Tigers Edged, 4-3, at No. 23 NC State

CLEMSON, S.C. – No. 28 Clemson (4-8, 0-2 ACC) fought back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the match at 3-3, sending the decision down to No. 1 singles, but Noa Vukadin fell in a three-set match against the nation’s 15th-ranked player to drop a 4-3 decision at No. 23 NC State (10-1, 2-0 ACC). 

In doubles, after Markov and Vukadin dropped a decision on court one, Henrik Bladelius and Noah Lopez Cherubino earned their first win together on court two, 6-3. It served as Lopez Cherubino’s official Clemson debut and extended the doubles point down to court three. Farzam and Mesarovic fought off an early 3-1 deficit to knot their match at 3-3 but Benton and Sabaliauskas won three straight games to clinch the doubles point.

Matisse Farzam got the Tigers tied up at 1-1 in singles with a 6-2, 6-1 win on court three to improve to 16-4 on the season. NC State took wins on courts six (Pop over Lopez Cherubino) and four ( Leroux over Bladelius) to take a 3-1 lead. Marko Mesarovic got one back on court five with his 6-4, 6-0 win over Charlie Camus. Viktor Markov got the match tied up at 3-3 when he took down No. 104 William Manning on court two with a 7-5, 6-4 win. 

This left just Noa Vukadin on court one with the nation’s No. 15 singles player, Martin Borisiouk. Vukadin took the first set in a thrilling tiebreaker, 7-6 (1). Vukadin then took a 3-0 lead in the second set before Borisiouk charged back to win six straight games and the second set to force a decisive third set for the match. Borisiuok took the first five games before Vukadin was able to hold serve, but Borisiouk put it away on his next serve. 

DOUBLES (FINISHED 1, 2, 3*)

1. Borisiouk / Leroux (NCS) def. Markov / Vukadin (CU), 6-0.
2. Bladelius / Lopez Cherubino (CU) def. Camus / Manning (NCS), 6-3.
3. Benton / Sabaliauskas (NCS) def. #62 Farzam / Mesarovic (CU), 6-3.

SINGLES (FINISHED 3, 6, 4, 5, 2, 1*)

1. #15 Borislouk (NCS) def. Vukadin (CU), 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-1
2. #64 Markov (CU) def. #104 Manning (NCS) 7-5, 6-4.
3. Farzam (CU) def. Sabaliauskas (NCS) 6-2, 6-1.
4. #117 Leroux (NCS) def. Bladelius (CU), 6-3, 6-2.
5. Mesarovic (CU) def. Camus (NCS), 6-4, 6-0.
6. Pop (NCS) def. Lopez Cherubino (CU), 6-2, 6-2.

UP NEXT

Clemson will continue its road stint next Friday, March 6 when they take on Louisville (10-4, 1-0 ACC) at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center for a 5 p.m. match.

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