CLEMSON, S.C. – The Wofford men's tennis team was unable to overcome a tough Clemson team, losing, 7-0, on Friday afternoon at the Hoke Sloan Tennis Center.
 
The Terriers loss puts them at an even 2-2 on the season, with their only two losses to ACC foes on the road.
 
The Tigers were strong out of the gate, taking the first two doubles matches, 6-0, and 6-2, respectively, to earn the first point of the match.
 
For the Terriers, Jack Thomas highlighted singles play. The junior from Charlottesville, Va. took the first set over Clemson's Christian Harris, 6-3, before falling in the second set, 6-1. The third set was played as a single tiebreaker, which Harris won, 10-3.
 
Clemson was able to earn wins from the no. 3 and no. 4 positions to grab a 3-0 lead in the match. First, Sam Edwards defeated Julian Chousa, 6-2, 6-0, in the no. 4 spot, before Robert Dudley bested Parks Schoen, 6-2, 6-1, in the no. 3 spot.
 
Haris Poric put up a strong fight for Wofford in the no. 1 position, forcing a first set tiebreaker, before dropping the set, 7-6 (7-2), and the match, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4.
 
Kyle Barr also performed well for the Terriers, forcing a first set tiebreak, before falling to Clemson's Brent Lett, 7-6, 6-0.
 
In the no. 2 position, freshman Lucas Cerbelli battled against Clemson's Daffra Sanon, the 123^rd ranked singles player in the nation by the ITA. Cerbelli kept the first set even most of the way, but eventually fell, 6-4, before dropping the second set, 6-3.
Up next, the Terriers return home to host Winthrop this Sunday, Jan. 29 at 1 p.m.
 
Singles Results:

1. Alex Favrot (CU) def. Haris Poric (WOF) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
2. #123 Daffra Sanon (CU) def. Lucas Cerbelli (WOF) 6-4, 6-3
3. Robert Dudley (CU) def. Parks Schoen (WOF) 6-2, 6-1
4. Sam Edwards (CU) def. Julian Chousa (WOF) 6-2, 6-0
5. Christian Harris (CU) def. Jack Thomas (WOF) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-3)
6. Brent Lett (CU) def. Kyle Barr (WOF) 7-6, (7-5), 6-0

Doubles Results:

1. Alex Favrot/Sam Edwards (CU) def. Haris Poric/Julian Chousa (WOF) 5-2, unfinished
2. Robert Dudley/Carlos Kelaidis (CU) def. Lucas Cerbelli/Trevor Gotkowski (WOF) 6-2
3. Daffra Sanon/Christian Harris (CU) def. Jack Thomas/Parks Schoen (WOF) 6-0