Chronological History Records and History May 16-24, 1981—The Tigers reached the final eight in the NCAA Tournament in the team championships. Clemson defeated Miami (FL) 6-3 on May 16, and lost to Southern Cal, on May 17. Mark Dickson and Pender Murphy were named All-Americans in both Singles and Doubles. Mark Dickson finished the season ranked tied for third in the country in singles play. Clemson finished the season ranked seventh in the country.
the Tigers swept the doubles play. Mark Dickson and Jean Desdunes were named All-Americans in singles play. Mark Dickson finished the season ranked 13th in the country in singles play. Dickson was also named the ITCA Senior Player-of-the-Year. Clemson finished the season ranked seventh in the country.
match was played in front of 4,017 spectators. Time for this match was one hour, 25 minutes. Lawson Duncan was named All-American in singles play, and finished the season ranked fourth in the country in singles. He was also named the ITCA Rookie-of-the-Year. Clemson finished the season ranked 10th in the country.
April 15-17, 1983-Clemson won the ACC Championship, in Atlanta, GA.
May 20, 1981—Chuck Kriese was named 1981 ITCA National Coach-of-the- Year. Kriese earned Coach-of-the-Year honors following a vote of the NCAA tennis coaches throughout the nation. He was the first Clemson coach in any sport to be named national Coach of the Year.
May 14-22, 1983-The Tigers reached the final eight in the NCAA Tournament in the team championships. Clemson won over Cal Irvine, 7-2 on May 14, but lost to Southern Methodist 5-4 on May 15. Rick Rudeen and Jean Desdunes were named All-Americans in singles. The doubles team of Richard Akel and Craig Cooper finished the season ranked 11th in the country. Desdunes was named ITCA Senior Player-of-the-Year. Clemson finished the season ranked ninth in the country.
February 10, 1985—Clemson’s Brandon Walters and Richard Matuszewski won the ITCA National Indoor Intercollegiate Doubles Championships. This was the first National Championship victory in Clemson Tennis history. The Tigers defeated Steve Couch and Gerald Marzenell of Houston 7-6, 6-3.
September 9, 1981-Chuck Kriese was named 1981 United States Tennis Association National Coach-of-the-Year. February 6, 1982-Clemson defeated the nation’s top team for the first time ever in men’s tennis in a 5-4 win over UCLA. Clemson was ranked #6 heading into the match that was played at Los Angeles, CA. May 15-23,1982-The Tigers reached the final eight in the NCAA Tournament in the team championships. Clemson defeated Arkansas 5-4, on May 15, and lost to Southern Methodist 5-4 on May 16. In Clemson’s 5-4 win over Arkansas,
April 20-22, 1984-Clemson won the ACC Championship in College Park, MD. May 12-20, 1984-The Tigers reached the final 16 in the 100th annual NCAA Tournament in the team championships in Athens, GA. Clemson lost to Stanford 5-4, on May 12. Clemson’s Lawson Duncan was a NCAA Singles Tournament finalist. Duncan lost to Georgia’s Michael Pernfors 6-1, 6-4 in the championship match on May 20. This
May 18-20, 1985—Clemson won the ACC Championship in Chapel, Hill, NC. May 18-26, 1985—The Tigers reached the Final Eight in the NCAA Tournament in the team championships. Clemson defeated Louisiana State, 5-1, on May 18, but lost to UCLA 5-3 on May 19. Miguel Nido was named All-American in singles, while Richard Matuszewski was named All-American in both singles and doubles. Brandon Walters was named All-American in doubles. The doubles team of Richard Matuszewski and Brandon Walters finished the season ranked fourth in the country. Clemson finished the season ranked eighth in the country.
The 1971 team won the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title by posting a 7-0 record against conference foes.
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