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Mar 11, 2021

Tigers Host a Pair of Top-Ten Opponents

Clemson, S.C. — The Clemson women’s tennis team (6-8, 0-5 ACC) is set to host a pair of top-ten opponents this weekend in No. 1 North Carolina (13-0, 4-0 ACC) and No. 6 Duke (9-1, 4-0 ACC). The Tigers first take on the Tar Heels on Friday at 4 p.m. and then will face the Blue Devils on Sunday at noon.

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MATCH NOTES

Friday: Clemson vs. No. 1 North Carolina at 4 p.m.

Friday: Clemson vs. No. 1 North Carolina at 4 p.m.

North Carolina Ranked Players

Doubles
No. 3 Alexa Graham/Sara Daavettila
No. 15 Makenna Jones/Alle Sanford
No. 45 Cameron Morra/Elizabeth Scotty

Singles
No. 3 Alexa Graham
No. 4 Sara Daavettila
No. 6 Cameron Morra
No. 49 Makenna Jones
No. 53 Alle Sanford
No. 79 Elizabeth Scotty
No. 120 Fiona Crawley

Newcomers

No. 8 Fiona Crawley

Series History:

Last Meeting (March 10, 2019): North Carolina won 7-0 at home
Series Record: 38-23 overall

Of Note:

  • It marks the 62nd all-time meeting between Clemson and North Carolina
  • The last time Clemson defeated North Carolina was on April 19, 2014 (4-3)
  • Historically, Clemson has defeated top-10 opponents on 12 occasions including North Carolina three times (2006 x2, 2014)
  • The Tigers have defeated the No. 1 ranked team once, No. 1 Duke in 2014
  • In its last six meetings with the Tar Heels, the Tigers are 1-5
Sunday: Clemson vs. No. 6 Duke at Noon

Sunday: Clemson vs. No. 6 Duke at Noon

Duke Ranked Players

Doubles
T-34 Chloe beck/Kelly Chen
No. 56 Georgia Drummy/Karolina Berankova

Singles
No. 8 Kelly Chen
No. 28 Georgia Drummy
No. 29 Chloe Beck
No. 44 Margaryta Bilokin
T-95 Karolina Berankova
No. 111 Meible Chi

Newcomer

No. 6 Karolina Berankova

Series History:

Last Meeting (April 5, 2019): Duke won 4-0 at home
Series Record: 21-34 overall

Of Note:

  • It marks the 56th all-time meeting between Clemson and Duke
  • The last time Clemson defeated Duke was on April 17, 2014 (4-3), marking the first time in program history that the Tigers defeated the nation’s No. 1 team
  • The last time the Tigers beat a ranked Duke team was on April 17, 2014
  • Historically, Clemson has defeated top-10 opponents on 12 occasions including Duke six times (2004 x2, 2008 x2, 2010, 2013, 2014)
  • The Tigers have defeated the Blue Devils when ranked No. 6 on one occasion (2013)
  • In its last ten meetings with Duke, Clemson is 2-8
  • Duke’s only loss this season came at the hands of No. 12 Georgia Tech in a non-conference match
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