Women’s Tennis Heads to ITA Carolina Regional

Clemson, S.C. – The Clemson women’s tennis team is set to play in its first competition in over a month as it heads off to Winston-Salem to compete in the ITA Carolina Regional. Mackenzy Middlebrooks, Sydney Riley, Laura Marti, Ali DeSpain and Zaina Nait Omar are all expected to take the court over the weekend. Tournament play will run from Thursday morning to Monday afternoon.

In a field that features athletes from 22 institutions, four are from ACC foes as Duke, North Carolina, NC State and host Wake Forest are all set to participate. The Tigers have faced competitors from four of the 22 competing institutions in its previous two tournaments this season.

Qualifying singles action begins on Thursday morning at 9:30 am while the round of 32 for main draw doubles starts at 2:30 pm.

Tomorrow's Schedule:

Doubles

TBD Marti/Nait Omar vs. Elliott/Strickland (Western Carolina)

TBD DeSpain/Middlebrooks vs. Cowper/Dean (Charlotte)

TBD Louka/Riley vs Barquero/Giddings (UNC Greensboro)

 

Singles

9:30 am Zaina Nait Omar vs. Ema Lazic (Duke)

9:30 am Sydney Riley vs. Georgia Fischer (Wofford)

9:30 am Laura Marti vs. Rafaela Santos (Winthrop)

Team Notes:

*Clemson has not competed as a team against Campbell, East Carolina, Elon, Gardner-Webb, Western Carolina and Wofford*

 

Appalachian State

All Time: 3-0 overall, 2-0 at home, 1-0 neutral site

Last Meeting (January 20, 2018): Clemson won 4-0 at a neutral site

 

Charlotte

All Time: 7-0 overall, 6-0 at home, 1-0 neutral site

Last Meeting (January 18, 2019): Clemson won 4-2 at home

 

Coastal Carolina

All Time: 1-0 overall, 1-0 at home

Last Meeting (May 11, 2007): Clemson won 4-1 at home (NCAA Regionals)

 

College of Charleston

All Time: 27-1 overall, 20-1 at home, 6-0 on the road, 1-0 neutral site

Last Meeting (January 20, 2019): Clemson won 4-0 at home

 

Davidson

All Time: 3-1 overall, 2-0 at home, 1-1 on the road

Last Meeting (April 6, 1977): Clemson won 9-0 on the road

 

Duke

All Time: 21-34 overall, 11-9 at home, 7-16 on the road, 3-9 neutral site

Last Meeting (April 5, 2019): Duke won 4-0 on the road

 

Furman

All Time: 44-3 overall, 26-1 at home, 18-2 on the road

Last Meeting (February 25, 2017): Clemson won 5-2 at home

 

North Carolina

All Time: 38-23 overall, 15-6 at home, 12-11 on the road, 11-6 neutral site

Last Meeting (March 10, 2019): UNC won 7-0 at home

NC State

All Time: 44-7 overall, 18-0 at home,

Last Meeting (March 8, 2019): NC State won 6-1 at home

 

UNC Greensboro

All Time: 5-0 overall, 4-0 at home, 1-0 neutral site

Last Meeting (March 10, 2018): Clemson won 5-2 at a neutral site

 

UNC Wilmington

All Time: 2-0 overall, 2-0 at home

Last Meeting (February 5, 2016): Clemson won 6-1 at home

 

Presbyterian

All Time: 8-0 overall, 7-0 at home, 1-0 neutral site

Last Meeting (January 20, 2019): Clemson won 4-1 at home

 

South Carolina

All Time: 28-27 overall, 16-9 at home, 10-15 on the road, 2-3 neutral site

Last Meeting (January 31, 2019): South Carolina won 6-1 on the road

 

Wake Forest

All Time: 32-19 overall, 14-5 at home, 14-8 on the road, 5-6 neutral site

Last Meeting (February 17, 2019): Wake Forest won 7-0 at home

 

Winthrop

All Time: 9-0 overall, 9-0 at home

Last Meeting (January 24, 2015): Clemson won 6-1 at home