South Alabama Defeats Clemson In Men’s Tennis

March 9, 2002

MOBILE, AL – Christian Thall won at number one singles and number two doubles in leading 20th ranked South Alabama to a 4-1 victory over 56th-ranked Clemson in a men’s intercollegiate tennis match at Mobile, AL Saturday afternoon.

With the win the Jaguars improve to 8-5 overall, while Clemson drops to 7-5 this season.

South Alabama is now 5-0 at home this season and have won 29 straight on the Lubel Memorial Courts in Mobile, AL. Nathan Thompson won at number five singles over Clinton Jacobs 6-3, 6-3 in the Tigers’ only win in singles.

The Tigers will play host to Florida State on Tuesday, March 12, at 2:00 pm in Clemson’s next action.

Singles 1. Chirstian Thall (USA) d. Jamin Thompson (CU) 6-3, 6-4 2. Vince Baudat (USA) vs. Goran Sterijovski (CU) DNF 3. Heinrich Heyl (USA) d. Micah Thompson (CU) 6-4, 6-4 4. Zlatko Stupavsky (USA) d. Marko Gojanovic (DU) 6-3, 6-3 5. Nathan Thompson (CU) d. Clinton Jacobs (USA) 6-3, 6-3 6. Julien Gillet (USA) vs. Sander Koning (CU) DNF

Doubles 1. Gillet-Stupavsky (USA) d. Gojanovic-N. Thompson (CU) 9-8 2. Thall-Jacobs (USA) d. M. Thompson-Koning (CU) 8-3 3. Damiisa Robinson-Sterijovski (CU) d. Baudat-Heyl (USA) 8-4