Tigers Sweep Quinnipiac, Advance to NCAA Second Round

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Clemson Tigers (22-7) officially secured their spot in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after sweeping the Quinnipiac Bobcats (12-12), 4-0 on Friday afternoon at the Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center.

“The guys have been excited for today for a long time,” Head Coach Brandon Wagner said. “It was a good day for them, we played well and took care of business. They are looking forward to tomorrow’s opportunity against a great team.”

Quinnipiac becomes the 12th program to be swept by Clemson in the 2025 spring season.

The Tigers brought the energy early in doubles as both court one and court three wrapped up at the same time. Viktor Markov and Matt Pitts, who are currently undefeated as recent pairing, secured a dominant 6-1 win on court three over Quinnipiac’s Elias Hoxha and Alex Yang. Clinching the point for Clemson was the No. 28 doubles duo of Noa Vukadin and Max Smith as they tabbed a 6-2 victory over Carlos Braun Simo and Finn Burridge to give the Tigers the 1-0 advantage.

Clemson’s dominance continued through singles as Smith was the first to secure a singles win as he downed Vishal Prakash 6-0, 6-1 on court five. Seconds after Smith recorded the win on five, Markov secured his own 6-0, 6-1 victory over Burridge on court two. Clinching the match for the Tigers was freshman Edoardo Cherie Ligniere as his 6-1, 6-1 victory over James Lorenzetti secured the win for the Tigers as they officially advanced to the second round of the New York City Regional.

Up next, the Tigers will face No. 9 Columbia (18-4) in the second round of the tournament as the match is slated for Saturday, May 3 at 12 p.m. ET. For complete coverage of the Clemson men’s tennis team, follow @ClemsonMTennis on Twitter and Instagram.

RESULTS: Clemson 4 vs. Quinnipiac 0

Singles
1. #56 Noa Vukadin (CLEM) vs. Daniel Velek (QUINN) 7-5, 1-1 unfinished

2. Viktor Markov (CLEM) def. Finn Burridge (QUINN) 6-0, 6-1

3. Romain Gales (CLEM) vs. Carlos Braun Simo (QUINN) 6-3, 4-4 unfinished

4. Marko Mesarovic (CLEM) vs. Elisa Hoxha (QUINN) 6-1, 5-4 unfinished

5. Max Smith (CLEM) def. Vishal Prakash (QUINN) 6-1, 6-0

6. Edoardo Cherie Ligniere (CLEM) def. James Lorenzetti (QUINN) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1. #28 Noa Vukadin/Max Smith (CLEM) def. Carlos Braun Simo/Finn Burridge (QUINN) 6-2

2. #42 Romain Gales/Max Damm (CLEM) vs. Daniel Velek/James Lorenzetti (QUINN) 4-3 unfinished

3. Viktor Markov/Matt Pitts (CLEM) def. Elias Hoxha/Alex Yang (QUINN) 6-1

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5, 2, 6)