Harrington’s Upset Clinches Win for Clemson Over Virginia Tech

CLEMSON, S.C. – Hunter Harrington upset the 19^th-ranked player in the nation in three sets to clinch #17 Clemson’s victory over #38 Virginia Tech on Sunday afternoon at the Hoke Sloan Tennis Center. The final score was 5-2. With the win, the Tigers improve to 18-5 (5-3 ACC), while the Hokies fall to 11-8 (4-4 ACC) with the loss.

The Tigers swept the three doubles matches, with Austin Ansari and Luke Johnson clinching the doubles point with an 8-3 win at flight three. The pair improved to 16-3 in dual matches with the win.

Senior Dominique Maden, playing in his final regular season home game, and Alex Augusto won in straight sets at flight two (6-3, 6-4) and three (7-5, 6-3), respectively to give Clemson a 3-0 lead in the team score. Virginia Tech then won at five and six singles to bring the team score to 3-2. Playing at flight one against the 19^th-ranked player in the nation, Harrington lost a first-set tiebreaker but came back strong in sets two and three to record the upset, 6-7, 6-0, 6-3, and clinch the victory for the Tigers.

Clemson has three regular season contests remaining. All three are on the road, and two of the three are against opponents ranked 13^th or better nationally. The team travels to Durham, N.C. to face #13 Duke on Friday, April 11, and then to Chapel Hill to face #9 North Carolina on Sunday, April 13.

#17 Clemson 5, #38 Virginia Tech 2

Singles1. #82 Hunter Harrington (CU) def. #19 Amerigo Contini (VT) 6-7 (3-7), 6-0, 6-32. Dominique Maden (CU) def. #120 Andreas Bjerrehus (VT) 6-3, 6-43. Alejandro Augusto (CU) def. Hunter Koontz (VT) 7-5, 6-34. Austin Ansari (CU) def. Joao Monteiro (VT) 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5)5. Florian Nicoud (VT) def. Luke Johnson (CU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-36. Aaron Gomez (VT) def. Zachary Kennedy (CU) 7-6 (13-11), 6-2Order of finish: 2,3,6,5,1,4

Doubles1. #25 Hunter Harrington/Dominique Maden (CU) def. #64 Andreas Bjerrehus/Amerigo Contini (VT) 8-42. Robert Dudley/Alejandro Augusto (CU) def. Hunter Koontz/Joao Monteiro (VT) 8-23. Luke Johnson/Austin Ansari (CU) def. Nic Wilson/Florian Nicoud (VT) 8-3Order of finish: 2,3,1

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