Wednesday, January 19
Winston-Salem, N.C.
3 P.M.
Wake Forest University
7
vs
0
Davidson
Wake Forest Starts Season 6-0
1/19/2022 7:52:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Demon Deacons begin the season 6-0 for the 15th time in program history.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The 10th-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team cruised past Davidson and Gardner-Webb Wednesday in doubleheader action, 7-0 and 7-0.
The first match saw Wake Forest (6-0) take down Davidson (0-1) in 7-0 fashion, before taking the 7-0 sweep over Gardner-Webb (0-1) in the second match.
In the first dual match, senior Siddhant Banthia clinched against Davidson at the No. 4 spot and Melios Efstathiou clinched the second match for the Deacs Wednesday night at the No. 2 singles position.
Graduate student Jurabek Karimov secured his first Demon Deacon victory at the No. 1 spot in the night cap, 6-3, 6-2.
Wake Forest is now 85-4 in home matches since the start of the 2016-17 season.
Quotable:
"It is good to get through both matches at 7-0 and not give up a set. The team is doing a good job focusing and locking in to compete and represent Wake Forest and our tennis program. The doubles is getting quality reps and picking up speed. It is good to get Jurabek Karimov back out in singles. He was a tad bit rusty at the beginning but he got it going at the end. Charlotte is a good team and we are excited to compete with them tomorrow." - Coach Bresky
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Davidson
In the first match, the doubles pair of Ben Draper and Matthew Thomson defeated Davidson's Nico Pinzon and Juan CP Gongora, 6-2.
Wake Forest's Siddhant Banthia and Juan Lopez de Azona paired up at the No. 3 doubles slot and took down Jerry Wang and Williamo Clark, 6-2 to clinch the fifth-straight doubles point of the year. Eduardo Nava and Taha Baadi's doubles match went unfinished, leading 6-2.
In singles action, Lopez, a sophomore, speedily won his match, 6-0, 6-1 over Luca Lovrich. Matthew Thomson quickly followed, as he was dominant over Nico Pinzon, 6-1, 6-1.
Banthia, the Pune, India native, clinched the match with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 win over Brooks Green.
The match would be played out, as Nava defeated Solares, 6-2, 6-1, and No. 100 Baadi claimed a win against Gongora, 6-3, 6-2. Rrezart Cungu picked up the final win, 6-3, 6-2, over Sam Kavarana.
Singles Results
1. Eduardo Nava (WF) def. Solares,Alejandro (DAV) 6-2, 6-1
2. #100 Taha Baadi (WF) def. Gongora,Juan CP (DAV) 6-3, 6-2
3. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. Kavarana,Sam (DAV) 6-3, 6-3
4. Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Green,Brooks (DAV) 6-3, 6-2
5. Matthew Thomson (WF) def. Pinzon,Nico (DAV) 6-1, 6-1
6. Juan Lopez de Azona (WF) def. Lovrich,Luca (DAV) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Results
1. Eduardo Nava/Taha Baadi (WF) vs. Kavarana,Sam/Solares,Alejandro (DAV) 5-3, unfinished
2. Matthew Thomson/Ben Draper (WF) def. Pinzon,Nico/Gongora,Juan CP (DAV) 6-2
3. Siddhant Banthia/Juan Lopez de Azona (WF) def. Wang,Jerry/Clark,William (DAV) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,5,4,1,2,3)
Official: Rebel Good T-2:00 A-102
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Gardner-Webb
The nightcap match began with a stifling attack from Thomson and Efstathiou in doubles, trouncing Numa Lemieux and Alex Lepine, 6-2. Nava and Moroni, defeated Sebastian Harris and Connor Enslin, 6-2, to clinch the doubles point for the Deacs in the second match of the day. The duo is 4-0 on the season.
The day's second round of singles play saw Moroni win in dominant fashion, 6-1, 6-1, giving Wake Forest a 2-0 advantage. Following that effort was No. 117 Maciag, who breezed to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Spring.
Efstathiou gave the Demon Deacons the clinching point, using a dominant run to earn a 6-1, 6-1 victory as the Deacs won their second match of the day. The rest of the singles matches of Lopez, Karimov and Cungu finished out following the clinch.
Singles Results
1. Jurabek Karimov (WF) def. VAN WYK,Chrisjan (GWUM) 6-3, 6-2
2. Melios Efstathiou (WF) def. HARRIS,Sebastian (GWUM) 6-1, 6-1
3. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. PUTTER,Victor (GWUM) 6-4, 6-2
4. #75 Filippo Moroni (WF) def. ENSLIN,Connor (GWUM) 6-1, 6-1
5. #117 Robert Maciag (WF) def. SPRING,John (GWUM) 6-1, 6-0
6. Juan Lopez de Azona (WF) def. BUTLER,Cathal (GWUM) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. Robert Maciag/Ben Draper (WF) vs. PUTTER,Victor/VAN WYK,Chrisjan (GWUM) 5-3, unfinished
2. Eduardo Nava/Filippo Moroni (WF) def. HARRIS,Sebastian/ENSLIN,Connor (GWUM) 6-2
3. Melios Efstathiou/Matthew Thomson (WF) def. LEMIEUX-MONETTE,Numa/LEPINE,Alex (GWUM) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,5,2,6,1,3)
Official: Rebel Good T-1:55 A-96
Up Next
Wake Forest is back on court on Thursday when it hosts Charlotte for a 5 p.m. ET start time in the Indoor Tennis Center.
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The first match saw Wake Forest (6-0) take down Davidson (0-1) in 7-0 fashion, before taking the 7-0 sweep over Gardner-Webb (0-1) in the second match.
In the first dual match, senior Siddhant Banthia clinched against Davidson at the No. 4 spot and Melios Efstathiou clinched the second match for the Deacs Wednesday night at the No. 2 singles position.
Graduate student Jurabek Karimov secured his first Demon Deacon victory at the No. 1 spot in the night cap, 6-3, 6-2.
Wake Forest is now 85-4 in home matches since the start of the 2016-17 season.
Quotable:
"It is good to get through both matches at 7-0 and not give up a set. The team is doing a good job focusing and locking in to compete and represent Wake Forest and our tennis program. The doubles is getting quality reps and picking up speed. It is good to get Jurabek Karimov back out in singles. He was a tad bit rusty at the beginning but he got it going at the end. Charlotte is a good team and we are excited to compete with them tomorrow." - Coach Bresky
--
Davidson
In the first match, the doubles pair of Ben Draper and Matthew Thomson defeated Davidson's Nico Pinzon and Juan CP Gongora, 6-2.
Wake Forest's Siddhant Banthia and Juan Lopez de Azona paired up at the No. 3 doubles slot and took down Jerry Wang and Williamo Clark, 6-2 to clinch the fifth-straight doubles point of the year. Eduardo Nava and Taha Baadi's doubles match went unfinished, leading 6-2.
In singles action, Lopez, a sophomore, speedily won his match, 6-0, 6-1 over Luca Lovrich. Matthew Thomson quickly followed, as he was dominant over Nico Pinzon, 6-1, 6-1.
Banthia, the Pune, India native, clinched the match with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 win over Brooks Green.
The match would be played out, as Nava defeated Solares, 6-2, 6-1, and No. 100 Baadi claimed a win against Gongora, 6-3, 6-2. Rrezart Cungu picked up the final win, 6-3, 6-2, over Sam Kavarana.
Singles Results
1. Eduardo Nava (WF) def. Solares,Alejandro (DAV) 6-2, 6-1
2. #100 Taha Baadi (WF) def. Gongora,Juan CP (DAV) 6-3, 6-2
3. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. Kavarana,Sam (DAV) 6-3, 6-3
4. Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Green,Brooks (DAV) 6-3, 6-2
5. Matthew Thomson (WF) def. Pinzon,Nico (DAV) 6-1, 6-1
6. Juan Lopez de Azona (WF) def. Lovrich,Luca (DAV) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Results
1. Eduardo Nava/Taha Baadi (WF) vs. Kavarana,Sam/Solares,Alejandro (DAV) 5-3, unfinished
2. Matthew Thomson/Ben Draper (WF) def. Pinzon,Nico/Gongora,Juan CP (DAV) 6-2
3. Siddhant Banthia/Juan Lopez de Azona (WF) def. Wang,Jerry/Clark,William (DAV) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,5,4,1,2,3)
Official: Rebel Good T-2:00 A-102
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Gardner-Webb
The nightcap match began with a stifling attack from Thomson and Efstathiou in doubles, trouncing Numa Lemieux and Alex Lepine, 6-2. Nava and Moroni, defeated Sebastian Harris and Connor Enslin, 6-2, to clinch the doubles point for the Deacs in the second match of the day. The duo is 4-0 on the season.
The day's second round of singles play saw Moroni win in dominant fashion, 6-1, 6-1, giving Wake Forest a 2-0 advantage. Following that effort was No. 117 Maciag, who breezed to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Spring.
Efstathiou gave the Demon Deacons the clinching point, using a dominant run to earn a 6-1, 6-1 victory as the Deacs won their second match of the day. The rest of the singles matches of Lopez, Karimov and Cungu finished out following the clinch.
Singles Results
1. Jurabek Karimov (WF) def. VAN WYK,Chrisjan (GWUM) 6-3, 6-2
2. Melios Efstathiou (WF) def. HARRIS,Sebastian (GWUM) 6-1, 6-1
3. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. PUTTER,Victor (GWUM) 6-4, 6-2
4. #75 Filippo Moroni (WF) def. ENSLIN,Connor (GWUM) 6-1, 6-1
5. #117 Robert Maciag (WF) def. SPRING,John (GWUM) 6-1, 6-0
6. Juan Lopez de Azona (WF) def. BUTLER,Cathal (GWUM) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. Robert Maciag/Ben Draper (WF) vs. PUTTER,Victor/VAN WYK,Chrisjan (GWUM) 5-3, unfinished
2. Eduardo Nava/Filippo Moroni (WF) def. HARRIS,Sebastian/ENSLIN,Connor (GWUM) 6-2
3. Melios Efstathiou/Matthew Thomson (WF) def. LEMIEUX-MONETTE,Numa/LEPINE,Alex (GWUM) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,5,2,6,1,3)
Official: Rebel Good T-1:55 A-96
Up Next
Wake Forest is back on court on Thursday when it hosts Charlotte for a 5 p.m. ET start time in the Indoor Tennis Center.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Solares,Alejandro / 0 [DAV]
21
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Gongora,Juan CP / 0 [DAV]
32
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Kavarana,Sam / 0 [DAV]
33
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Green,Brooks / 0 [DAV]
32
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Pinzon,Nico / 0 [DAV]
11
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Lovrich,Luca / 0 [DAV]
01
66
Order of Finish:
6,5,4,1,2,3
Players Mentioned
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