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Women’s Tennis To Face No. 14 Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State

Women’s Tennis To Face No. 14 Georgia Tech and Kennesaw StateWomen’s Tennis To Face No. 14 Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State

Clemson, S.C. — The Clemson women’s tennis team (5-5, 0-2 ACC) is set for another weekend of home action as it takes on No. 14 Georgia Tech (8-5, 1-1 ACC) and Kennesaw State (2-3, 0-0 ASUN). The Yellow Jackets and Tigers will take the court on Saturday at 2 p.m., marking the first time that Head Coach Christy Lynch will face her former team and alma mater. On Sunday, Clemson will face Kennesaw State at 5 p.m.

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MATCH NOTES

Georgia Tech Ranked Players

Doubles
No. 5 Kenya Jones/Victoria Flores

Singles
No. 13 Kenya Jones
No. 56 Victoria Flores
No. 123 Gia Cohen

Series History:

Last Meeting (Feb. 28, 2020): Georgia Tech won 5-2 at home
Series Record: 29-14 overall

Of Note:

  • It marks the 34th all-time meeting between Clemson and Georgia Tech
  • Christy Lynch will face her former team and alma mater for the first time as Clemson’s Head Coach
  • Last week, Kenya Jones knocked off No. 2 Estela Perez-Somarriba of Miami (3-6, 6-4, 6-4)
  • Against the Yellow Jackets last season, Tate Schroeder defeated No. 23 Kenya Jones
  • The last time Clemson defeated Georgia Tech was on April 4, 2015 (4-3)

Series History:

Last Meeting (Jan. 25, 2020): Clemson won 7-0 at home
Series Record: 1-0 overall

Of Note:

  • It marks the 2nd all-time meeting between Clemson and Kennesaw State
  • In their first match of the season, the Owls fell 2-5 to Georgia Tech with Valentina Taddia and Ji Youn Lee winning at No. 3 and 4, respectively