No. 27 Notre Dame Downs Tigers Sunday in South Bend

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – In its final regular season match of 2019, the Clemson men’s tennis team was overpowered by 27^th-ranked Notre Dame, falling 5-0 on the road at the Courtney Tennis Center on the Irish’s campus on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Tigers conclude the regular season at 9-16 (2-10 ACC), while Notre Dame finishes at 14-13 (5-7 ACC).

Pierre-Louis Dodens and Jacob Jahn defeated their Irish opponents by a score of 6-2 at No. 2 doubles, but Notre Dame was victorious on Courts 1 and 3 to clinch the doubles point. In singles play, the Irish won by retirement at No. 3, and then consecutively at No. 4, No. 6 and No. 5 singles to solidify the win. When the match was abandoned, Simon Baudry was in the first set, a 6-5 battle against Notre Dame’s top singles played, at No. 1.

OF NOTE

• With the win at No. 2 doubles on Sunday, the Tigers’ team of junior Pierre-Louis Dodens and Jacob Jahn improved to 9-4 on the season and 3-2 in ACC doubles matches.

UP NEXT
The Tigers are the No. 12 seed in the 2019 ACC Championships, and face the No. 13 seed, Boston College, on Wednesday, April 17 at 9 a.m. at the Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.