Clemson Finishes Play in Southern Intercollegiate Men?s Tennis Tournament

ATHENS, GA – The Clemson men’s tennis team concluded play in the Southern Intercollegiate Men’s Tennis Tournament in Athens, GA Sunday.Clemson’s Hunter Harrington advanced to the quarterfinal round of the First Division and lost to second-seeded Ben Wagland of Georgia 6-7, 7-6, 6-1.  Renato Lombardi of Barry defeated the Tigers’ freshman Fernando Sala Sanchez 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals of the Third Division.In doubles, East Tennessee’s David Biosca and Roger Ordeig defeated the Tigers’ double team of Harrington and Daniel Straw in the quarterfinal round 8-4.The Southern Intercollegiate Men’s Tennis Tournament is an individual tournament with no teams scores being kept.Clemson will play in the ITA All-American Tournament in Tulsa OK beginning on September 28, in the Tiger’s next action.Clemson’s Results in Southern Intercollegiate Championships:DIVISION I SINGLESRound of 64Fabian Groetsch, Barry def. Dominique Maden, Clemson, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4Rhys Johnson, Vandy def. Alejandro Augusto Bueno, Clemson, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4Austin Ansari, Clemson def. Jaan Kononov, Armstrong, 6-3, 6-4[5] Hunter Harrington, Clemson def. Crescente Lesser, CofC, 6-3, 6-4Round of 32[5] Hunter Harrington, Clemson def. Shea Thomas, Liberty, 6-2, 6-3[4] Gonzales Austin, Vandy def. Austin Ansari, Clemson, 7-6(1), 6-4Round of 16[5] Hunter Harrington, Clemson def. Rafael Rondino, UAB, 6-2, 6-3Round of 8[2] Ben Wagland, Georgia def. [5] Hunter Harrington, Clemson 6-7, 7-6, 6-1DIVISION II SINGLESRound of 64Luke Johnson, Clemson def. Paul Polarczyk, USF, 6-3, 6-4Daniel Strawn, Clemson def. Jesse Flores, UCF, 6-1, 7-5Chris Helliar, UAB def. Robert Dudley, Clemson, 6-1, 6-1Round of 32Richard Meade, FAU def. Luke Johnson, Clemson, 7-6(4), 6-2Suresh Eswaran, Vandy def. Daniel Strawn, Clemson, 6-2, 7-6(4)DIVISION III SINGLESRound of 64Guillem Secanell, Liberty def. Ryan McMullan, Clemson, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0Brent Lett, Clemson def. Saxon Buehning, Alabama, 6-2, 6-3Round of 32Christian Harris, Clemson def. Umberto Setter, ETSU, 6-1, 6-2Fernando Sala Sanchez, Clemson def. Sean Bacha, FAU, 6-4, 6-1Brent Lett, Clemson def. Donovan McSeveny, UAB, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1Round of 16Fernando Sala Sanchez, Clemson def. Egor Panyushkin, Stetson, 7-5, 6-2Alex Calot, Charlotte def. Brent Lett, Clemson, 6-2, 6-2QuarterfinalsFernando Sala Sanchez, Clemson def. Everth Dzib, USF, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5SemifinalsRenato Lombardi, Barry def. Fernando Sala Sanchez, Clemson 6-3, 6-3DIVISION I DOUBLESRound of 64Francesc Aulina/Jesse Flores, UCF def. Austin Ansari/Alejandro Bueno, Clemson, 8-6Round of 32Hunter Harrington/Daniel Strawn, Clemson def. Jorge Azuero/Shea Thomas, Liberty, 8-6Luke Johnson/Dominique Maden, Clemson def. Everth Dzib/Paul Polarczyk, USF, 8-2Round of 16Alex Ferrero/Ratan Gill, Portland def. Luke Johnson/Dominique Maden, Clemson, 8-3Hunter Harrington/Daniel Strawn, Clemson def. Fabian Groetsch/Ahmed Triki, Barry, 8-3Round of 8David Biosca/Roger Ordeig, ETSU def. Hunter Harrington/Daniel Strawn, Clemson 8-4DIVISION II DOUBLESRound of 32Robert Dudley/Fernando Sala Sanchez, Clemson def. Inaki Espindola/Jose Sangroniz, UCF, 8-6Juan Pablo Boada/Yuta Hirokawa, Winthrop def. Brent Lett/Christian Harris, Clemson, 8-5Round of 16Tony Kostadinov/Evgeny Silitski, Ga. Gwinnett def. Robert Dudley/Fernando Sala Sanchez, Clemson, 8-5CONSOLATIONDivision I SinglesRatan Gill, Portland def. Dominique Maden, Clemson, 4-6, 6-2, 1-0(8)Vincent Verpeaux, Lander def. Alejandro Augusto Bueno, Clemson, 2-6, 7-6, 1-0(13)Division II SinglesRobert Dudley, Clemson def. Chester Espie, Stetson, 6-3, 6-4Robert Dudley, Clemson def. Fedrico Sabogal, South Florida 6-4, 7-5    Division III SinglesNicholas Wilson, Va. Tech def. Ryan McMullan, Clemson, 6-0, 6-0