MALIBU, Calif. – Women's tennis wrapped up the ITA Kickoff Weekend with a 4-0 loss to Clemson on Sunday. The Lions drop to 1-3 to start the spring.
Clemson struck first in doubles action as Sophia Hatton and Daniella Medvedeva defeated
Shivani Amineni and
Clarine Lerby, 6-2 in the No. 3 doubles. The Lions evened the doubles battle at the No. 1 spot as the team of
Sophia Wang and
Anna Zhang posted a 6-3 win over Eleni Louka and Cristina Mayorova. Clemson secured the doubles point with a win at the No. 2 spot. No. 50 Jenna Thompson and Samantha Buyckx defeated
Rachele Rimondini and
Michelle Xu, 7-5.
Clemson captures singles wins at the No. 2, 3, and 4 spots to secure the 4-0 win in the consolation match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend.
Buyckx earned the first singles win as she took down Amineni, 6-4, 6-2 at the No. 3 spot. Mayorova followed that up with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Zhang at the No. 2 spot. Thompson secured the Clemson win with a 7-6(7-5), 1-6, 6-0 at the No. 4 singles.
Julia Haynes, Lerby, and Xu rounded out the Columbia singles lineup. Their matches went unfinished as the Tigers clinched the win.
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