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No. 38 Clemson Outlasts No. 55 Cal, 4-3

No. 38 Clemson Outlasts No. 55 Cal, 4-3No. 38 Clemson Outlasts No. 55 Cal, 4-3

CLEMSON, S.C. – No. 38 Clemson (9-11, 4-5 ACC) roared back from a 3-1 hole to defeat No. 55 Cal (12-10, 4-5 ACC), 4-3.

Clemson and Cal traded the first two doubles matches, as Henrik Bladelius and Marko Mesarovic defeated Cal’s Silva and Aney, 6-3, before Matisse Farzam and Yannic Nittmann fell to Pouatcha and Munk Mesa, 6-3. With the doubles point hanging in the balance, all eyes pointed towards court one where Noa Vukadin and Viktor Markov polished off a 6-2 victory over Lechno-Wasiutynski / Stepanov, sending the Tigers to singles play with a 1-0 lead.

The Bears took the first point in singles play when Luemkemann defeated Noah Lopez Cherubino in two sets, 6-1, 6-2. Cal took a 2-1 lead with another two-set victory as Bladelius fell to Munk Mesa 6-3, 6-4. On court one, the Bears doubled their lead with Lechno-Wasiutynski defeating Vukadin, 7-5, 6-2. Mesarovic dropped the first set against Pouatcha but stormed back to take the next two for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory. On court three, Farzam drew the Tigers even with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 victory over Silva. With the match tied 3-3, attention shifted to court two where No. 53 Markov and Stepanov were locked in a three-set battle. Markov took the first set, 6-3, before dropping the second 4-6. In the deciding third set, Silva went up 3-1 and traded the next two games with Markov. Down 4-2, Markov rattled off four straight games to win the set, 6-4, to wrap up the match and send the Tigers home with a 4-3 victory.

DOUBLES (FINISHED 2, 3, 1*)

  1. #71 Vukadin / Markov (CU) defeated Lechno-Wasiutynski / Stepanov (CAL), 6-2.
  2. Bladelius / Mesarovic (CU) defeated Silva / Aney (CAL), 6-3.
  3. Pouatcha / Munk Mesa (CAL) defeated Farzam / Nittmann (CU), 6-2.

SINGLES (FINISHED 6, 4, 1, 5, 3, 2*)

  1. Lechno-Wasiutynski (CAL) defeated Vukadin (CU), 7-5, 6-2.
  2. #53 Markov (CU) defeated Stepanov (CAL), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
  3. Farzam (CU) defeated Silva (CAL), 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
  4. Munk Mesa (CAL) defeated Bladelius (CU), 6-3, 6-4.
  5. Mesarovic (CU) defeated Pouatcha (CAL), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
  6. Luemkemann (CAL) defeated Lopez Cherubino (CU), 6-1, 6-2.

UP NEXT

The Tigers return to action at Duckworth against a top 25 opponent on Saturday when the No. 22 Stanford Cardinal come to Duckworth on Saturday at noon.

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