TULSA – Christophe Clement dropped his first match of the main draw at the ITA Men’s All-American Championships in singles play on Wednesday afternoon.
Clement was tasked with Purdue’s Aleksi Krivokapic, the No. 21 ranked player in the nation and fifth-highest ranked player in the Big Ten, and fought through a tough three-set battle.
The two traded games back-and-forth before Krivokapic edged a 6-4 set win, Clement broke through on the second-set tiebreaker winning 7-3 to send the match to the final frame. Krivokapic mirrored the same score from the first frame to advance.
Clement will participate in the first match of the consolation bracket against No. 58 Viktor Markov from Clemson tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. ET. Live stats will be available on TrackTennis.
ITA Men’s All-American Championships: Singles – Main Draw – First Round
#21 Aleksa Krivokapic (PUR) def. #53 Christophe Clement (GT) 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-4
ITA Men’s All-American Championships: Singles – Main Draw Consolation – First Round
#53 Christophe Clement (GT) vs. #58 Viktor Markov (CLEM) 1:30 p.m. ET
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