Chronological History Records and History February 20, 1986-Clemson reached an alltime best #2 ranking in the ITA poll for the first time ever. March 22, 1986-Clemson defeated #1 Pepperdine by an incredible 8-1 score in a match played at Malibu, CA.
Kent Kinnear, John Sullivan, and Vince Van Gelderen were named All-American in doubles. The doubles team of Kent Kinnear and Vince Van Gelderen finished the season ranked seventh in the country. Clemson finished the season ranked 14th in the country.
May 15, 1992—Mississippi defeated Clemson in
April 17-19, 1986—Clemson won the ACC Championship at Raleigh, NC. Chuck Kriese was named ACC Coach-of-the-Year.
April 21-23,1988—Clemson won the ACC Championship in Winston-Salem, NC. Kent Kinnear was named the ACC Player-of-theYear. Chuck Kriese was named ACC Coachof-the-Year.
Feb. 12, 1994—Head Coach Chuck Kriese won his 400th career match in a 4-3 win over Indiana at Bloomington, IN.
May 17-25, 1986—The Tigers reached the Final Eight in the NCAA Tournament in the team championships. Clemson defeated Oklahoma State, 5-0 on May 17, but lost to Stanford 5-3, on May 18. Richard Matuszewski reached the Final Eight in the NCAA Singles Individual tournament. Jay Berger was named All-American in singles and Richard Matuszewski was named All-American in singles and doubles. Richard Matuszewski finished the season ranked 12th while teammate Jay Berger finished 13th in the country in singles play. The doubles team of Richard Matuszewski and Brandon Walters finished the season ranked eighth in the country. Chuck Kriese was named USTA National Coachof-the-Year. Clemson finished the season ranked fifth in the country. April, 1987—Clemson won the ACC Championship. The tournament was cancelled due to rain. The Tigers were declared champions by virtue of the regular season. May 15-23, 1987--The Tigers reached the final 16 in the NCAA Tournament in the team championships. Clemson defeated Kansas 5-0 on May 15, and lost to Georgia 5-2 on May 16. The doubles team of Vince Van Gelderen and Kent Kinnear reached the Final Four in the NCAA Doubles Individual tournament. Craig Boynton,
May 20-28, 1988-The Tigers reached the final 16 in the NCAA Tournament in the team championships. Clemson lost to Kentucky 5-2, on May 21. Clemson finished the season ranked 10th in the country.
the first round of the NCAA Tournament. May 27, 1992—Clemson finished 20th in the final ITA poll.
May 13, 1994—North Carolina defeated Clemson 4-2 in the NCAA Region II Tournament in Columbia, SC. May 5, 1995—Clemson defeated North Carolina 4-3 in the first round of the NCAA Region II Tournament in Norfolk, VA.
April 21-23, 1989--Clemson won the ACC Championship at Clemson, SC. The Tigers defeated North Carolina in the Championship match on April 23, 8-1. Clemson clinched the match in only 63 minutes. John Sullivan was named the ACC Player-of-the-Year. Chuck Kriese was named ACC Coach-of-the-Year.
May 6, 1995—Duke defeated Clemson in the semifinals of the NCAA Region II Tournament in Norfolk, VA.
May 19-28,1989—The Tigers reached the final 16 in the NCAA Tournament in the team championships. The Tigers lost to LSU, 5-2 on May 20. Todd Watkins and Vince Van Gelderen were named All-Americans in doubles. John Sullivan finished the season ranked 12th in the country in singles play. Clemson finished the season ranked 13th in the country.
April 18-20, 1997-Clemson defeated Wake Forest (4-0), Florida State (4-2) and Duke 4-3 in winning the 1997 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Tennis Championship in Norcross, GA. The victory over 12th ranked Duke was Chuck Kriese’s 100th career win over a top 20 team.
May 15 & 17, 1991—Clemson defeated Duke on March 15, and Cal-Irvine on March 17 by the identical score of 5-4 in consecutive matches. In each match, the Tigers were behind 4-2, and Clemson had to win all three doubles matches to claim the victory.
May 10, 1996—Duke defeated Clemson in the semifinals of the NCAA Region II Tournament at Clemson, SC.
April 20, 1997—Bruce Li won the clinching match at number two singles over Duke’s Alberto Brause in leading Clemson to the 1997 Atlantic Coast Conference men’s Championship. Li was named the ACC Tournament’s MVP April 23, 1997-Mitch Sprengelmeyer was named the 1997 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Tennis
The 1997 Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship. The School’s 11th, the 10th under Coach Kriese.
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