Clemson Defeats William & Mary 5-2

March 7, 2011

CLEMSON, SC – Yannick Maden won at both number one singles and doubles in leading Clemson to a 5-2 win over William and Mary in a men’s intercollegiate tennis match at Clemson, SC Monday afternoon.

With the win, Clemson impoves to 11-3 overall, while William & Mary falls to 9-9 this season. The Tigers are ranked 51st nationally according to the latest ITA poll.

Yannick Maden is now 5-2 overall in singles. His younger brother, Dominique plays at number five and he too was victorious today. Dominique has a team-leading 13-5 record in singles this season.

After the Tigers won the doubles point, Yannick Maden defeated Anton Andersson of William & Mary 6-2, 6-3 to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead in the match. Zachary Rigsby defeated the Tribe’s Daniel Mihalov at number six singles 6-2, 6-1.

The Tribe won two singles matches, narrowing the Tigers’ lead to 3-2. At number two singles, Ben Guthrie defeated Clemson’s Derek DiFazio 6-2, 7-5. William & Mary also won at number three singles as Jamie Whiteford defeated the Tigers’ Kevin Galloway 6-3, 7-5.

From this point, Gerardo Meza defeated Sebastien Vidal 6-4, 6-4 at number four singles to clinch the match for the Tigers. At number five singles, Dominique Maden defeated the Tribe’s Ilja Orre 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8) making the final score 5-2 in the Tigers’ favor.

“Today was a really good effort from our team,” said Clemson Head Coach Chuck McCuen. “After a tough loss like we had Friday, you want to avoid a let down. I thought we played well and was ready mentally. William & Mary is a solid team and a well-coached squad. I thought we competed hard and focused well.”

Clemson will play at Florida Atlantic on Friday and at ACC-foe Miami on Sunday in the Tigers’ next action.

Singles 1. Yannick Maden (CU) def. Anton Andersson (W&M) 6-2, 6-3 2. Ben Guthrie (W&M) def. Derek DiFazio (CU) 6-2, 7-5 3. Jamie Whiteford (W&M) def. Kevin Galloway (CU) 6-3, 7-5 4. Gerardo Meza (CU) def. Sebastien Vidal (W&M) 6-4, 6-4 5. Dominique Maden (CU) def. Ilja Orre (W&M) 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8) 6. Zachary Rigsby Clemson) def. Daniel Mihalov (W&M) 6-2, 6-1 (Order of Finish: 1, 6, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Doubles 1. Y. Maden/Rigsby (CU) def. Guthrie/Vidal (W&M) 8-3 2. DiFazio/Galloway (CU) def. Banks/Orre (W&M) 9-8 3. Andersson/Whiteford (W&M) def. Bolona/Meza (CU) 9-7 (Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2)