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Rubin Earns Upset Win, Deacons Sweep Louisville 7-0
3/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
By Josh Gresh, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeMTennis)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Noah Rubin picked up a signature win on Sunday upsetting the nation's No. 1-ranked singles player Sebastian Stiefelmeyer as the No. 19-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team completed a perfect sweep of No. 28 Louisville 7-0 at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex.
Wake Forest (12-4, 2-1 ACC) completed a perfect weekend, sweeping No. 24 Florida State 7-0 on Friday and No. 28 Louisville (14-4, 2-2 ACC) 7-0 this afternoon.
The Deacons took a 1-0 lead winning the doubles point. Rubin and Jon Ho won the first match 8-2 against Stiefelmeyer and Albert Wagner at No. 2, and No. 3 duo of Romain Bogaerts and Keivon Tabrizi defeated Chris Simich and Van Damrongsri 8-2 to clinch the point.
Maksim Kan and Skander Mansouri got singles off to a strong start winning on courts six and four to extend Wake Forest's lead 3-0. Christian Seraphim then clinched the victory for the Demon Deacons with a 6-4, 6-4 win against Simich at No. 5 singles and Wake Forest led 4-0.
No. 12-ranked singles player Bogaerts won another match against a ranked opponent, defeating No. 106 Wagner 6-2, 6-0 to give the Deacons a 5-0 lead.
Rubin had an impressive showing defeat No. 1-ranked Stiefelmeyer. After rolling 6-1 in the first set, the two battled for a close second, which went to a second set tiebreak. Rubin prevailed with a 7-1 win in the tiebreak to secure the 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) upset win.
At No. 3 singles, Ho completed the perfect day for the Deacons defeating Alex Gornet 6-1, 6-3 as Wake Forest swept Louisville 7-0.
The Demon Deacons are back in action on Friday, March 20, as they host the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex, starting at 4 p.m.
#19 Wake Forest 7, #28 Louisville 0
Singles
1. #63 Noah Rubin (WF) def. #1 Seb Stiefelmeyer (LOU-MT) 6-1, 7-6 (7-1)
2. #12 Romain Bogaerts (WF) def. #106 Albert Wagner (LOU-MT) 6-2, 6-0
3. #69 Jon Ho (WF) def. Alex Gornet (LOU-MT) 6-1, 6-3
4. Skander Mansouri (WF) def. Michael Lippens (LOU-MT) 6-0, 6-0
5. Christian Seraphim (WF) def. Chris Simich (LOU-MT) 6-4, 6-4
6. Maksim Kan (WF) def. Luis Elizondo (LOU-MT) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles
1. #13 Christian Seraphim/Skander Mansouri (WF) vs. Alex Gornet/Jeffrey Brown (LOU-MT) 5-5, unfinished
2. Noah Rubin/Jon Ho (WF) def. Seb Stiefelmeyer/Albert Wagner (LOU-MT) 8-2
3. Romain Bogaerts/Keivon Tabrizi (WF) def. Chris Simich/Van Damrongsri (LOU-MT) 8-2
Match Notes:
Louisville 14-4 (2-2 ACC); National ranking #28
Wake Forest 12-4 (2-1 ACC); National ranking #19
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,4,5,2,1,3)
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