WTEN: Tigers Close Out Regular Season with 4-2 Win

Clemson, SC – The No. 39 Clemson Tigers (14-10, 4-8 ACC) took down the No. 56 Southern Methodist Mustangs, 4-2, in a Friday matinee at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility to close out the regular season. Freshman Candela Yecora secured the win for the Tigers with a second-set tiebreak win. 

Candy Clinches the Match! 😤

Candy wins 6-4, 7-6 (5).#OB pic.twitter.com/pnYdTEna95

— Clemson Women's Tennis (@ClemsonWTennis) April 11, 2025

“​​I’m so proud of our team and the way we responded today,” Head Coach Boomer Saia said. “It has been a tough last two weeks on the road and had some close losses, so we just preached excitement and the ability to react, and man, they rose to the occasion today. There were big wins down the stretch here on senior day, and even with our two seniors falling short in singles, they got a great doubles point and had to finish it off at the end of the day. I am proud of our group; I know how hard they fought and the times of adversity, so we’ll go celebrate this and then prepare for the ACC Championships.”

No. 37 Clemson 4, No. 56 SMU 2

In doubles, No. 39 Gaia Parravicini and Amelie Smejkalova swiftly defeated Sophie Llewellyn and Caroline McGinley 6-3. In their last match at Duckworth, graduates Sophia Hatton and Annabelle Davis clinched the doubles point for the Tigers in a 7-5 victory over Kayla Schefke and Arianna Stavropoulos.

AB and Sophia with the doubles point!!! 7-5 🤩🤩#OB pic.twitter.com/pSbOKGKvCP

— Clemson Women's Tennis (@ClemsonWTennis) April 11, 2025

As doubles concluded, No. 77 Candela Yecora and Romana Cisovska led No. 45 Ellie Pittman and Drew Morris 6-5.

Doubles celly’s are just too good 😮‍💨#OB pic.twitter.com/eMLcHmBovV

— Clemson Women's Tennis (@ClemsonWTennis) April 11, 2025

In singles, Parravicini secured a win in dominant fashion on court six with a 6-2 6-3 win over McGinley of SMU. Shortly after, Artemis Aslanisvili took down Arianna Stavropoulos on court four in a 6-4, 6-4 victory.

On court five, Yecora clinched the match for Clemson in an epic 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) victory over Kayla Schefke.

Up next: The Tigers are ACC Championship Tournament bound. They will compete for a chance at the Championship from April 15-20th in Cary, N.C. Seeding and brackets will be announced in the following days.  

No. 37 Clemson (14-10, 4-8 ACC), 4 vs. No. 56 SMU (11-13, 3-8), 2

Doubles

1. Parravicini/Smejkalova (CU) def. Llewellyn/McGinley (SMU), 6-3
2. Yecora/Cisovska (CU) led. Pittman/Morris (SMU), 6-5 uf
3. Davis/Hatton (CU) def. Schefke/Stavropoulos (SMU), 7-5

Order of Finish: 1, 3

Singles

1. Amelie Smejkalova (CU) vs. Sophie Llewellyn (SMU), 6-4 (7-4), 6-2, 1-0
2. Drew Morris (SMU) def. Sophia Hatton (CU), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Ella Pittman (SMU) def. Annabelle Davis (CU), 6-1, 6-3
4. Artemis Aslanisvili (CU) def. Arianna Stavropoulos (SMU), 6-4, 6-4
5. Candela Yecora (CU) def. Kayla Schefke (SMU), 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
6. Gaia Parravicini (CU) def. Caroline McGinley (SMU), 6-2, 6-3

Order of Finish: 3, 6, 4, 2, 5