Wake Forest University
Clemson
Deacs Cruise Past Tigers, 6-1
4/6/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeMTennis)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The top-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team opened a weekend of home competition in dominant fashion, taking down Clemson 6-1 at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex Friday (April 6).
Borna Gojo and Alan Gadjiev set the tone early, winning their No. 3 doubles match by a 6-0 final before Bar Botzer and Christian Seraphim closed out the doubles point with a 6-3 victory at No. 2 doubles.
Wake Forest (17-2, 6-1 ACC) continued to push the pressure, as Gojo quickly extended the lead to 2-0. In the only ranked match of singles play, the eighth-ranked Gojo topped Clemson's (9-7, 3-5 ACC) No. 59 Alex Favrot, 6-1, 6-2.
Eduardo Nava put the Deacs a point from clinching with a victory at No. 6 singles, after being pushed to the wire in the first set, Nava cruised in the second set to a 7-5, 6-0 victory. Botzer clinched the match moments later with a 6-2, 6-4 triumph at No. 3 singles.
Seraphim, who has been sidelined from singles play since February 18 due to injury, returned to the singles lineup and pushed the Wake Forest advantage to 5-0. After taking the first set, 6-2, Seraphim was forced to a third set after falling 6-4 in the second. In a 10-point superbreaker, Seraphim prevailed with a 10-8 decision.
Clemson claimed its lone point with the three-set victory at No. 4 singles. Mansouri capped the day with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 win at the No. 2 position.
Wake Forest returns to action this Sunday, April 8, as the Deacs welcome Georgia Tech to town. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
#1 Wake Forest 6, Clemson 1
Singles Results
1. #8 Borna Gojo (WF) def. #59 Alex Favrot (CU), 6-1, 6-2
2. #41 Skander Mansouri (WF) def. Simon Baudry (CU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
3. Bar Botzer (WF) def. Sam Edwards (CU), 6-2, 6-4
4. Yizhou Liu (CU) def. Alan Gadjiev (WF), 1-6, 6-0, 6-3
5. #121 Christian Seraphim (WF) def. Carlos Kelaidis (CU), 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (8)
6. Eduardo Nava (WF) def. Wes Quattlebaum (CU), 7-5, 6-0
Order of Finish: 1,6,3,5,4,2
Doubles Results
1. #32 Mansouri/Dempster (WF) vs. #34 Favrot/Baudry (CU), 5-6, unfinished
2. Botzer/Seraphim (WF) def. Edwards/Liu (CU), 6-3
3. Gojo/Gadjiev (WF) def. Kelaidis/Dagostine (CU), 6-0
Order of Finish: 3,2
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