No. 3 Virginia Wins 5-2 at Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. – The No. 3 Virginia men’s tennis team (19-4, 11-0 ACC) picked up a 5-2 victory at Clemson (12-13, 3-8 ACC) on Thursday (April 11) at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility in Clemson, S.C.
The Cavaliers won the doubles point to take an early 1-0 lead. The Tigers tied the match at 1-1, but Virginia won five straight singles matches to take a 5-1 lead. Senior Alexander Kiefer won the clinching point.
Kiefer and freshman Dylan Dietrich opened the match with a 6-1 victory at No. 3 doubles. Senior Iñaki Montes and grad student Edoardo Graziani clinched the point with a 7-5 victory at two.
Clemson tied the match with a win at the No. 4 singles court. Minutes later, senior Jeffrey von der Schulenburg put UVA back in the lead with a 6-1, 6-4 victory on court two. Senior Chris Rodesch followed with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win on the top court. Kiefer clinched the victory with a 6-3, 6-3 win against Matt Pitts on court five. Dietrich added a fifth point with a 7-5, 6-3 win at No. 3. Clemson closed out the match with a win on court six.
Clemson is ranked No. 56 in the latest ITA team rankings.
ON THE HORIZON
- Virginia closes out the regular season on Saturday, playing at Georgia Tech at 12 p.m.
- The postseason kicks off with the ACC Championships, being held April 17-21 at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.
- Seeding and brackets for the championship will be announced on Sunday, April 14
#3 Virginia 5, #56 Clemson 2
Singles competition
- #7 Chris Rodesch (VA) def. #104 Ryuhei Azuma (CU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
- #53 J vd Schulenburg (VA) def. #95 Wissam Abderrahman (CU) 6-1, 6-4
- #48 Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. Noa Vukadin (CU) 7-5, 6-3
- Marko Mesarovic (CU) def. Mans Dahlberg (VA) 6-2, 6-2
- Alexander Kiefer (VA) def. Matt Pitts (CU) 6-3, 6-3
- Max Smith (CU) def. James Hopper (VA) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles competition
- #89 Noa Vukadin/Max Smith (CU) vs. #30 Chris Rodesch/J vd Schulenburg (VA) 5-6, unfinished
- Inaki Montes/Edoardo Graziani (VA) def. Wissam Abderrahman/Max Damm (CU) 7-5
- Alexander Kiefer/Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. Marko Mesarovic/Matt Pitts (CU) 5-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,2,1,5,3,6)