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No. 18 Georgia Tech Men's Tennis Drops 6-1 Decision to No. 15 Clemson

March 8, 2006

Despite claiming the doubles point to start the match, the No. 18 Georgia Tech men’s tennis team fell to No. 15 Clemson, 6-1. With the win, the Tigers improve to 15-2, 2-0 ACC while the Yellow Jackets drop to 6-2, 0-2 ACC.

The Jackets got on the board first by winning at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. The team of Scott Blackmon and Zachary Rath started got Tech off to a good start by beating Sander Koening and Brett Twente, 8-6. Clemson then evened things up with a win at No. 1 doubles as the duo of Jarmaine Jenkins and Clement Reix upset 42nd ranked Marko Rajevac and David North, 9-7. The Jackets then took the point as Jordan Delass and George Gvelesiani paired to post a victory over Ryan Young and Ian Keeler, 8-6.

Clemson tied the match at 1-1 as Koening defeated Rajevac at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 6-1. The Tigers then took a 2-1 lead when Reix beat Rath at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 6-2. Clemson increased its lead to 3-1 when Jenkins won at No. 3 singles over North, 6-1, 6-4. The Tigers then won the deciding match when Young won at No. 4 singles over Delass, 6-4, 6-4.

In the other two matches on the day, Blackmon fell at No. 6 singles to Twente, 6-4, 6-4 while Gvelesiani dropped a straight set match at No. 5 singles to Boling, 6-4, 6-4.

The Yellow Jackets will return to action Sunday when travel to Tallahassee, Fla. to face Florida State at 1 p.m.

Tennis Match ResultsClemson University vs Georgia TechMar 08, 2006 at Bill Moore Tennis Center (outdoors)

#15 Clemson University 6, #18 Georgia Tech 1

Singles competition 1. Sander Koning (CU) def. Marko Rajevac (GT) 6-3, 6-1 2. #100 Clement Reix (CU) def. Zachary Rath (GT) 6-4, 6-2 3. Jarmaine Jenkins (CU) def. David North (GT) 6-1, 6-4 4. Ryan Young (CU) def. Jordan Delass (GT) 6-4, 6-4 5. Clint Boling (CU) def. George Gvelesiani (GT) 6-4, 6-4 6. Brett Twente (CU) def. Scott Blackmon (GT) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition 1. Clement Reix/Jarmaine Jenkins (CU) def. #42 David North/Marko Rajevac (GT) 9-7 2. Scott Blackmon/Zachary Rath (GT) def. Paul Koenke/Brett Twente (CU) 8-6 3. Jordan Delass/George Gvelesiani (GT) def. Ryan Young/Ian Keeler (CU) 8-6

Match Notes: Clemson University 15-2, 2-0 ACC; National ranking #15 Georgia Tech 6-2, 0-2 ACC; National ranking #18 Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,2,3,4,6,5)

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