Saturday, January 15
Winston-Salem, N.C.
10 A.M.
Wake Forest University
7
vs
0
Coastal Carolina
Deacs Enjoy Shutout Saturday
1/15/2022 5:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Wake Forest moved to 83-4 in home matches since the start of the 2016-17 season.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The 10th-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team handily defeated Coastal Carolina and Elon Saturday in doubleheader matches, 7-0 and 7-0.
The morning match saw Wake Forest (4-0) run the table in 7-0 fashion against Coastal Carolina (0-1), before taking a 7-0 decision over Elon (0-1) in the afternoon.
In the first dual match, senior Rrezart Cungu clinched against Coastal Carolina at the No. 3 spot and Filippo Moroni clinched the second match for the Deacs Saturday at the No. 4 singles position.
Wake Forest is now 83-4 in home matches since the start of the 2016-17 season.
Quotable:
"Another good day. The team is doing a great job on these doubleheaders with how long these days are. It is tough mentally and physically. I feel like our doubles are getting better and better. I'm glad we got Rrezy (Rrezart Cungu) and Taha (Baadi) back to playing and it was good for them to get in matches. We are looking forward to getting Jurabek (Karimov) eligible and ready to go on Monday. We are making good progress and looking forward to another test on Monday. " - Coach Bresky
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Coastal Carolina
In the morning match, the doubles pair of Siddhant Banthia and Thomson defeated Coastal Carolina's Guilherme Toresan and Neil O'Connor, 6-2.
Wake Forest's Edurdo Nava and Filippo Moroni paired up at the No. 1 doubles slot and took down Federico Garnier and Diego Giraldo, 6-3 to clinch the third-straight doubles point of the year. Robert Maciag and Ben Draper's doubles match went unfinished, trailing 5-4.
In singles action, Thomson, a sophomore, speedily won his match, 6-3, 6-1 over Steve Mundt. No. 100 Taha Baadi was soon to follow, as he was victorious over Diego Giraldo, 6-2, 6-2.
Cungu, the Ulcinj, Montenegro native, clinched the season-opening match with a convincing 6-3, 6-1 win over the Chanticleer's Federico Garnier.
The match would be played out, as No. 117 Robert Maciag defeated Niccolo Rossi, 6-1, 6-1, and Juan Lopez de Azona claimed a win against Daiki Tanabe, 6-1, 6-2. Melios Efstathiou picked up a ranked win, 6-3, 6-2, over No. 46 Bastien Huon.
Singles Results
1. Melios Efstathiou (WF) def. #46 Huon, Bastien (CCU) 6-3, 6-2
2. #100 Taha Baadi (WF) def. Giraldo, Diego (CCU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. Garnier, Federico (CCU) 6-3, 6-1
4. #117 Robert Maciag (WF) def. Rossi, Niccolo (CCU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Juan Lopez de Azona (WF) def. Tanabe, Daiki (CCU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Matthew Thomson (WF) def. Mundt, Steve (CCU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles Results
1. Eduardo Nava/Filippo Moroni (WF) def. Garnier, Federico/Giraldo, Diego (CCU) 6-4
2. Ben Draper/Robert Maciag (WF) vs. Huon, Bastien/Rossi, Niccolo (CCU) 4-5, unfinished
3. Siddhant Banthia/Matthew Thomson (WF) def. Toresan, Guilherme/O'Connor, Neil (CCU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,2,3,4,5,1)
Official: Russ Parmele T-1:45 A-126
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Elon
The afternoon match began with a stifling attack from Nava and Moroni in doubles, trouncing Camilo Ponce and Kyle Frankel, 6-2. Draper and Maciag, defeated Nicholas Campbell and Chung-Han Tsai, 7-6 (3), to clinch the doubles point for the Deacs in the second match of the day. Banthia and Thomson's doubles match went unfinished, trailing 5-6 at the time of the clinch.
The day's second round of singles play saw Banthia win in dominant fashion, 6-3, 6-1, giving Wake Forest a 2-0 advantage. Following that effort was Nava, who breezed to a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Frankel.
Moroni gave the Demon Deacons the clinching point, using a dominant second set to earn a 7-5, 6-1 victory as the Deacs won their second match of the day. The rest of the singles matches of Cungu, Baadi and Maciag finished out following the clinch.
Singles Results
1. Eduardo Nava (WF) def. Kyle Frankel (ELON) 6-2, 6-3
2. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. Nicholas Campbell (ELON) 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-0
3. #100 Taha Baadi (WF) def. Nicholas Condos (ELON) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
4. #75 Filippo Moroni (WF) def. Chung-Han Tsai (ELON) 7-5, 6-1
5. Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Ben Zipay (ELON) 6-3, 6-1
6. #117 Robert Maciag (WF) def. Esteban Penagos (ELON) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
Doubles Results
1. Ben Draper/Robert Maciag (WF) def. Nicholas Campbell/Chung-Han Tsai (ELON) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Eduardo Nava/Filippo Moroni (WF) def. Camilo Ponce/Kyle Frankel (ELON) 6-2
3. Siddhant Banthia/Matthew Thomson (WF) vs. Nicholas Condos/Ben Zipay (ELON) 5-6, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,1,4,6,3,2)
Official: Matt Dolge A-106
Up Next
Wake Forest gets back on court on Monday when it hosts a doubleheader with Davidson and Gardner-Webb. The time is to be determined at the Indoor Tennis Center.
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The morning match saw Wake Forest (4-0) run the table in 7-0 fashion against Coastal Carolina (0-1), before taking a 7-0 decision over Elon (0-1) in the afternoon.
In the first dual match, senior Rrezart Cungu clinched against Coastal Carolina at the No. 3 spot and Filippo Moroni clinched the second match for the Deacs Saturday at the No. 4 singles position.
Wake Forest is now 83-4 in home matches since the start of the 2016-17 season.
Quotable:
"Another good day. The team is doing a great job on these doubleheaders with how long these days are. It is tough mentally and physically. I feel like our doubles are getting better and better. I'm glad we got Rrezy (Rrezart Cungu) and Taha (Baadi) back to playing and it was good for them to get in matches. We are looking forward to getting Jurabek (Karimov) eligible and ready to go on Monday. We are making good progress and looking forward to another test on Monday. " - Coach Bresky
--
Coastal Carolina
In the morning match, the doubles pair of Siddhant Banthia and Thomson defeated Coastal Carolina's Guilherme Toresan and Neil O'Connor, 6-2.
Wake Forest's Edurdo Nava and Filippo Moroni paired up at the No. 1 doubles slot and took down Federico Garnier and Diego Giraldo, 6-3 to clinch the third-straight doubles point of the year. Robert Maciag and Ben Draper's doubles match went unfinished, trailing 5-4.
In singles action, Thomson, a sophomore, speedily won his match, 6-3, 6-1 over Steve Mundt. No. 100 Taha Baadi was soon to follow, as he was victorious over Diego Giraldo, 6-2, 6-2.
Cungu, the Ulcinj, Montenegro native, clinched the season-opening match with a convincing 6-3, 6-1 win over the Chanticleer's Federico Garnier.
The match would be played out, as No. 117 Robert Maciag defeated Niccolo Rossi, 6-1, 6-1, and Juan Lopez de Azona claimed a win against Daiki Tanabe, 6-1, 6-2. Melios Efstathiou picked up a ranked win, 6-3, 6-2, over No. 46 Bastien Huon.
Singles Results
1. Melios Efstathiou (WF) def. #46 Huon, Bastien (CCU) 6-3, 6-2
2. #100 Taha Baadi (WF) def. Giraldo, Diego (CCU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. Garnier, Federico (CCU) 6-3, 6-1
4. #117 Robert Maciag (WF) def. Rossi, Niccolo (CCU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Juan Lopez de Azona (WF) def. Tanabe, Daiki (CCU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Matthew Thomson (WF) def. Mundt, Steve (CCU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles Results
1. Eduardo Nava/Filippo Moroni (WF) def. Garnier, Federico/Giraldo, Diego (CCU) 6-4
2. Ben Draper/Robert Maciag (WF) vs. Huon, Bastien/Rossi, Niccolo (CCU) 4-5, unfinished
3. Siddhant Banthia/Matthew Thomson (WF) def. Toresan, Guilherme/O'Connor, Neil (CCU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,2,3,4,5,1)
Official: Russ Parmele T-1:45 A-126
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Elon
The afternoon match began with a stifling attack from Nava and Moroni in doubles, trouncing Camilo Ponce and Kyle Frankel, 6-2. Draper and Maciag, defeated Nicholas Campbell and Chung-Han Tsai, 7-6 (3), to clinch the doubles point for the Deacs in the second match of the day. Banthia and Thomson's doubles match went unfinished, trailing 5-6 at the time of the clinch.
The day's second round of singles play saw Banthia win in dominant fashion, 6-3, 6-1, giving Wake Forest a 2-0 advantage. Following that effort was Nava, who breezed to a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Frankel.
Moroni gave the Demon Deacons the clinching point, using a dominant second set to earn a 7-5, 6-1 victory as the Deacs won their second match of the day. The rest of the singles matches of Cungu, Baadi and Maciag finished out following the clinch.
Singles Results
1. Eduardo Nava (WF) def. Kyle Frankel (ELON) 6-2, 6-3
2. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. Nicholas Campbell (ELON) 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-0
3. #100 Taha Baadi (WF) def. Nicholas Condos (ELON) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
4. #75 Filippo Moroni (WF) def. Chung-Han Tsai (ELON) 7-5, 6-1
5. Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Ben Zipay (ELON) 6-3, 6-1
6. #117 Robert Maciag (WF) def. Esteban Penagos (ELON) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
Doubles Results
1. Ben Draper/Robert Maciag (WF) def. Nicholas Campbell/Chung-Han Tsai (ELON) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Eduardo Nava/Filippo Moroni (WF) def. Camilo Ponce/Kyle Frankel (ELON) 6-2
3. Siddhant Banthia/Matthew Thomson (WF) vs. Nicholas Condos/Ben Zipay (ELON) 5-6, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,1,4,6,3,2)
Official: Matt Dolge A-106
Up Next
Wake Forest gets back on court on Monday when it hosts a doubleheader with Davidson and Gardner-Webb. The time is to be determined at the Indoor Tennis Center.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Huon, Bastien / 0 (46/-) [CCU]
32
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Giraldo, Diego / 0 [CCU]
22
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Garnier, Federico / 0 [CCU]
31
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Rossi, Niccolo / 0 [CCU]
11
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Tanabe, Daiki / 0 [CCU]
12
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Mundt, Steve / 0 [CCU]
31
66
Order of Finish:
6,2,3,4,5,1
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