Tigers Drop ACC Quarterfinal Match to Wake Forest

CARY, N.C. – The eighth-seeded Clemson Tigers (21-7, 8-5) dropped their ACC quarterfinal match to top seeded Wake Forest (34-0, 13-0) 0-4 on Friday afternoon in Cary.

In doubles, the No. 58 ranked duo of Suresh Dhakshineswar and Luca Pow defeated No. 28 Noa Vukadin and Max Smith 6-3. Viktor Markov and Matt Pitts secured a 6-3 victory in doubles against Luciano Tacchi and Franco Capalbo.

On court two, No. 77 Stefan Dostanic and Charlie Robertson won the doubles point for the Demon Deacons in a 6-3 win over No. 31 Max Damm and Romain Gales.

In singles, Robertson defeated Marko Mesarovic 7-6 (7-4), 6-0, on court four. No. 13 Dostanic took down No. 50 Vukadin 7-5, 6-3.

To secure the match for Wake Forest, No. 121 Ioannis Xilas won 6-1, 7-5 over Gales.

Up next, the Tigers will wait to find out their seeding for the NCAA Tournament as the selection show is scheduled for Monday, April 28 and will be streamed on NCAA.com. For complete coverage of the Clemson men’s tennis team, follow @ClemsonMTennis on Twitter and Instagram.

RESULTS: 

No. 22 Clemson (21-7, 8-5), 0 vs No. 1 Wake Forest (34-0, 13-0), 4

Doubles

1. No. 58 Suresh/Pow (WF) def. No. 28 Smith/Vukadin (CU), 6-3
2. No. 77 Dostanic/Robertson (WF) def. No. 31 Damm/Gales (CU), 6-3
3. Markov/Pitts (CU) def. Tacchi/Capalbo (WF), 6-3

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles

1. No. 13 Stefan Dostanic (WF) def. No. 50 Noa Vukadin (CU), 7-5, 6-3
2. No. 10 Suresh Dhakshineswar (WF) vs. Viktor Markov (CU), 7-6 (7-5), 5-4, uf
3. No. 121 Ioannis Xilas (WF) def. Romain Gales (CU), 6-1, 7-5
4. Charlie Robertson (WF) def. Marko Mesarovic (CU), 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
5. Max Smith (CU) vs. Luca Pow (WF), 3-6, 3-3, uf
6. Edoardo Cherie Ligniere (CU) vs. Luciano Tacchi (WF), 3-6, 4-5, uf

Order of Finish: 4, 1, 3