CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson men’s tennis team picked up their second win of the weekend at Duckworth Family Tennis Center against the Indiana Hoosiers, 5-2.
The Hoosiers took the first point of the match by winning doubles, despite Maxwell Smith and Ryuhei Azuma registering a win on Court 2 and Teodor Giusca and Andrew Puscas having to retire their match on Court 1 due to a Puscas injury.
The Tigers rebounded quickly as Teodor Giusca, Spencer Whitaker, Matt Pitts, Ryuhei Azuma and Jorge Plans Gonzalez all won on their courts. Azuma and Liu both went to a third set on Court 1 and 4, respectively.
“The boys had to dig deep today against a tough Indiana team, but they found a way to get it done,” said Head Coach Robbie Weiss. “They are doing a tremendous job with their toughness and grittiness. We have to finish tomorrow against Liberty. They are a very good team and need to be ready to go. Really proud of the boys.”
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Doubles
Andre/Tiraspolsky def. Giusca/Puscas 6-6, 5-1 (Ret.)
Smith/Azuma def. Haskins/Vukovic 6-4
Fletchall/Saylor def. Labrador/Plans Gonzalez 6-3
Pitts/Liu def. Rogers/Singh 7-5
Singles
Ryuhei Azuma def. Patrick Fletchall 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Teodor Giusca def. Carson Haskins 6-4, 6-2
Jorge Plans Gonzalez def. Michael Andre 6-4, 7-6
Luka Vukovic def. Yizhou Liu 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (1)
Spencer Whitaker def. Ilya Tiraspolsky 7-5, 6-0
Matt Pitts def. Vikash Singh 7-5, 6-4
Max Smith def. Mac Rogers 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Zion Heaven (Liberty) def. Daniel Labrador 6-3, 6-3
