Bladelius & Plunger Win Blue Gray National Tennis Classic

CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson men’s tennis program wrapped up its first fall tournament on Sunday, where Henrik Bladelius and Manuel Plunger won the 77^th Annual Blue Gray National Tennis Classic in Montgomery, Ala. Bladelius also earned Blue Gray Tournament MVP honors.

The Tigers had two draw entries consisting of Bladelius and Plunger in the gray draw and Edoardo Chérié Lignière paired with Yannic Nittmann in the blue draw, each playing from Friday, Sept. 12 through today.

Between both draws over the weekend, no Tiger had a losing record (singles or doubles) and collectively went 15-4 (10-2 in singles and 5-2 in doubles).

Below are Clemson singles records over the weekend:

• Chérié Lignière (2-1)
• Nittmann (3-0)
• Bladelius (3-0)
• Plunger (2-1)

Below are Clemson doubles records over the weekend:

• Chérié Lignière / Nittmann (2-1)
• Bladelius / Plunger (3-1)

Friday, Sept. 12 | Clemson Defeated Auburn 3-0 (Blue Draw) & Clemson Defeated Rice 2-1 (Gray Draw)

Blue Draw Singles:

• Chérié Lignière defeated Joey Phillips (Auburn) 6-0 6-1.
• Nittmann defeated Jake Kennedy (Auburn) 6-0 6-3.

Blue Draw Doubles:

• Clemson (Chérié Lignière / Nittmann) defeated Auburn (Phillips / Kennedy) 8-3.

Gray Draw Singles:

• Bladelius defeated Rafael Botran (Rice) 6-3 6-4.
• Plunger defeated Gabriel Porras (Rice) 6-1 6-0.

Gray Draw Doubles:

• Rice (Botran / Porras) defeated Clemson (Bladelius / Plunger) 8-6.

Saturday, Sept. 13 | Rice Defeated Clemson 2-1 (Blue Draw) & Clemson Defeated North Alabama 3-0 (Gray Draw)

Blue Draw Singles:

• Petro Kuzmnok (Rice) defeated Chérié Lignière 6-1.
• Nittmann defeated Joshua Mandelbaum (Rice) 6-1 6-4.

Blue Draw Doubles:

• Rice (Kuzmnok / Mandelbaum) defeated Clemson (Chérié Lignière / Nittmann) 8-5.

Gray Draw Singles:

• Bladelius defeated Alberto Altur (North Alabama) 7-5 6-2.
• Plunger defeated Izan Orgiles (North Alabama) 6-2 6-2.

Gray Draw Doubles:

• Clemson (Bladelius / Plunger) defeated North Alabama (Altur / Orgiles) 8-3.

Sunday, Sept. 14 | Clemson Defeated Georgia Tech 3-0 (Blue Draw – Third Place Finish) & Clemson Defeated Auburn 2-1 (Gray Draw – Gray Champion)

Blue Draw Singles:

• Chérié Lignière defeated Christophe Clement (Georgia Tech) 6-4 0-6 6-4.
• Nittmann defeated Hidde Schoenmakers (Georgia Tech) 7-6 (8) 1-0 (Retired).

Blue Draw Doubles:

• Clemson (Chérié Lignière / Nittmann) defeated Georgia Tech (Clement / Schoenmakers) 8-7 (5).

Gray Draw Singles:

• Bladelius defeated Nick Heng (Auburn) 6-4 6-4.
• Freddy Blaydes (Auburn) defeated Plunger 6-4 6-1.

Gray Draw Doubles:

• Clemson (Bladelius / Plunger) defeated Auburn (Heng / Blaydes) 8-7 (5).

Clemson (Gray Champion) vs. North Alabama (Blue Champion) *One 10-Point Tiebreak to Claim Overall Tournament Title

• Clemson (Bladelius / Plunger) defeated North Alabama (Lachlan Brian / Satoru Nakajima) 10-7.

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