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.
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)
*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
