Tennis has been played at Clemson since the early 20th century, with the team gaining varsity status in 1907.

Members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Tigers play their home matches at the Hoke Sloan Tennis Center.

Brothers James and John Erwin were some of Clemson's earliest stars; James won the state singles tournament in 1912 and 1913 and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association singles championship in 1913, and the brothers won the SIAA doubles title in 1913.

Allen Haskell and Julian Robertson won the 1917 and 1918 state tournaments in doubles.

[5][3] Additionally, Lawson Duncan was runner-up in the 1984 NCAA Tournament in singles.