CARY, N.C. (theACC.com) - No. 12 seed Clemson downed No. 13 Boston College, 4-1, Wednesday in a first-round match of the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Tennis Championship in Cary, North Carolina.
Clemson moves on to play No. 5 Florida State on Thursday. First serve between the Tigers and Seminoles is set for 3:30 p.m.
No. 12 Clemson 4, No. 13 Boston College 1
Boston College jumped out to a 1-0 lead after earning the doubles point with two 6-2 victories. Mason Fung and Jake Vassel earned the first win on Court Two and the No. 56 duo of Juan Jose Bianchi and Max Motlagh took the second on Court One.
No. 93 Ryuhei Azuma evened the score for Clemson, earning a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Motlagh on Court One. Trey Stinchcomb and Spencer Whitaker pushed the Tigers’ lead to 3-1 with wins on Court Six and Court Three, respectively. Nini Dica sealed the victory for Clemson on Court Five with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over the Eagles’ Jake Vassel.
Second-round play will be held Thursday, starting at 3:30 p.m. with No. 8 Miami versus No. 9 Georgia Tech and No. 5 Florida State facing No. 12 Clemson. At 6 p.m., No. 7 Louisville takes on No. 10 Notre Dame and No. 6 Wake Forest faces off with No. 11 Virginia Tech.
The quarterfinals start at 3:30 p.m. Friday with top-seeded Virginia facing off with the Miami-Georgia Tech winner and No. 4 North Carolina battling Clemson or Florida State. The 6 p.m. quarterfinals feature No. 2 Duke playing the Louisville-Notre Dame winner and No. 3 NC State battling the Wake Forest-Virginia Tech winner.
The semifinals will be played at 2 p.m. Saturday, with the championship match 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.
Single day tickets are priced at $10 for adults (ages 18 and older; children under 9 and ACC students get in free with school ID) and $7 for youth ages 17 and under. A full Championship pass for all five days is priced at $25. Tickets may be purchased online at https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/11254. All seating for the tournament is General Admission.
THURSDAY
Match 2 - No. 8 Miami vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech @ 3:30 p.m.
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Results: Miami vs. GT
Match 3 - No. 5 Florida State vs. No. 12 Clemson @ 3:30 p.m.
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Results: FSU vs. Clemson
Match 4 - No. 7 Louisville vs. No. 10 Notre Dame @ 6 p.m.
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Results: LOU vs. ND
Match 5 - No. 6 Wake Forest vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech @ 6 p.m.
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Results: WF vs. VT
FRIDAY
Match 6 - No. 1 Virginia vs. TBD @ 3:30 p.m.
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Results: Virginia vs. TBD
Match 7 - No. 4 North Carolina vs. TBD @ 3:30 p.m.
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Results: UNC vs. TBD
Match 8 - No. 2 Duke vs. TBD @ 6 p.m.
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Results: Duke vs. TBD
Match 9 - No. 3 NC State vs. TBD @ 6 p.m.
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Results: NC State vs. TBD
SATURDAY
Match 10 - Semifinal 1 @ 2 p.m.
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Results: Match 10
Match 11 - Semifinal 2 @ 2 p.m.
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Results: Match 11
SUNDAY
Match 12 - Championship @ 2 p.m.
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Results: Championship