Hurricanes Fall 5-2 to No. 15 Clemson
March 4, 2006
CLEMSON, S.C. –
After surrendering the doubles point, No. 17 Miami dropped four of six singles matches to fall 5-2 on the road to No. 15 Clemson Saturday afternoon.<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>
<?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Miami’s (6-2, 1-1 ACC) two singles victories came from Luigi D’Agord – ranked No. 8 nationally – who downed Clemson’s (14-2, 1-0 ACC) Sander Koning, 6-2, 6-2, at the No. 1 position and John Hoyes who defeated CU’s Clint Boling, 6-2, 6-2, at the No. 5 spot.
In doubles, D’Agord and Daniel Vallverdu upened the Tigers’ Jarmaine Jankings and Clement Reix, 8-3, on the No. 1 court, but UM would fall at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions to suffer it’s first conference loss of the season.
The Hurricanes travel to Atlanta Sunday to face No. 22 Georgia Tech at 1 p.m.
Clemson 5, Miami (FL) 2
Singles
1. (8) Luigi D’Agord (UM) d. Sander Koning (CU) 6-2, 6-2
2. (100) Clement Reix (CU) d. Daniel Vallverdu (UM) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6
3. Jarmaine Jenkins (CU) d. (18) Josh Cohen (UM) 2-6, 7-6, 6-2
4. Ryan Young (CU) d. Eric Hechtman (UM) 6-2, 6-2
5. John Hoyes (UM) d. Clint Boling (CU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Brett Twente(CU) d. Vivek Subramanian (UM) Default
Doubles
1. D’Agord-Vallverdu (UM) d. Jenkins-Reix (CU) 8-3
2. Koning-Twente (CU) d. Cohen-Hechtman (UM) 8-2
3. Young-Ian Keeler (CU) d. Subramanian-P.J. Passalacqua (UM) 8-6
