MATCH INFORMATION vs. Florida State
Who: No. 11 Clemson 9-15 (2-10 ACC) vs. No. 6 Florida State 16-10 (6-6 ACC)
When: Thursday, April 26 at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Rome, Ga. (Rome Tennis Center at Berry College)
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CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson men’s tennis travels to Rome, Ga. on Thursday for the second round of the 2017 ACC Championship. 11th-seeded Clemson is set to face the sixth-seeded Florida State Seminoles on Thursday, April 26 at 10 a.m. at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College.
The Tigers are coming off a 6-1 win at Boston College this past Sunday to conclude the regular season. Florida State has won three of their last five matches with their only losses coming to No. 1 Wake Forest and No. 2 Virginia. The Seminoles are also ranked No. 32 in this week’s ITA Rankings. The two sides met earlier this year on March 17 in Tallahassee where Florida State was victorious, 6-1. Senior Daffra Sanon and junior Sam Edwards continue to sit at No. 37 in the ITA doubles rankings.
Periodic updates will be available on Twitter, @ClemsonMTennis.
Scouting Florida State
- The Seminoles have three players ranked in the ITA Singles rankings led by No. 39 Aziz Dougaz.
- Florida State also has two doubles teams ranked in the top 80 lead by No. 53 Jose Garcia and Lucas Poullain.
- Head Coach Dwayne Hultquist is in his 18th season at the helm of the Seminoles. He entered this season with an overall record of 276-182 (.603).
- The Seminoles hold a slight lead in the all-time series against the Tigers, 21-18.