ACC Women's Tennis Bracket

ROME, Ga. (theACC.com) – Clemson and Boston College posted wins Wednesday afternoon in the first round of the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Tennis Championship at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College in Rome, Georgia. The No. 12 seed Tigers rallied for a 4-3 triumph over No. 13 seed Virginia Tech, and No. 11 Boston College came from behind to topple No. 14 seed Louisville, 4-3.

Clemson moves on to play No. 5 seed NC State at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, while Boston College advances to take on No. 6 seed Georgia Tech at 6 p.m. Thursday.

No. 12 Clemson 4, No. 13 Virginia Tech 3

Clemson won the final three singles matches to come from behind and topple Virginia Tech. The Hokies cruised to the doubles point with wins from Elizabet Danailova/Rita Pinto and Erika Cheng/Sabina Richtrova and had a 3-1 lead after singles wins from Tamara Barad Itzhaki and Semra Asku at No. 2 and 5 singles, respectively.

Daniella Medvedeva got the Tigers on the board with a win at No. 4. Eleni Louka (No. 1), Samantha Buyckx (No. 6) and Jenna Thompson (No. 3) completed the comeback with consecutive victories.

No. 11 Boston College 4, No. 14 Louisville 3

In a match that featured four singles contests that went to three sets, BC came from behind to advance to the second round. Louisville took the doubles point on wins from Andrea Di Palma/Tatiana Simova and Chelsea Sawyer/Dina Chaika.

Di Palma and Simova scored singles wins at No. 1 and No. 5 for Louisville, but the Eagles got wins from Laura Lopez (No. 2), Plobrung Plipuech (No. 3) and Stephanie Sanchez (No. 4) to pull even before Muskan Mahajan earned a three-set win at No. 6 for BC’s match clincher.

Second-round action will be held Thursday, starting at 3:30 p.m. with No. 8 Florida State versus No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 5 NC State playing No. 12 Clemson. At 6 p.m., No. 7 Wake Forest takes on No. 10 Syracuse and No. 6 Georgia Tech facing off with No. 11 Boston College.

The quarterfinals start at 3:30 p.m. Friday with top-seeded North Carolina facing off with the Florida State-Notre Dame winner and No. 4 Virginia battling the NC State-Clemson winner. The 6 p.m. quarterfinals feature No. 2 Duke playing the Wake Forest-Syracuse winner and No. 3 Miami battling the  Georgia Tech-Boston College winner.

The semifinals will be played at 2 p.m. Saturday, while the championship match is slated for 2 p.m. Sunday.

The Saturday semifinal match featuring the highest remaining seed and the Sunday championship match will broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.

Championship ticket passes are $25. One-day entry passes are $10 for adults and $7 for children (age 9-17) and non-ACC college students. Children (8 and under) and ACC college students (with valid ID) are admitted free of charge.

#58 Clemson 4, Virginia Tech 3

1. Eleni Louka (CLE) def. Elizabet Danailova (VT) 7-5, 6-2

2. Tamara Barad Itzhaki (VT) def. #99 Cristina Mayorova (CLE) 6-4, 6-0

3. Jenna Thompson (CLE) def. Dariya Radulova (VT) 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 6-3

4. Daniella Medvedeva (CLE) def. Erika Cheng (VT) 6-4, 6-3

5. Semra Aksu (VT) def. Ali DeSpain (CLE) 6-2, 6-3

6. Samantha Buyckx (CLE) def. Katie Andreini (VT) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. #42 Samantha Buyckx/Ali DeSpain (CLE) vs. Annie Clark/Katie Andreini (VT) 5-2, unfinished

2. Elizabet Danailova/Rita Pinto (VT) def. Cristina Mayorova/Eleni Louka (CLE) 6-2

3. Erika Cheng/Sabina Richtrova (VT) def. Jenna Thompson/Daniella Medvedeva (CLE) 6-1

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (2,4,5,1,6,3)

ACC Women's Tennis Championship, Match 1

T-4:09

Boston College 4, Louisville 3

1. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Marice Aguiar (BC) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4

2. Laura Lopez (BC) def. Rhea Verma (LOU) 1-6, 6-3, 7-5

3. Plobrung Plipuech (BC) def. Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

4. Stephanie Sanchez (BC) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) 6-4, 6-2

5. Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Sophia Edwards (BC) 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6)

6. Muskan Mahajan (BC) def. Dina Chaika (LOU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Andrea Di Palma/Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. #35 Marice Aguiar/Laura Lopez (BC) 6-3

2. Sophia Edwards/Hailey Wilcox (BC) vs. Rhea Verma/Sasha Gorchanyuk (LOU) 3-4, unfinished

3. Chelsea Sawyer/Dina Chaika (LOU) def. Stephanie Sanchez/Plobrung Plipuech (BC) 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,1,3,5,2,6)

ACC Women's Tennis Championship, Match 2

T-3:23

2022 ACC Women’s Tennis Championship

12:30 p.m. – No. 12 Clemson 4, No. 13 Virginia Tech 3

3:30 p.m. – No. 11 Boston College 4, No. 14 Louisville 3

Thursday, April 21

3:30 p.m. – No. 8 Florida State vs. No. 9 Notre Dame

3:30 p.m. – No. 5 NC State vs. No. 12 Clemson

6 p.m. – No. 7 Wake Forest vs. No. 10 Syracuse

6 p.m. – No. 6 Georgia Tech vs. No. 11 Boston College

Friday, April 22

3:30 p.m. – No. 1 North Carolina vs. Florida State-Notre Dame winner

3:30 p.m. – No. 4 Virginia vs. NC State-Clemson winner

6 p.m. – No. 2 Duke vs. Wake Forest-Syracuse winner

6 p.m. – No. 3 Miami vs. Georgia Tech-Boston College winner

Saturday, April 23

2 p.m. – Semifinal matches

Sunday, April 24

2 p.m. – Championship

All times Eastern