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Wake Forest Drops Non-Conference Clash at Virginia
2/6/2021 6:13:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Demon Deacons grabbed the doubles point with the help of No. 18 Squire and Nava while Cungu claimed a point in singles.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Despite getting off to a strong start, the No. 14 Wake Forest men's tennis dropped a non-conference clash with No. 7 Virginia on Saturday afternoon, 5-2.
The Demon Deacons (3-2) fast start grabbing the doubles point to open up the match. For the first time this season the No. 18 ranked doubles pairing of Eduardo Nava and Henri Squire were on the court together, playing the No. 1 doubles match.
They made quick work of the Cavaliers' (5-0) pairing of Soderlund and Woodall, winning 6-2.
The remaining doubles matches came down to tiebreaks with Adam Ambrozy and Taha Baadi capturing a 7-6 (7-4) win on court two to put Wake Forest on the board first.
No. 92 Rrezart Cungu picked up the Demon Deacons lone singles win on court six, defeating Virginia's Ross in straight-set fashion, 6-4, 7-5.
Squire nearly picked up his second straight ranked victory in the No. 1 match, battling No. 29 Söderlund in a three-set loss. After dropping the opening frame, Squire came back with a convincing 6-0 win in the second before eventually falling.
Quotable:
"It was nice to have to majority of our team finally all together. We got off to a good start but credit to Virginia they outplayed us in singles. We have a very motivated group and eager to get back to work this week to start getting ready for the acc regular season." - Coach Bresky
Singles Results vs. Virginia
#29 Söderlund def. Henri Squire – 6-3, 0-6, 6-2
Montes def. #107 Taha Baadi – 6-1, 7-6 (10-8)
Goetz def. Eduardo Nava – 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
#106 Von Der Schulenburg def. Siddhant Banthia – 6-4, 6-2
Rodesch def. Robert Maciag – 6-2, 6-3
#92 Rrezart Cungu vs. Ross – 6-4, 7-5
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 1, 3*, 2, 6
Doubles Results vs. Virginia
#18 Eduardo Nava / Henri Squire def. Soderlund / Woodall – 6-2
Adam Ambrozy / Taha Baadi def. Goetz / Rodesch – 7-6 (7-4)
Siddhant Banthia / Matthew Thomson def. Montes / Schulenburg – 7-6 (7-4)
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Up Next
The Deacs return home for a pair of matches on Saturday, Feb. 13 against East Tennessee and Campbell.
The first serve against the Buccaneers is scheduled for 11 a.m. while the match against the Camels is set for 6 p.m. at Wake Forest Tennis Center.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
5,4,1,3,2,6
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