Clemson Edges Men's Tennis, 4-2, In ACC 2nd Round

Thursday, April 17

Cary, N.C.

3:30 PM

North Carolina

Clemson (second round)

Vladislav Melnic
University of North Carolina Men's Tennis v Clemson
ACC Tournament
Cary Tennis Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Vladislav Melnic earned a ranked win at No. 1 singles.

Photo by: NATE SKVORETZ

April 17, 2025 | Men's Tennis

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By: Matt Bowers

CARY, N.C.—Eighth-seeded Clemson lost the doubles point but came from behind to beat ninth-seeded North Carolina, 4-2, in the second round of the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship on Thursday afternoon at the Cary Tennis Park.

With the victory, the 22nd-ranked Tigers improved to 21-6 this season and advanced to meet top-seeded Wake Forest in Friday's quarterfinal round. Clemson has won four of its last five matches.

Carolina fell to 13-11 in 2025.

The Tar Heels started strong and won the doubles point with a pair of wins over ranked Tiger duos. Vladislav Melnic and Chris Xu grabbed the first win, 6-3, at No. 1 over #28 Noa Vukadin and Max Smith. After Viktor Markov and Matt Pitts topped Nick Mangiapane and Constantinos Djakouris, 7-5, at No. 3, the teams progressed to a tiebreaker at No. 2 to decide the doubles point.

Diego Jarry and Anthony Wright rushed to a 4-0 lead in the tiebreak against #31 Max Damm and Romain Gales before holding on for a 7-6 (6) win and the doubles point.

The Tigers tied the score at 1-all when Edoardo Cherie Ligniere beat Mangiapane, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6 singles, but Melnic picked up a key ranked win over #50 Vukadin, 6-2, 6-4 at No. 1 to make it 2-1 UNC.

Clemson tied it up again at 2-2 when Markov beat Xu, 6-4, 7-5 at No. 2 singles, then the Tigers took their first lead of the day at 3-2 when Marko Mesarovic beat Wright, 6-3, 7-5. Marko Mesarovic clinched it on court No. 5 with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 over Jarry.

FINAL SCORE: No. 22 Clemson 4, No. 52 North Carolina 2

Thursday, April 17, 2025
Cary, N.C. (Cary Tennis Park)
2025 ACC Championship Second Round

Match Results
Doubles
1. Vladislav Melnic/Chris Xu (UNC) def. #28 Noa Vukadin/Max Smith (Clem), 6-3
2. Diego Jarry/Anthony Wright (UNC) def. #31 Max Damm/Romain Gales (Clem), 7-6 (6)
3. Viktor Markov/Matt Pitts (Clem) def. Constantinos Djakouris/Nick Mangiapane (UNC), 7-5
(Order of finish: 1, 3, 2)

Singles
1. Vladislav Melnic (UNC) def. #50 Noa Vukadin (Clem), 6-2, 6-4
2. Viktor Markov (Clem) def. Chris Xu (UNC), 6-4, 7-5
3. Constantinos Djakouris (UNC) vs. Romain Gales (Clem), 6-2, 3-6, 4-4 (unfinished)
4. Wissam Abderrahman (Clem) def. Anthony Wright (UNC), 6-3, 7-5
5. Marko Mesarovic (Clem) def. Diego Jarry (UNC) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
6. Max Smith (Clem) def. Nick Mangiapane (UNC), 6-1, 6-2
(Order of finish: 6, 1, 2, 4, 5)

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— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) April 17, 2025

UNC 1 Clemson 0 Wright/Jarry save match pt at 5-6 in TB; clinch doubles pt 7-6(6) pic.twitter.com/VlPikxGvWN
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) April 17, 2025