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Tigers Set to take on Princeton, Georgia State Over the Weekend

Tigers Set to take on Princeton, Georgia State Over the WeekendTigers Set to take on Princeton, Georgia State Over the Weekend

Clemson, S.C. — The Clemson men’s tennis team is prepared to host Princeton and Georgia State over the weekend. The Tigers will square off against Princeton on Friday at 6 p.m. and then turn around to face Georgia State on Sunday at 1 p.m with both matches being held at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility.

Both opponents feature a pair of ITA individual rankings with Georgia State’s Vazha Shubladze holding the lone singles ranking at No. 104. In doubles, Panthers Andrei Durante/Roberts Grinvalds sit at the 41st position while Princeton’s boasts the eighth and 40th pair in Payton Holden/Ryan Seggerman and Justin Barki/Thomas Bosancic, respectively.

Match Notes

Current Record: 4-1, 0-0 Ivy League (As of Feb. 6)

Ranked Players:

Doubles

No. 8 Payton Holden/Ryan Seggerman

No. 40 Justin Barki/Thomas Bosancic

All-Time Matchup: 

Last Meeting: (Feb. 5, 2019) Princeton won 5-2 at home.

All Time Record: 8-5 overall, 2-1 at home, 3-1 on the road, 3-3 neutral site

Of Note: 

  • The first meeting between Clemson and Princeton on April 23, 1980
  • The last time that Clemson defeated Princeton was on Feb. 21, 2014. Clemson won 4-3 at a neutral site.
  • Princeton holds a slight series advantage this century, defeating Clemson in four of its seven matches.

Current Record: 1-3, 0-0 Sun Belt (As of Feb. 6)

Ranked Players:

Singles

No. 104 Vazha Shubladze

Doubles

No. 41 Andrei Durante/Roberts Grinvalds

All-Time Matchup: 

Last Meeting: (Feb. 17, 2019) Georgia State won 4-2 at home.

All Time Record: 6-2 overall, 5-0 at home, 1-2 on the road

Of Note:

  • The first meeting between the Tigers and Panther was on April 2, 1942. Georgia Southern won the match 4-3 at home.
  • After losing the first all-time matchup, Clemson went on to win its next six meetings with Georgia Southern.
  • The last time that Clemson won a match against Georgia State won on Feb. 8, 2018. The Tigers won 4-3 at home.