Tigers Head to Tallahassee for Hidden Dual Tournament
Clemson, S.C. — The Clemson women’s tennis team hits the road for the first time this season to compete in a hidden dual tournament hosted by No. 9 Florida State. In addition to the host school, the Tigers will also face opponents from No. 7 Georgia and Miami. It marks the first time this season that the Tigers will face competitors from ranked teams and the first time that Assistant Coach Amy Sargeant returns to her alma mater as a part of the Tiger staff.
Clemson will have the opportunity to face some of the nation’s top athletes as four doubles pairs and 11 individuals are ranked by the ITA. Two doubles teams are ranked within the top-10, No. 7 Victoria Allen/Petra Hule of Florida State and No. 10 Katarina Jokic/Anna Hertel of Georgia. In singles, three players are ranked within the top-30 including No. 2 Estela Perez-Somarriba (Miami), No. 16 Katarina Jokic (Georgia) and No. 27 Giulia Pairone (Florida State).
The Tigers will compete individually this weekend and results will not count towards Clemson’s overall team record. Matches will be played in Tallahassee, Fla. over the course of three days starting on Jan. 22 and ending on Jan. 24. There will be no live stats or video for this event. The tournament schedule is listed below:
Friday, Jan. 22: Doubles 9 a.m. – 11 a.m., Singles 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 23: Doubles 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 24: 9 a.m. start, schedule TBD
TOURNAMENT NOTES
No. 9 Florida State
Current Record: 2-0, 0-0 ACC
Ranked Players
Doubles
No. 7 Victoria Allen/Petra Hule
T-50 Emmanuel Salas/Giulia Pairone
Singles
No. 27 Giulia Pairone
No. 92 Nandini Das
No. 106 Victoria Allen
Series History:
Last Meeting (March 6, 2020): Florida State won 5-2 on the road
Series Record: 33-13 Overall, 15-4 at home, 13-5 away, 5-4 neutral site
No. 7 Georgia
Current Record: 0-0, 0-0 SEC
Ranked Players
Doubles
No. 10 Katarina Jokic/Anna Hertel
No. 37 Morgan Coppoc/Elena Christofi
Singles
No. 16 Katarina Jokic
No. 31 Lea Ma
No. 50 Marta Gonzalez
No. 60 Meg Kowalski
No. 73 Morgan Coppoc
Series History:
Last Meeting: (Feb. 1, 2020) Georgia won 7-0 at home
Series Record: 22-32 overall, 7-16 at home, 8-15 away, 7-1 neutral site
Miami
Current Record: 0-0, 0-0 ACC
Ranked Players
Singles
No. 2 Estela Perez-Somarriba
No. 87 Daevenia Achong
No. 102 Selma Cadar
Series History:
Last Meeting: (March 29, 2019): Miami won 6-1 at home
Series Record: 4-31 overall, 1-10 at home, 2-17 away, 1-4 neutral site
