@ClemsonWTennis Advances to #ITAKickoff Second Round

CLEMSON, SC – The 13th-ranked Clemson women’s tennis team won the doubles point and used three victories from its top three singles players in a 4-0 sweep of No. 56 Fresno State in the ITA Kickoff Weekend first round at the Clemson Indoor Tennis Center. The Tigers (3-0) advance to play No. 32 Tennessee (1-0), who topped No. 27 Purdue, 4-3, earlier in the day. The Tigers and Vols will meet at 1 p.m. on Sunday with a bid to the Team National Indoor Championships on the line.  Beatrice Gumulya and Jessy Rompies continued their strong doubles play, defeating No. 41 Agrawal and Yang, 6-0, to improve to 9-1 overall and 3-0 in dual match play. They have dropped a total of two games in their three matches this dual match season, and have won six in a row dating to the fall.  Yana Koroleva and Tristen Dewar clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win on court two over Malysheva and Murtagh, as they improved to 8-3 as a duo this year.  Koroleva, ranked 74th in the nation, improved to 9-1 in her last ten matches with a 6-2, 6-2 win over No. 104 Sophie Watts on court one. The senior is 9-3 on the year, and has dropped just five games in two dual matches.  No. 51 Romy Koelzer gave the Tigers a 3-0 lead with her 6-4, 6-2 win on court two, her fifth straight win overall.  Clemson’s highest-ranked singles player, Gumulya, closed the match with her 50th career victory, a 6-3, 6-1 win on court three over Anna Susdorf. She upped her all-time record to 50-15 in her career.  Tristen Dewar was in a third set tiebreaker when play was halted due to the “clinch-clinch” format in play during the tournament.  The winner of tomorrow’s meeting between Clemson and Tennessee will advance to Charlottesville, VA for the Team National Indoor Championships from Feb. 7-10. The Tigers have advanced to the national site in six of the last seven seasons.  Fresno State and Purdue will play at 9 a.m. at the indoor center as well in a consolation match.  Tennis Match Results Fresno State vs Clemson Jan 25, 2014 at Clemson, SC (Clemson Indoor Tennis Center) #13 Clemson 4, #56 Fresno State 0 Singles competition 1. #74 Yana Koroleva (CU) def. #104 Sophie Watts (FS) 6-2, 6-2 2. #51 Romy Koelzer (CU) def. Aishwarya Agrawal (FS) 6-4, 6-2 3. #44 Beatrice Gumulya (CU) def. Anne Susdorf (FS) 6-3, 6-1 4. #103 Tristen Dewar (CU) vs. Sofya Malysheva (FS) 4-6, 6-1, unfinished 5. Anneka Watts (FS) vs. Ani Miao (CU) no result 6. Claire Yang (FS) vs. Jessy Rompies (CU) no result Doubles competition 1. Jessy Rompies/Beatrice Gumulya (CU) def. #41 Aishwarya Agrawal/Claire Yang (FS) 6-0 2. Yana Koroleva/Tristen Dewar (CU) def. Sofya Malysheva/Tanya Murtagh (FS) 6-2 3. Joana Eidukonyte/Romy Koelzer (CU) vs. Sophie Watts/Anne Susdorf (FS) 4-4, unfinished Match Notes: Fresno State 0-1; National ranking #56 Clemson 3-0; National ranking #13 Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,2,3) ITA Kickoff Weekend – Match 2 T-1:58 A-51 Morning match: Tennis Match Results Tennessee vs Purdue Jan 25, 2014 at Clemson, SC (Clemson Indoor Tennis Center) #32 Tennessee 4, #27 Purdue 3 Singles competition 1. #53 Eve Repic (TN-W) def. L. Xepoleas (PUR-W) 6-3, 6-4 2. #110 M. Schmidt (PUR-W) def. #99 Joanna Henderson (TN-W) 6-3, 6-3 3. D. Vidal (PUR-W) def. Brittany Lindl (TN-W) 6-2, 6-1 4. Tiffany Tavares (TN-W) def. N. Robinson (PUR-W) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8) 5. Victoria Olivarez (TN-W) def. T.Bernard-Feigenbaum (PUR-W) 6-2, 7-5 6. Laurence Gueverment (TN-W) def. K. Kapitany (PUR-W) 6-3, 6-2 Doubles competition 1. K. Kapitany/M. Schmidt (PUR-W) def. Joanna Henderson/Brittany Lindl (TN-W) 6-5 2. D. Vidal/L. Xepoleas (PUR-W) def. Eve Repic/Laurence Gueverment (TN-W) 6-1 3. Tiffany Tavares/Victoria Olivarez (TN-W) def. N. Robinson/N. Davila (PUR-W) 6-3 Match Notes: Tennessee 1-0; National ranking #32 Purdue 0-1; National ranking #27 Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,4,1,2,5,6) ITA Kickoff Weekend – Match 1