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Wofford Roster and Coaching Staff NAME YR. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL Mark Endler Fr. Tenerife, Spain / Synergy Study Center Will Fullett So. Cumming, Ga. / South Forsyth Max Graham Fr. Long Buckby, England / Alex Horn So. Lexington, Ky. / Horn Academy Bryce Keim Sr. Spartanburg, S.C. / Spartanburg Ashe Ray So. Spartanburg, S.C. / Spartanburg Callum Rendle Jr. Berkshire, England / Reading Blue Coat School Robert Young Fr. Greenville, S.C. / Greenville Head Coach: Rod Ray Assistant Coach: Fernando Bernardes, Cornelius Jordan Clemson Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Non-Conf.: 1-0 ACC Record: 0-0 Head Coach: Robbie Weiss // 3rd season Assoc. HC: Matt Walters // 3rd season Director of Ops: Chuck McCuen // 11th season Last match: Furman Current Streak: W1 MATCHDAY PROGRAM CLEMSON MEN’S TENNIS 11 ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 7 NCAA QUARTERFINALS • 12 SWEET SIXTEENS • 25 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 23 ALL-AMERICANS Wofford Record: 0-1 Home: 0-1 Away: 0-0 Non-Conf.: 0-1 SOCON Record: 0-0 Head Coach: Rod Ray // 22nd season Asst. Coach: Fernando Bernardes, Cornelius Jordan Last match: Kennesaw State The Series CU Record 29-13 Last Meeting 2021 Trend W12 Last match: W 6-1 Match 2: Clemson Tigers (1-0) vs. Wofford Terriers (0-1) January 21, 2021 • 4 p.m. • Duckworth Family Tennis Facility • Clemson, S.C. Hot Start • The Tigers opened the 2021-2022 season with a bang as they took down the Furman Paladins, 6-1. • Freshmen Matt Pitts and Max Smith made their Clemson debuts as Pitts won his match at line 5 singles while Smith won line 3 doubles and line 6 singles. New Kid(s) on the Block • Clemson brought in the No. 18 ranked recruiting class in the nation in Matt Pitts, Max Smith and Nini Dica. Pitts and Smith are both five-star recruits while Dica is the second-highest ranked international player among the top 25 classes. Giusca in ITA Rankings • Senior Teodor Giusca is off to a hot start in the ITA singles rankings coming into the 2021-2022 season at No. 109. • The senior finished 14-5 in singles and 10-6 in doubles last season to lead the Tigers. Player Spotlight DANIEL LABRADOR Need to Know Career Singles Record: 0-2 Career Doubles Record: 1-0 Hometown: Tampa Bay, Fla. Favorite Food: Steak Nickname: Dlabs/DL Why Clemson: Having Robbie and Matt as our coaches, the culture that they brought along with the players they recruited, the family- oriented environment that the school has, and the strong academics in the engineering department all made Clemson the perfect choice for me.

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Page 1: MATCHDAY PROGRAM CLEMSON MEN’S TENNIS

Wofford Roster and Coaching StaffNAME YR. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOLMark Endler Fr. Tenerife, Spain / Synergy Study CenterWill Fullett So. Cumming, Ga. / South ForsythMax Graham Fr. Long Buckby, England /Alex Horn So. Lexington, Ky. / Horn AcademyBryce Keim Sr. Spartanburg, S.C. / SpartanburgAshe Ray So. Spartanburg, S.C. / SpartanburgCallum Rendle Jr. Berkshire, England / Reading Blue Coat SchoolRobert Young Fr. Greenville, S.C. / GreenvilleHead Coach: Rod Ray Assistant Coach: Fernando Bernardes, Cornelius Jordan

Clemson Record: 1-0Home: 1-0Away: 0-0Neutral: 0-0Non-Conf.: 1-0ACC Record: 0-0

Head Coach: Robbie Weiss // 3rd seasonAssoc. HC: Matt Walters // 3rd seasonDirector of Ops: Chuck McCuen // 11th seasonLast match: Furman Current Streak: W1

MATCHDAY PROGRAM

CLEMSON MEN’S TENNIS11 ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 7 NCAA QUARTERFINALS • 12 SWEET SIXTEENS • 25 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 23 ALL-AMERICANS

WoffordRecord: 0-1Home: 0-1Away: 0-0Non-Conf.: 0-1SOCON Record: 0-0

Head Coach: Rod Ray// 22nd seasonAsst. Coach: Fernando Bernardes, Cornelius JordanLast match: Kennesaw State

The SeriesCU Record 29-13Last Meeting 2021Trend W12Last match: W 6-1

Match 2: Clemson Tigers (1-0) vs. Wofford Terriers (0-1)January 21, 2021 • 4 p.m. • Duckworth Family Tennis Facility • Clemson, S.C.

Hot Start• The Tigers opened the 2021-2022 season with a bang as they took down the Furman Paladins, 6-1. • Freshmen Matt Pitts and Max Smith made their Clemson debuts as Pitts won his match at line 5 singles while Smith won line 3 doubles and line 6 singles.

New Kid(s) on the Block • Clemson brought in the No. 18 ranked recruiting class in the nation in Matt Pitts, Max Smith and Nini Dica. Pitts and Smith are both five-star recruits while Dica is the second-highest ranked international player among the top 25 classes.

Giusca in ITA Rankings• Senior Teodor Giusca is off to a hot start in the ITA singles rankings coming into the 2021-2022 season at No. 109.• The senior finished 14-5 in singles and 10-6 in doubles last season to lead the Tigers.

Player SpotlightDANIEL LABRADOR

Need to Know

Career Singles Record: 0-2Career Doubles Record: 1-0

Hometown: Tampa Bay, Fla.Favorite Food: SteakNickname: Dlabs/DLWhy Clemson: Having Robbie and Matt as our coaches, the culture that they brought along with the players they recruited, the family-oriented environment that the school has, and the strong academics in the engineering department all made Clemson the perfect choice for me.

Page 2: MATCHDAY PROGRAM CLEMSON MEN’S TENNIS

MATCHDAY PROGRAM

CLEMSON MEN’S TENNIS11 ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 7 NCAA QUARTERFINALS • 12 SWEET SIXTEENS • 25 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 22 ALL-AMERICANS

Chuck McCuen • Director of Ops

2021-22 ROSTER

Robbie Weiss • Head Coach

Matt Walters • Assoc. Head Coach

Ryuhei AzumaSo. • Osaka, Japan

Nini DicaFr. • Timisoara, Romania

Teodor GiuscaSr. • Bucharest, Romania

Daniel LabradorRFr. • Tampa Bay, Fla.

Yizhou LiuRSr. • Nanjing, China

Matt PittsRFr. • Greer, S.C.

Tim PittsJr. • Greer, S.C.

Jorge Plans GonzalezSo. • Barcelona, Spain

Max SmithFr. • Daniel Island, S.C.

Trey StinchcombRFr. • Olney, Md.

Spencer WhitakerSo. • Richmond, Va.