Dica struggled in the first set on Court 4 but quickly flipped a switch, winning 0-6, 6-3, 6-0. Azuma retired his match on Court 1 shortly after for an automatic Seahawk point, but Spencer Whitaker extended the Clemson lead to 3-1 after winning a tiebreak in the first set and dominating in the second set, 6-2. Pitts did not take his foot off the gas in singles, handling UNCW’s Rasamatov, 6-4, 6-2. Moments later, Trey Stinchcomb and Matt Pitts secured the doubles point for the Tigers on Court 3, 6-1, leaving Ryuhei Azuma and Spencer Whitaker’s match unfinished on Court 1.
The Tigers started the afternoon off on the right foot as Nini Dica and Max Smith earned their first dual doubles win together, 6-3, on Court 2. I am super excited to get rolling and go to battle with these boys.” We need to get healthy as we prepare for the ACC season which kicks off next weekend.
I am incredibly proud of them for the way they competed and played. We had to step up and dig deep, which all the boys did. “Coming into the match, Jorge was out and Ryuhei was limited with an injury, which was definitely a cause for concern against a very good UNCW team. “It was an excellent win for us today,” said Head Coach Robbie Weiss.
– After multiple weather delays and a switch to the indoor courts, the Clemson men’s tennis team (9-3) topped the UNCW Seahawks (3-2) on Saturday afternoon at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility to improve their home record to 8-2 and conclude non-conference play.
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