Tigers Wrap Up at 49ers Fall Invite

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Four Clemson Tigers, sophomore Candela Yecora, senior Sara Suchankova, sophomore Sophie Clayton and sophomore Talia Neilson-Gatenby wrapped up their run at the 49ers Fall Invite this weekend from Oct. 1-3 at Charlotte University. 

This marks the first appearances of the fall for Clayton, Neilson-Gatenby and Yecora. The No. 38 ranked doubles pair of sophomore Candela Yecora and senior Sara Suchankova shined taking home a win over Charlotte's Elizabeth Ivanov and Amelie Drukerova 6-3 on Thursday. On Friday, Suchankova and Yecora grabbed their second win of the weekend with a 6-3 win over Rutgers' Zeynep Ilker and Naomi Karki. Yecora and Suchankova earned their third doubles win with a 6-2 win over Maryland's Anastasiia Sorska and Mila Mulready. Clayton and Neilson-Gatenby added a doubles win for the Tigers with a 6-2 win on Friday over Rutgers' Stella Schmitz and Miranda Case. 

In singles play, Suchankova grabbed her first singles win of the weekend with a 6-2, 5-7, 12-10 win over Charlotte's Amalia Widdowson on Friday. Yecora earned her first singles win of the fall over Rutgers' Cindy Zhou 1-6, 6-0, 6-2. 

Next up, the Tigers head to ITA Regionals in Columbia, S.C. The ITA Regionals will be held from Oct. 15-20. Follow @Clemsonwtennis on X, Instagram, and Facebook for the most up-to-date information.

RESULTS:

Thursday

Singles:

Talia Neilson-Gatenby (CU) def. Angael/Chapman (MIZZ), 6-0

Doubles:

Chacon/Montebello (Charlotte) def. #38 Sara Suchankova/Candela Yecora (CU), 6-3

Jamiac/Eiisa (Maryland) def. #38 Sara Suchankova/Candela Yecora (CU), 6-2

Donnelly/Challa (Maryland) def. Talia Neilson-Gatenby/Sophie Clayton (CU), 6-2

Friday

Singles:

Sara Suchankova (CU) def. Widdowson (Charlotte), 6-2, 5-7, 12-10

Chacon (Charlotte) def. Sophie Clayton (CU), 6-2, 6-1

Frankowska (Rutgers) def. Sara Suchankova (CU), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

Candela Yecora (CU) def. Cohen (Rutgers), 6-2, 6-2

Sophie Clayton (Charlotte) def. Zhou (Rutgers), 1-6, 6-0, 6-2

Doubles:

#38 Sara Suchankova/Candela Yecora (CU) def. Ivanov/Drukerova (Charlotte), 6-3

Chacon/Montebello (Charlotte) def. Talia Neilson-Gatenby/Sophie Clayton (CU), 6-2

#38 Sara Suchankova/Candela Yecora (CU) def. Ilker/Karki (Rutgers), 6-3

Talia Neilson-Gatenby/Sophie Clayton (CU) def. Schmitz/Case (Rutgers), 6-2

Saturday

Singles:

Baniak (Maryland) def. Sara Suchankova (CU), 3-6, 6-3, 10-7

Challa (Maryland) def. Candela Yecora (CU), 6-1, 6-4

Eissa (Maryland) def. Sophie Clayton (CU), 6-2, 6-1

Doubles:

#38 Sara Suchankova/Candela Yecora (CU) def. Sorska/Mulready (Maryland), 6-2