CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson Tigers (6-0) secured their second 7-0 sweep of the season in a matchup with the 17th-ranked rival South Carolina Gamecocks (5-3) on Friday night at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility. The win marks the first time the Tigers have swept the Gamecocks since 1995 and their first win over South Carolina since 2014.
With the win, the Tigers also secured a point for Clemson in the Palmetto Series presented by the South Carolina Education Lottery.
Clemson 7, South Carolina 0
Opening up doubles, Jelani Sarr and Atakan Karahan of South Carolina defeated Max Damm and Viktor Markov 6-2. To even the score, Wissam Abderrahman and Romain Gales took down Casey Hoole and Sean Daryabeigi 6-3. Quickly following, Noa Vukadin and Max Smith clinched the doubles point for the Tigers with a 6-4 victory over Lucas da Silva and Connor Thomson of South Carolina, giving Clemson the 1-0 lead.
In singles, Mesarovic started off with a decisive 6-4, 6-1 win over No. 105 Sarr. Smith followed with a comeback win on court six over Atakan Karahan winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.