Clemson Edges TCU in NCAA Men's Tennis Round of 16

Fabrizio Sestini

No. 33 Clemson upset 16th-ranked TCU at the 2004 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship round of 16 Saturday in Tulsa, Okla. It was the second-straight upset of a higher-seeded team for the Tigers, who defeated No. 6 Duke in the regional finals. The Horned Frogs finish the season at 18-7.

Clemson won the doubles point, posting wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. In singles, TCU notched a point on the scoreboard as Fabrizio Sestini beat Jarmaine Jenkins, 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3. The Tigers struck back with a win at No. 4 singles as John Boetsch defeated Jacopo Tezza, 6-2, 6-1. TCU scored another point at No. 2 when Hector Almada took Goran Sterijovski in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. The Tigers sealed the match with victories at No. 1 as Nathan Thompson beat Alex Menichini, 6-2, 6-1 and No. 6 with Ryan Young over Jacob Martin, 7-6, 6-4.

No. 33 Clemson def. No. 16 TCU, 4-2

Doubles
No. 1
Rafael Abreu/Fabrizio Sestini (TCU) def.
Jarmaine Jenkins/Nathan Thompson (Clemson) 8-5
No. 2
John Boetsch/Dammissa Robinson (Clemson)def. Hector Almada/Jacopo Tezza (TCU) 8-2
No. 3
Brett Twente/Ryan Young (Clemson) def. Jacob Martin/Alex Menichini (TCU) 8-5

Singles
No. 1
Nathan Thompson (Clemson)def. Alex Menichini (TCU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 2
Hector Almada (TCU) def. Goran Sterijovski (Clemson) 6-4, 6-3
No. 3
Fabrizio Sestini (TCU) def. Jarmaine Jenkins (Clemson) 6-0, 6-2
No. 4
John Boetsch (Clemson) def. Jacopo Tezza (TCU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5
Rafael Abreu (TCU) vs. Damiisa Robinson (Clemson)DNF
No. 6
Ryan Young (Clemson) def. Jacob Martin (TCU) 7-6, 6-4

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