Clemson (20-7) advances to Friday’s ACC Quarterfinals to face fourth-seeded Notre Dame.

In doubles action, Austin Ansari and Luke Johnson, playing at flight two, defeated their Boston College opponents 8-3. The duo of Hunter Harrington and Dominique Maden, ranked ninth nationally, clinched the doubles point for the Tigers with an 8-4 win on Court 1. Ansari and Johnson improved to 17-5, while Harrington and Maden won their 20^th dual doubles match of the season, improving to 20-1.

Maden, playing at flight one singles for the second straight match, made quick work of his Eagle opponent with a 6-0, 6-1 win. Alejandro Augusto gave Clemson a 3-0 lead with a straight-set win (6-2, 6-3) on Court 3. Johnson then clinched the 4-0 victory for the Tigers with a 6-1, 7-5 win at flight four.

Clemson faces 13^th-ranked Notre Dame in the quarterfinal round of the tournament Friday at 12 p.m. By virtue of their number-four seed, the Irish had a bye in the first round and will play their first-ever ACC Men’s Tennis Tournament match on Friday against the Tigers.

#16 Clemson 4, Boston College 0

Singles1. #76 Dominique Maden (CU) def. Philip Nelson (BC) 6-0, 6-12. #51 Hunter Harrington (CU) vs. Jonathan Raude (BC) 3-6, 6-1, 1-1, unfinished3. Alejandro Augusto (CU) def. Aiden McNulty (BC) 6-2, 6-34. Luke Johnson (CU) def. Hank Workman (BC) 6-1, 7-55. Austin Ansari (CU) vs. Kyle Childree (BC) 6-2, 4-1, unfinished6. Brent Lett (CU) vs. Matt Wagner (BC) 7-5, unfinishedOrder of finish: 1,3,4

Doubles1. #9 Hunter Harrington/Dominique Maden (CU) def. Philip Nelson/Matt Wagner (BC) 8-42. Austin Ansari/Luke Johnson (CU) def. Jonathan Raude/Alexandre Thirouin (BC) 8-33. Alejandro Augusto/Zachary Kennedy (CU) vs. Kyle Childree/Hank Workman (BC) 6-6, unfinishedOrder of finish: 2,1

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