CLEMSON, SC - The Winthrop men's tennis team dropped a doubleheader to Clemson at the Hoke Sloan Tennis Center on Friday afternoon, losing 4-0 and 4-1. 
 
It marked just the fifth time that Winthrop has played Clemson.  The two losses evens the Eagles record at 4-4 while the Tigers improve to 7-5.  
 
Winthrop freshman Aditya Gokhale (Pune, India) was the lone Eagle to seize a victory as the claimed a 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 win at the No. 1 position over Brent Lett.
 
Match One Summary
In Doubles play, the Eagles No. 1 duo of Steven Patrick (Knoxville, TN) and Tremayne Mitchell (Johannesburg, South Africa) and the No. 2 team of Michael Chen (Johnson City, TN) and Ruy Teixeira (Sao Paulo, Brazil) came up short, losing 6-2 at both positions.  The Eagles number three team of Diego Quiroz (Guayaquil, Ecuador) and Josh Ryan (Gold Coast, Australia) were up 5-3 when the doubles point was decided.
 
Luke Johnson of Clemson gave Senior Michael Chen all he could handle at No. 3, winning 6-2, 6-1.  At No. 5, freshman Ruy Teixeira came out firing for the Eagles taking the first set decisively, 6-1, but couldn't close out the Tigers' Robert Dudley, losing the next two sets 6-3, 6-0.  Gokhale stepped up for the Eagles posting his eighth straight win of the season with his victory over Lett. 
 
The match was decided at the No. 1 position, with Tremayne Mitchell (Johannesburg, South Africa) going toe-to-toe against the Tigers' Alexandre Favrot.  Mitchell gave a valiant effort, but would eventually fall in three sets, 7-5 1-6 6-2.  Patrick  was battling Arturo Pinazo 6-7 3-4 and Quiorz had made an impressive comeback against Sanon, 2-6 6-2 5-0 when the match was decided.
 
Match Two Summary
In Doubles competition, the team of Patrick and Mitchell just couldn't push past the Tigers' duo of Favrot and Johnson, falling 6-2.  Quiroz and Ryan would slide up to the No.2 position as they took on Clemson's Dudley and Sanon.  Clemson would come out on top again taking the set 6-3 and clinching the doubles point.  Rounding it out at No. 3, Chen and Gokhale had a lead of 5-2 over Clemson's Pinazo and Harris when the doubles point was decided.
 
In Singles, the Eagles could not come up with the goods after a long day, losing at No. 1, 3, and 6. On Court 6, Ryan fell 6-2, 6-1 to Harris.   No. 3 Chen fell to Johnson, who won his 12^th straight match of the season 6-3, 6-3.  Mitchell fell again to Favrot of 6-3, 6-3.  Quiroz, Patrick, and Gokhale were still competing when the match was decided.
 
The Eagles will be home on Saturday when they host College of Charleston on at 10:00 a.m.
 
Match 1
Doubles
1.      Favrot/Johnson (Clemson) def. Mitchell/Patrick (WU) 6-2
2.      Dudley/Sanon (Clemson) def. Chen/Teixeira 6-2
3.      Quiroz/Ryan (WU) vs. Pinazo/Lett (Clemson) 5-3 (unfinished)

Singles
1.      Alexandre Favrot (Clemson) def. Tremayne Mitchell (WU) 7-5, 1-6, 6-2
2.      Diego Quiroz (WU) vs. Daffra Sanon (Clemson) 2-6, 6-2, 5-0 (unfinished)
3.      Luke Johnson (Clemson) def. Michael Chen (WU) 6-2, 6-1
4.      Steven Patrick (WU) vs Arturo Pinazo (Clemson) 6-7, 3-4 (unfinished)
5.      Robert Dudley (Clemson) def. Ruy Teixeira 1-6, 6-3, 6-0
6.      Aditya Gokhale (WU) def. Brent Lett (Clemson) 7-6, 6-2

Match 2
Doubles
1.      Favrot/Johnson (Clemson) def. Mitchell/Patrick (WU) 6-2
2.      Dudley/Sanon (Clemson) def. Quiroz/Ryan 6-3
3.      Chen/Gokhale (WU) vs. Pinazo/Harris (Clemson) 5-2, (unfinished)

Singles
1.      Alexandre Favrot (Clemson) def. Tremayne Mitchell (WU) 6-3, 6-3
2.      Daffra Sanon (Clemson) vs. Diego Quiroz (WU) 6-0, 4-2 (unfinished)
3.      Luke Johnson (Clemson) def. Michael Chen (WU) 6-3, 6-3
4.      Robert Dudley (Clemson) vs. Steven Patrick (WU) 7-6 (unfinished)
5.      Aditya Gokhale (WU) vs. Arturo Pinazo (Clemson) 6-4, 1-2
6.      Christian Harris (Clemson) def. Josh Ryan (WU) 6-2, 6-1