Tigers Set to Face Army and Binghamton This Weekend

MATCH INFORMATION
Who: Clemson Tigers (1-1) vs. Army Black Knights (0-3)
When: Friday, Jan. 26 at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Lichtenberg Tennis Center, West Point, N.Y.
Follow: @ClemsonMTennis on Twitter and Instagram

Clemson Notes:

– Clemson was edged out by Charlotte last Sunday, 4-3, in a third-set tiebreak.

– Two Tigers are ranked in the ITA singles rankings released on Nov. 15., 2017. Alex Favrotis 47th and sophomore transfer Simon Baudry is 91st. The two teamed up and advanced to the Round of 16 at the Oracle ITA Fall National Championship.

– The Tigers opened the 2018 season on Jan. 13 with a win over Presbyterian College (6-1) at Furman’s Michel Tennis Center in Greenville, S.C.

– Freshman, Yizhou Liu earned a win at No. 5 singles in his collegiate debut.

– Clemson’s 2018 roster is made up of two seniors (Favrot and Sam Edwards), one junior (Reed Rabideau), three sophomores (Baudry, Carlos Kelaidis and Marshall Dagostine) and four freshmen, (Liu, Beau Pelletier, Wes Quattlebaum and William Van Gelderen).

Scouting Army

– Army is coming off an 0-3 opening weekend, falling 0-4 to FAU and Yale on Saturday, Jan. 20 and Santa Clara on Sunday, Jan. 21.

– The Black Knights finished 2016 and 2017 as the Patriot League Conference Champions.

– The Tigers lead the all-time series 3-0. The last time the two teams met was in 2006, when Clemson defeated Army 6-1 in West Point, N.Y.

MATCH INFORMATION
Who: Clemson Tigers (1-1) vs. Binghamton Bearcats (0-1)
When: Saturday, Jan. 27 at 5 p.m.
Where: Lichtenberg Tennis Center, West Point, N.Y.
Follow: @ClemsonMTennis on Twitter and Instagram

Scouting Binghamton

– The Bearcats opened the season with a 7-0 loss to Dartmouth on Saturday, Jan. 20.

– Inigo Saez is the top returner for Binghamton from last season.

– This is the first time the Tigers and Bearcats will meet in program history.

ITA RANKINGS
SINGLES
Alex Favrot (Clemson) – 47th
Simon Baudry (Clemson) – 91st