Both Clemson tennis teams eliminated in round of 32 of NCAA Tournament
Clemson tennis had both of its NCAA Tournament runs come to an end Saturday, with the men’s and women’s teams each falling in the Round of 32 against top 15 opponents. The Clemson men’s team fell 4-2 to No. 8 seed Arizona in Tucson, closing the year at 17-13 overall and 8-5 in ACC play.
The women’s team, ranked No. 24 nationally, dropped a 4-1 match to No. 14 Vanderbilt in Nashville, ending its season at 19-9 overall and 7-6 in the ACC.
For the men, it was one of those matches where Clemson had enough singles fight to make things interesting, but dropping the doubles point made the climb a lot steeper. Arizona took doubles with wins on courts two and three, while Clemson’s No. 24 duo of Viktor Markov and Noa Vukadin was leading a top 20 Arizona pair 5-4 when the point was clinched.
Arizona then grabbed the first singles point on court one, where No. 4 Colton Smith Friend defeated No. 44 Markov, 7-5, 6-2.
Clemson answered quickly. Max Farzam rolled past No. 98 Casper Rozin, 6-0, 7-5, on court three, and Vukadin followed with a strong 6-3, 6-3 win over No.