No. 16 Clemson Edged by No. 22 Arizona State, 4-3

CLEMSON, S.C. – No. 16 Clemson (3-5) took a ranked opponent down to the wire for the second straight night, ultimately falling 4-3 against No. 22 Arizona State (10-3).

Clemson and Arizona State traded blows in doubles with Shimanov and Artnak (ASU) defeating Viktor Markov and Henrik Bladelius (CU), 7-5, followed by Marko Mesarovic and Matisse Farzam (CU) winning over Sarr and Minarik (ASU), 6-4. Arizona State claimed the doubles point after Noa Vukadin and Manuel Plunger fell to Matsuoka and Ginat, 7-5.

The Tigers won back-to-back singles points, taking a 2-1 lead after Vukadin defeated Shimanov, 6-1, 6-2 and Bladelius defeated Mikovic, 7-6(7), 6-3. Arizona then took two straight matches before Farzam turned it into a 3-3 match with a 7-6(4), 7-6(5) victory over Matsuoka. Plunger took the first set, 6-4 but fell the next two rounds to Ginat, 7-6(2), 6-1, leading to the Tigers’ 4-3 defeat.

DOUBLES (FINISHED 1, 3, 2*)

1. Shimanov / Artnak (ASU) defeated Markov / Bladelius (CU), 7-5.
2. Matsuoka / Ginat (ASU) defeated Vukadin / Plunger (CU), 7-5.
3. Mesarovic / Farzam (CU) defeated Sarr / Minarik (ASU), 6-4.

SINGLES (FINISHED 2, 5, 4, 1, 3, 6*)

1. Bor (ASU) defeated Markov (CU), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
2. Vukadin (CU) defeated Shimanov (ASU), 6-1, 6-2.
3. Farzam (CU) defeated Matsuoka (ASU), 7-6(4), 7-6(5).
4. Sarr (ASU) defeated Mesarovic (CU), 7-5, 6-2.
5. Bladelius (CU) defeated Mikovic (ASU), 7-6(7), 6-3.
6. Ginat (ASU) defeated Plunger (CU), 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-1.

UP NEXT

The Tigers will head to Orlando, Fla. on Feb. 20 to face Central Florida in a 6 p.m. match.

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