MTEN: Tigers Sweep Louisville, 4-0, to Open ACC Play

CLEMSON, SC – The No. 33 Clemson Men’s Tennis team won the doubles point and three singles matches in straight sets to open the ACC season with a 4-0 win over Louisville (6-6, 0-1 ACC). The Tigers improved to 11-1 on the season overall and earned their sixth sweep in dual-match play. 

Clemson returns to Duckworth as part of Tennis Fest on Sunday at 12 p.m. against Notre Dame and 5 p.m. against Gardner-Webb. For each match, Tiger fans will receive a stamp on their “Tennis Fest Passport.” If a fan attends all three matches and fills their passport, they will be entered to win a prize. There will be games, food, prizes and more throughout the day and a pickleball free play between doubleheader matches. 

Max Damm and Viktor Markov won their second consecutive doubles match together, this time a 6-1 win over Natan Rodrigues and Will Mayhew on court two. Noa Vukadin and Max Smith, the nation’s 47th-ranked duo, won their eighth consecutive match, besting Avendano and Steinbach, 6-2. Their win gave Clemson a 1-0 lead heading to singles. 

Smith came out of the gates quickly on court six, taking down Hamza El Amine, 6-1, 6-2 to win his 19th singles match of the 2024-25 season. Wissam Abderrahman, ranked 90th nationally, took down Andre Steinbach on court two, 6-0, 6-2 for his 14th win of the season and fifth decision in a row. 

Marko Mesarovic ended the match with his 6-4, 6-2 win over Miguel Avendano, his 19th singles win of the year and 12th in a row. 

Doubles:

1. #44 Vukadin/Smith (CU) def. Avendano/Steinbach (LOU), 6-2
2. Damm/Markov (CU) def. Rodrigues/Mayew (LOU), 6-1
3. Abderrahman/Gales (CU) vs. El Amine/Pena (LOU), 4-4, unfinished

Order of Finish: 2, 1*

Singles

1. Natan Rodrigues (LOU) led #47 Noa Vukadin, 6-2, 5-4, unfinished
2. #90 Wissam Abderrahman (CU) def. Andre Steinbach (LOU), 6-0, 6-2
3. Viktor Markov (CU) vs. Will Mayhew (LOU), 4-6, 6-2, unfinished
4. Kosuke Nakanishi (LOU) led Romain Gales (CU), 5-7, 3-4, unfinished
5. Marko Mesarovic (CU) def. Miguel Avendano (LOU), 6-4, 6-2
6. Max Smith (CU) def. Hamza El Amine (LOU), 6-1, 6-2

Order of Finish: 6, 2, 5*