Wake Forest Set to Finish 2021 Regular Season

RALEIGH, N.C. – After taking down No. 2 UNC and No. 38 Duke on the road, the No. 10 Wake Forest men's tennis looks to complete the sweep of the Big 4 and finalize the regular season portion of their schedule as they head to No. 25-ranked NC State on Saturday. First serve at NC State is set for 1 p.m. ET.

Following the conclusion of the NC State match, the Demon Deacons will head to NC Central for a tune up at 5:30 p.m.

Wake Forest is 25-5 this season, which is the fifth-most wins in a single season. The Deacs are 10-1 in ACC play with the only loss coming from No. 5 Virginia (5-2).

Three Demon Deacons appear in this week's singles and doubles rankings by ITA/Oracle. In singles, three Wake Forest players are ranked:

No. 11 Henri Squire
No. 32 Eduardo Nava
No. 109 Taha Baadi

In doubles:

No. 17 Nava and Squire

Since the start of the 2016-17 season, Wake Forest has a 34-6 record in away matches. This includes an impressive 22-6 record over the past three seasons.

LAST TIME OUT

A battle in doubles and three straight-set triumphs in singles play pushed the Wake Forest men's tennis team past Duke at Ambler Tennis Stadium.
The victory was Wake Forest's sixth straight win over Duke and seventh straight ACC win, moving the Deacs to 10-1 in conference play. The Demon Deacons lead the ACC in total wins with 25 with the closest being Virginia's 16 wins.
The freshman, Filippo Moroni clinched the match with a comprehensive, 6-3, 7-6 (2), dub over Michael Hellerat No. 6. Moroni's win moves his streak to three.

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE)

Saturday's match marks the 52nd all-time meeting between the two schools with the Demon Deacons leading the series, 41-11.
Wake Forest has won five straight in the series, including a 4-2 victory during the teams' last matchup on March 20, 2019.

SCOUTING NC STATE

The Wolfpack are looking to get back on track after pausing activities due to COVID procedures within their program. Matches at Duke and North Carolina were postponed.
Before the pause, NC State defeated Clemson, 4-1 for their seventh conference win. They are tied for third with No. 3 UNC in the ACC.
NC State has two ranked in the latest ITA/Oracle singles rankings:
- No. 19 Alexis Galarneau
- No. 76 Rafa Izquierdo Luque
Three in doubles:
- No. 23 Yannai Barkai and Tadas Babelis
- No. 35 Tadas Babelis and Robin Catry
- No. 65 Alexis Galardneau and Robert Turzak

SERIES HISTORY (NC CENTRAL)

It will be the second meeting between the Demon Deacons and Eagles, Wake Forest leads the series, 1-0.

SCOUTING NC CENTRAL

Freshman Stipan Madzar registered the only point for the NCCU men's tennis team in a 6-1 MEAC road loss at South Carolina State University.
The Eagles only win came against Charleston, 4-3.

UP NEXT
Following this weekend's action, the Demon Deacons will head to Rome, Ga., for the next weekend's ACC Championships which will begin on Friday, April 23.

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Players Mentioned

Taha Baadi

Filippo Moroni

Eduardo Nava

Henri Squire

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