Clemson Defeats Elon 5-2

Jan. 30, 2009

WILLIAMSBURG, VA – The Clemson Men’s Tennis Team defeated Elon 5-2 in the first round of the William & Mary Men’s Tennis Indoor Invitational on Friday at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center in Williamsburg, VA.

The Tigers will play William and Mary on Saturday for the Tournament Championship at 4:30 p.m. The Tigers are now 2-1 on the year. Elon is 0-2 this season. Clemson is ranked 60th nationally, while William and Mary is ranked 63rd. William and Mary defeated BYU 5-2 in the other match of the tournament. William & Mary is now 8-2 on the season. It is the best start to a season for the Tribe since the 2002 campaign.

At number two singles, the Tigers’ Carlos Alvarez defeated Oscar Podlewski of Elon 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Podlewski is ranked 120th in the latest ITA Singles rankings.

Gera Boryachinskiy of Clemson defeated Chase Helpinstine of Elon 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 at number three singles. Kevin Galloway won his match for the Tigers at number four singles with a 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 win over Philip Nemec of Elon. Kevin Fleck was the other singles winner for the Tigers as he defeated Cody Stauffer MacDowell of Elon 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 at the number five flight.

#60 Clemson 5, Elon 2

Singles 1 – Damon Gooch (E) def. Rok Bizjak (CU) – 6-1, 6-4 2 – Carlos Alvarez (CU) def. #120 Oscar Podlewski (E) – 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 3 – Gera Boryachinskiy (CU) def. Chase Helpingstine (E) – 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 4 – Kevin Galloway (CU) def. Philip Nemec (E) – 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 5 – Kevin Fleck (CU) def. Cody Stauffer MacDowell (E) – 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 6 – Alberto Rojas (E) def. Derek DiFazio (CU) – 7-5, 6-4Finishing Order: 3, 1, 5, 2*, 4, 6

Doubles 1 – #49 Gooch/Nemec (E) def. Bizjak/Boryachinskiy (CU) – 8-3 2 – Alvarez/Moran (CU) def. Helpingstine/Podlewski (E) – 9-8 (3) 3 – Belk/DiFazio (CU) def. Rojas/Stauffer MacDowell (E) – 8-4Finishing Order: 1, 3, 2*