No. 12 Deacs Cruise Past Clemson, 7-0

CLEMSON, S.C. – A dominant performance in doubles, six triumphs in singles led the No. 12 Wake Forest men's tennis team to a dominant, 7-0, victory over Clemson on Friday at Duckworth Family Tennis Center.

The victory moved the Deacs' (20-4, 7-1 ACC) winning streak to eight, while Clemson (7-10, 1-7 ACC) dropped their 10th loss of the season.

Quotable:
"Nice road win, especially on the hottest day of the season. The courts were the slowest we have played on all year. We started strong in doubles and quickly won five straight sets in singles to finish out. It is always great to get a win on the road in the ACC and now we look to get another win in Georgia against the Yellow Jackets." - Coach Bresky

HOW IT HAPPENED

In doubles the Deacs stormed out of the gates, grabbing a quick pair of victories on courts one (6-3) and three (6-1).
On court three the No. 56 pair of senior Melios Efstathiou and sophomore Taha Baadi cruised by Clemson's tandem of Jorge Plans Gonzalez and Carlos Kelaidis.
On No. 1 the No. 18 team of sophomore Henri Squire and senior Eduardo Nava dominated Spencer Whitaker and Ryuhei Azuma to clinch the doubles point and an early 1-0 lead for the Deacs.
In singles, Nava did what he does best, dominating Teodor Giusca, 6-1, 6-1 on court three to double the Wake Forest advantage.
At No. 6, fellow junior Banthia rolled to a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Whitaker, while putting Wake Forest on the brink of match point.
Efstathiou clinched match point on court five with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Gonzales to put the Old Gold & Black up, 4-0.
Sophomore Squire, Baadi and Rrezart Cungu claimed victories to finish off the sweep and send the Deacs into Sunday's contest with a 7-1 mark in ACC play.

UP NEXT
Wake will make a quick turnaround when it travels to No. 35 Georgia Tech on Sunday. First serve is slated for 1 p.m. ET.

𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑: 1️⃣1️⃣ 🧹

𝘈𝘊𝘊 𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯.#GoDeacs🎩 pic.twitter.com/LkDHz9eZF7
— Wake Men's Tennis (@WakeMTennis) March 26, 2021

RESULTS
Singles Results vs. Clemson
#8 Henri Squire def Liu, 7-5, 6-3

#113 Taha Baadi def. #75 Kelaidis, 6-4, 6-4

#38 Eduardo Nava def. Giusca, 6-1, 6-1

Rrezart Cungu def. Azuma, 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (8)

Melious Efstathiou def. Gonzalez, 6-4, 6-2

Siddhant Banthia def. Whitaker, 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 5*, 1, 4, 2

Doubles Results vs. Clemson
#15 Henri Squire / Eduardo Nava def. #60 Azuma / Whitaker 6-3

Siddhant Banthia / Matthew Thomson vs. #50 Giusca / Liu, 5-4 unfinished

#56 Taha Baadi / Melios Efstathiou def. Kelaidis / Gonzalez, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1

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Team Stats

Players Mentioned

Taha Baadi

Siddhant Banthia

Rrezart Cungu

Melios Efstathiou

Eduardo Nava

Henri Squire

Matthew Thomson