Tigers Sweep Georgia Tech 4-0, Secure Senior Day Win

CLEMSON, S.C. – The No. 24 Clemson Tigers (20-6, 8-5) finished out the regular season with a 4-0 sweep over Georgia Tech (12-11, 5-7) on Friday night at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility.

Clemson officially secured its 20th win of the regular season as this is the first time the Tigers have recorded 20 wins since the 2014 season.

In doubles, No. 36 Max Smith and Noa Vukadin took down the No. 11 ranked duo of Nate Bonetto and Gianluca Carlini in a 6-3 victory. Senior Matt Pitts and Viktor Markov secured the doubles point for the Tigers with another 6-3 win over Richard Biagiotti and Christophe Clement of Georgia Tech.

In singles, the Tigers continued to dominate as No. 57 Vukadin secured a commanding 6-2, 6-1 win over Gabriele Brancatelli on court one. Following Vukadin was Smith who secured a victory on his senior day as he downed Biagiotti 6-4, 6-3 on court five. Clinching the match for the Tigers was freshman Edoardo Cherie Ligniere as he recorded a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Robert Bauer on court six to seal the win for Clemson on Senior Day.

For Senior Day, the program honored Pitts, Smith and Max Damm for their final matches at Duckworth.

Up next, the Tigers will head to Cary, N.C. to compete in the ACC Men’s Tennis Championships with matches beginning as early as Wednesday, April 16. The final bracket and seedings will be announced soon. For complete coverage of the Clemson men’s tennis team, follow @ClemsonMTennis on Twitter and Instagram.

RESULTS: 

No. 24 Clemson (20-6), 4 vs Georgia Tech (12-11), 0

Doubles

1. No. 36 Smith/Vukadin (CU) def. No. 11 Bonetto/Carlini (GT), 6-3
2. No. 35 Damm/Gales (CU) def. Arora/Brancatelli (GT), 4-4
3. Pitts/Markov (CU) vs. Dugardin/Ripoll (GT), 6-3

Order of Finish: 1, 2

Singles

1. No. 57 Noa Vukadin (CU) def. Gabriele Brancatelli (GT), 6-2, 6-1
2. Viktor Markov (CU) vs. No. 114 Nate Bonetto (GT), 6-3, 1-6, 2-3, uf
3. Romain Gales (CU) vs. No. 109 Christophe Clement (GT), 4-6, 6-3, 0-1, uf
4. Marko Mesarovic (CU) vs Gianluca Carlini (GT), 6-7, 0-2, uf
5. Max Smith def. Richard Biagiotti (GT), 6-4, 6-3
6. Edoardo Cherie Ligniere (CU) def. Robert Bauer (GT), 6-2, 6-4

Order of Finish: 1, 5, 6