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Clemson (NCAA Regional)
Clemson Takes Down Wildcats, 4-0
5/14/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
May 14, 2005
ATLANTA, Ga. - A doubles point that came down to the wire and three tightly played singles matches proved to be the story in Northwestern's 4-0, closer-than-the-scoreboard-indicated loss to 27th-ranked Clemson Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
After the teams split the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches, the Tigers' Clement Reix and Sander Koning squeaked by Adam Schaechterle (Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine) and Christian Tempke (Wentorf, Germany/Gymnasium Lohbrugge), 9-7, at No. 2 to claim the important team point.
Clemson then won at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 singles to advance to tomorrow's NCAA Regional Championship, where they will face either sixth-seeded Georgia or Winthrop.
Northwestern finished its season 12-13 overall and 6-4 in the Big Ten. Clemson improves to 25-10 on the year.
At the top singles spot, senior Tommy Hanus (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) turned in a whale of a performance against 27th-ranked Nathan Thompson. The senior took the first set from Thompson 6-4, before the Tiger battled back to win the second 6-3. When the match was clinched at No. 4 singles, Hanus was leading Thompson, 2-1, in the third set.
Earlier in the day, Hanus turned in a gutsy performance against another ranked opponent -- this time partnering with fellow senior Chuck Perrin (Atlanta, Ga./The Walker School) to take on 50th-ranked Thompson and Ryan Young at No. 1 doubles. The Tigers beat Hanus and Perrin, 8-4.
Senior Justin Hoeveler (Ross, Calif./The Branson School) and sophomore Willy Lock (Lima, Peru/Markham College) picked up the slack by steam-rolling Twente and Keeler at No. 3, 8-1.
But Clemson's Reix and Koning delivered the crucial team point by edging Schaechterle and Tempke, 9-7.
#27 Clemson 4, #46 Northwestern 0
Doubles
No. 1 - #50 Thompson/Young (CLEM) def. Hanus/Perrin (NU), 8-4
No. 2 - Reix/Koning (CLEM) def. Schaechterle/Tempke (NU), 9-7
No. 3 - Hoeveler/Lock (NU) def. Twente/Keeler (CLEM), 8-1
Order of doubles finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
No. 1 - Tommy Hanus (NU) vs. #27 Nathan Thompson (CLEM), 6-4, 3-6, 2-1 (abandoned)
No. 2 - #105 Sander Koning (CLEM) def. Christian Tempke (NU), 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 - Clement Reix (CLEM) def. Chuck Perrin (NU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 - Ryan Young (CLEM) def. Willy Lock (NU), 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 - Brett Twente (CLEM) vs. Matt Christian (NU), 7-5, 3-1 (abandoned)
No. 6 - Clint Boling (CLEM) vs. Adam Schaechterle (NU), 6-2, 2-2 (abandoned)
Order of singles finish: 2, 3, *4
* denotes clincher
