ORLANDO - A second season that topped a historic first year under head coach Lloyd Bruce-Burgess and assistant Kareem Allaf has firmly set expectations for the UCF men’s tennis team.
Just a week removed from the program’s first NCAA Super Regional appearance, the Knights have announced the addition of two prominent transfers ahead of the 2025-26 campaign. France natives Clement Lemire (Oregon) and Wissam Abderrahman (Clemson) will arrive in Orlando this fall to bolster a strong roster as the squad embarks on the new season.
Clement Lemire | Sophomore | Toulon, France | Oregon
The Toulon, France, native reeled in Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors back in February after a dominating display across a pair of non-conference bouts against Denver and USTA.
During league play, Lemire split time between each middle court, authoring a court-three triumph against Nebraska’s Nikolay Sysoev and a court-four victory over Michigan State’s Vuk Radjenovic.
His inaugural collegiate campaign featured an impressive six-match singles win streak, not dropping a set over that span and outscoring the opposition 85-35 with prominent wins over BYU’s Tygen Goldammer and New Mexico’s Daniil Kakhniuk.
In doubles, the Frenchman tallied an 11-10 record with a 7-6 clip on court two and a 4-4 record on three. Teaming up with Vlad Breazu for the majority of Big Ten contests, the tandem tallied wins over Nebraska, Indiana and Northwestern in the anchor position.
As a junior, Lemire claimed ITF titles in Barcelona, Lyon and Dijon. A doubles title at the Roland Garros Juniors Championships in 2023 was followed by a run to the singles semifinals in the 2024 edition.