No. 20 Memphis Earns 4-2 Road Victory at Clemson

Saturday, March 16

Clemson, S.C.

11:00 AM

University of Memphis

Clemson

Maxime Dubouch during the Memphis vs. UAB Tennis match on 01122024.

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Mar 16, 2024 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

CLEMSON, S.C. -- The No. 20 University of Memphis men's tennis team claimed its third-straight victory Saturday afternoon with a 4-2 road win over the Clemson Tigers.

With the win, Memphis improved to 11-3 overall and picked up its sixth win of the year against a Power Five opponent.

"It was a very tough win today," Memphis head coach Chris Doerr said. "No. 2 doubles got us off to a great start and then we had a fantastic tiebreak at No. 1 that sneaked us the doubles point.

"Harry (Rock) and Pablo (Alemany) came out great in singles to give us three points while Maxime (Dubouch) continues to impress us clinching. Clemson is a young and feisty team so I'm happy to come away with the win."

Pablo Alemany and Harry Rock highlighted the team's performance on the day with each earning decisions in doubles and singles.

The Bluff City Tigers battled to clinch the doubles point, starting with a 6-3 win from Rock and Conor Gannon on court two against Max Damm and Wissam Abderrahman. Clemson answered with a 6-2 win on court three.

The No. 25 ranked pair of Alemany and Charlie Barry downed No. 62 Max Smith and Noa Vukadin in a tiebreak, 7-6(4), to notch the opening point.

Memphis carried that momentum into singles, winning on courts one and three to go in front 3-0.

No. 68 Alemany took care of business on the top line, winning 6-4, 7-5, before Rock swept his opponent 6-4, 6-4.

Clemson battled back with a pair of victories on court five (by retirement) and court two to pull within a point.

Memphis closed out the match with the clinch point on court six when freshman Maxime Dubouch pulled out the 7-6(3), 7-5 victory.

UP NEXT
The Tigers are back in action at Leftwich Tennis Center next weekend for a pair of matches. They will take on Tennessee Tech at 1 p.m. Saturday and then follow with Mississippi Valley State at 6 p.m. to finish off the doubleheader.

No. 20 Memphis 4, Clemson 2

Singles
1. #68 Pablo Alemany (MEM) def. Ryuhei Azuma (CU) 6-4, 7-5
2. #75 Wissam Abderrahman (CU) def. Conor Gannon (MEM) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Harry Rock (MEM) def. Marko Mesarovic (CU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Noa Vukadin (CU) vs. Pau Fanlo (MEM) 7-6 (7-1), 5-4, unfinished
5. Stewart Aronson (CU) def. Mika Berghaus (MEM) 6-1, 4-6, 4-0, retired
6. Maxime Dubouch (MEM) def. Matt Pitts (CU) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5

Doubles
1. #25 Pablo Alemany/Charlie Barry (MEM) def. #62 Max Smith/Noa Vukadin (CU) 7-6 (7-4)
2. Conor Gannon/Harry Rock (MEM) def. Max Damm/Wissam Abderrahman (CU) 6-3
3. Stewart Aronson/Marko Mesarovic (CU) def. Pau Fanlo/Sam Reeve (MEM) 6-2

Order of Completion:
Doubles (2,3,1)
Singles (1,3,5,2,6)

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