Clemson, SC – Clemson’s men’s tennis team (3-1, 0-0 ACC) will face their first opponent in the top 25 this season when they receive South Carolina’s number 21 (2-2, 0-0 SEC) on the afternoon of Friday. It is the 112th meeting of all time between rivals of the Palmetto Series. The match is scheduled to start at 5 pm at The Duckworth Family Tennis Facility.
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PLAY NOTES
Current record: 2-2, 0-0 SEC
Ranked players
Doubles
T- 44 Daniel Rodrigues / Connor Thomson
No. 59 Raphael Lambling / Phillip Jordan
Songs
No. 32 Daniel Rodrigues
No. 81 Raphael Lambling
No. 118 Connor Thomson
Series history:
Last meeting (February 15, 2019) South Carolina won 4-3 at home
Series record: 42-67-2 overall, 21-27 at home, 19-36-2 away, 2-4 neutral spot
Of importance:
- It is the 112th meeting of all time between Clemson and South Carolina
- Tigers are 2-8 in their last 10 games against Gamecocks
- The last time Clemson won the Palmetto series clash was on March 5, 2014 (4-1 home win)
- Tigers and Gamecocks did not meet in 2020, the first time since 1947 that the two programs did not meet