Yannick Maden Advances to Semifinals at ITA Carolinas Regional

Oct. 16, 2011

CHAPEL HILL, NC – Clemson Men’s Tennis player Yannick Maden has advanced to the semifinals at the ITA Carolinas Regional in Chapel Hill, NC Sunday.

Maden defeated fifth-seeded Joey Burkhardt of North Carolina 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals on Sunday. Maden, seeded fourth in the tournament, will face top-seeded Henrique Cunha of Duke on Monday at 10:00 a.m.

The ITA Carolina Regional includes players from all over the ACC area as well as a variety of southern conference teams.

Complete Results of Clemson’s Participation in the Tournament:

Singles First Round (128) Bye Second Round (64) d. Thomas Rees (UNC-Ash.) 6-0, 6-1 Third Round (32) d. Andrew Adams (So. Caro.) Withdrew Inj Fourth Round (16) d. Cale Hammond (Duke) 6-1, 6-1 Quarterfinals (8) d. Joey Burkhardt, (No. Caro.) 6-4, 6-3

Singles First Round (128) d. Ben Barnette (So. Caro.) 6-4, 7-5 Second Round (64) lost to David Hopkins (W. Forest) 6-3, 6-1

Singles First Round (128) d. Kosta Blank (UNC-Wilm.) 5-7, 6-0, 6-4 Second Round (64) lost to Amogh Plabhakar (W. Forest) 6-4, 6-0

Y. Maden/RigsbyDoubles First Round (64) Bye Second Round (32) Niktin/Vinogradovs (S.C. State) 9-7 Third Round (16) Holland/Tahir (Duke) 9-7