WTEN: Tigers Split the Day Against No. 10 Duke and North Carolina A&T

CLEMSON, S.C.– The No. 24 Clemson Tigers (11-5, 1-4 ACC) split the day against No. 10 Duke (10-2, 4-0 ACC) and North Carolina A&T (5-1) on Sunday at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility. Against the Blue Devils, the Tigers lost 4-0, but came away with a big win over the Aggies, 6-1.

No. 24 Clemson 0, No. 10 Duke University 4

In doubles, Gaia Parravicini and Amelie Smejkalova dropped the first match against the No. 14 nationally ranked duo of Irina Balus and Ellie Coleman, 6-1. Shavit Kimchi and Ava Krug defeated Candela Yecora and Romana Cisovska 6-3 to secure the doubles point for Duke. 

To close out doubles, Emma Jackson and Liv Hovde defeated Sophia Hatton and Annabelle Davis on court three. 

In singles, Yecora fell to Coleman 3-6, 2-6. Hatton fought hard against her opponent, but fell 6-4,6-4. Almost immediately following, Cisovska fell to Emma Jackson 3-6, 3-6.

No. 24 Clemson 6, North Carolina A&T 1

In doubles, Clemson and North Carolina A&T played two matches. On court one, Parravicini and Smejkalova shut out Dorsa Chergi and Juana Gomez Weiss,6-0 to secure the doubles point for the Tigers. 

Davis and Hatton closed out the doubles matches with a 6-3 win over Hana El Sherif and Randy Rakotoairlala on court two.

In singles the Aggies played a court down, and Parravicini swiftly defeated Juana Gomez Weiss 6-1, 6-0 on court four. Davis took down Rakotoairlala 6-2, 6-1 to extend the lead for the Tigers to 3-0. 

Shortly after, Cisovska defeated Hana El Sherif 6-1, 6-1 on court three. Smejkalova decisively downed Dorsa Chergi 6-1, 6-3 on court one. 

Freshman Kinsey Crawford made her debut for the Tigers on court five, battling hard but ultimately falling against Flavia Villegas 6-2, 3-6, 0-1 (11-9). 

Next Up: The Tigers are on the road against Memphis on Saturday, Mar. 15, at 1:00 p.m. ET.

RESULTS: 

No. 24 Clemson (10-5), 0 vs No. 10 Duke (10-2), 4

Doubles

1. No. 14 Balus/Coleman (DU) def. Parravicini/Smejkalova (CU), 6-1
2. Kimchi/Krug (DU) def. Yecora/Cisovska (CU), 6-3
3. Jackson/Hovde (DU) def. Davis/Hatton (CU), 6-3

Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3

Singles

1. Amelie Smejkalova (CU) vs. No. 13 Irina Balus (DU), 4-6, 3-4, unfinished
2. Liv Hovde (DU) def. Sophia Hatton (CU), 4-6, 4-6
3. Annabelle Davis (CU) vs. No. 33 Eleana Yu (DU), 5-7, 2-3, unfinished
4. No. 29 Emma Jackson (DU) def. Romana Cisovska (CU), 3-6, 3-6
5. Artemis Aslanisvili (CU) vs. No. 60 Shavit Kimchi (DU), 1-6, 6-3, 0-0, unfinished
6. Ellie Coleman (DU) def. Candela Yecora (CU), 3-6, 2-6

Order of Finish: 6, 2, 4

No. 24 Clemson (11-5), 6 vs North Carolina A&T (5-1), 1

Doubles

1. Parravicini/Smejkalova (CU) def. Chergi/Gomez Weiss (NCAT), 6-0
2. Davis/Hatton (CU) def. El Sherif/Rakotoairlala (NCAT), 6-3
3. CU won by forfeit

Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles

1. Amelie Smejkalova (CU) def. Dorsa Chergi (NCAT), 6-1, 6-3
2. Annabelle Davis (CU) def. Randy Rakotoairlala (NCAT), 6-2, 6-1
3. Romana Cisovska (CU) def. Hana El Sherif (NCAT), 6-1, 6-1
4. Gaia Parravicini (CU) def. Juana Gomez Weiss (NCAT), 6-1, 6-0
5. Flavia Villegas (NCAT)  def. Kinsey Crawford (CU), 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)
6. CU won by forfeit

Order of Finish: 6, 4, 2, 3, 1, 5