WTEN: No. 31 Clemson Downs No. 67 Syracuse, 4-2

CLEMSON, S.C. –  No. 31 Clemson Tigers (13-6, 3-4 ACC) defeated No. 67 Syracuse (8-6, 1-6 ACC), 4-2, at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility for a Sunday Matinee. Freshman Artemis Aslanisvili secured her 10th win of the season, and No. 124 Graduate Sophia Hatton secured the win with a reverse sweep in singles.

“Great response this whole weekend after our match with Memphis,” Head Coach Boomer Saia said. We found ways down the stretch in 3rd sets and tapped into a Tiger resilience! Proud of our group to find ways to get the win.”

No. 31 Clemson 4, No. 67 Syracuse 2

The Tigers took an early lead against Syracuse as the No. 80 ranked duo Gaia Parravicini and Amelie Smejkalova took down Shiori Ito and Nelly Knezkova, 6-3. Shortly after, Graduate duo Annabelle Davis and Sophia Hatton claimed the doubles point, 6-3, against No. 75 ranked duo Monika Wojcik and Serafima Shastova to give the Tigers an early 1-0 lead. 

Syracuse claimed the first point on court six in singles, leveling the score to 1-1. Aslanisvili pushed the Tigers back into the lead with a win on court five over Shiori Ito, 6-1, 6-3. No. 107 Miyuka Kimoto defeated Smejkalova, 6-3, 6-2, to tie the score back to 2-2. 

Shortly after, Davis defeated Shastova 6-4,1-6, 6-1 to help extend Clemson’s lead. After a first-set loss to Knezkova 5-7, No. 124 Hatton completed a reverse sweep 6-0, 6-1 to clinch the victory for the Tigers.

That reverse sweep feeling 🧹

No. 124 Sophia Hatton secures the win on court one by defeating Nelly Knezkova, 5-7, 6-0, 6-1. #OB pic.twitter.com/7v5mWYiR2I

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Up next, the Tigers are on the road for a pair of conference matches. On Friday, the Tigers take on No. 10 NC State at 3:00 p.m. at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. On Sunday, the Tigers head to No. 37 Wake Forest at noon at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex. 

No. 31 Clemson (13-6, 3-4 ACC) 4, def. No. 67 Syracuse (5-12, 1-6 ACC), 2

Doubles

1. No. 80 Gaia Parravicini/Amelie Smejkalova (CU) def. Shiori Ito/Nelly Knezkova (SU) 6-3
2. No. 43 Candela Yecora/Romana Cisovska (CU) level with Miyuka Kimoto/Anastasia Sysoeva (SU), 5-5 Unfinished
3. Annabelle Davis/ Sophia Hatton (CU) def. No. 75 Monika Wojcik/Serafima Shastova (SU) 6-3

Order of Finish: 1, 3 

Singles

1. No. 124 Sophia Hatton (CU) def. Nelly Knezkova (SU), 5-7, 6-0, 6-1
2. No. 107 Miyuka Kimoto (SU) def. Amelie Smejkalova (CU), 6-3, 6-2  
3. Annabelle Davis (CU) def. Serafima Shastova (SU) 6-4,1-6, 6-1
4. Romana Cisovska (CU) led Anastasia Sysoeva (SU), 5-7, 6-4, 2-2 Unfinished
5. Artemis Aslanisvili (CU) def. Shiori Ito (SU), 6-1, 6-3
6. Monika Wojcik (SU) def. Gaia Parravicini (CU), 6-3, 6-2

Order of Finish: 6, 5, 2, 3, 1