CARY, N.C. – The Clemson men’s tennis team finished day one at the ITA Regionals in Cary, N.C. Jorge Plans Gonzalez, Maxwell Smith, Spencer Whitaker, For further information check out the ITA Tournament Page. For complete coverage of the Clemson men’s tennis team follow @ClemsonMTennis on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Clemson men’s tennis team continued its solid play on the second day of the Clemson Invitational, registering a doubles win courtesy of Trey Stinchcomb and Matt Pitts and six overall singles victories. The day was highlighted by a sweep of three straight wins for Stinchcomb. The Tigers split doubles in the morning as Whitaker and Smith dropped the match to Presbyterian’s Benson and Milanovic, but Stinchcomb and M. Pitts gave the Tigers momentum heading into singles as they defeated Charlotte’s Dreycopp and Gloria, 7-5. Four of six Tigers opened the day with singles wins as M. Pitts, Stinchcomb, Max Smith and Ethan Silva all came out victorious on their respective courts, taking down opponents from Auburn, Charlotte and Wisconsin. Stinchcomb continued to play solid tennis for the Tigers as he defeated Wisconsin’s Schwartz 7-5, 7-6 while Smith beat Presbyterian’s Max Benson 6-2, 6-3 to go 3-0 in the first two days of play. M. Pitts, Silva, Whitaker and T.
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Clemson men’s tennis team started their fall season off strong, with a doubles win from Spencer Whitaker and four singles victories, including Ethan Silva’s first career victory. Junior Spencer Whitaker and sophomore Max Smith started a bit slow but gained momentum near the end of the set to secure the first doubles win of the fall season for the Tigers over North Florida’s Carroll and Vietri, 7-5. Trey Stinchcomb and Matt Pitts narrowly dropped their doubles match by a score of 6-4 to the Auburn Tigers. Smith impressed in his first fall match, defeating Auburn’s Bruno Vietri in two quick sets, 6-4, 6-2 right before Tim Pitts put in an impressive performance beating Wisconsin’s Zachary Schwartz 6-3, 6-2. Freshman Silva recorded his first career victory for the Tigers after defeating Charlotte’s Brett Gloria in a tough fought third set by a score of 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. Whitaker rounded out the evening with a solid performance against Auburn’s Gray, 6-3, 4-6,
HARLINGEN, TEXAS Harlingen Collegiate High s Ethan Silva knew he wanted to play tennis since the age of three. Fast forward to now, after years of endless traveling and scheduling matches, Ethan signed to play at Clemson University. He hopes to inspire other Valley athletes to also work towards their goals no matter their resources. Watch story above for more: