Thursday, January 20
Winston-Salem, N.C.
5 P.M.
Wake Forest University
6
vs
1
Charlotte
Demon Deacons Top 49ers, 6-1
1/20/2022 7:23:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Wake Forest begins the season 7-0 for the ninth time in program history.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The 10th-ranked Wake Forest men's team was victorious at home Thursday, winning its 7th-straight match, 6-1 over Charlotte at the Indoor Tennis Center.
Senior Siddhant Banthia clinched the match for Wake Forest (7-0), defeating Charlotte's Vasco Prata in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
Banthia and Jurabek Karimov defeated Abhiumanyu Vannemredd and Luke Thomson, 6-2. The Wake Forest doubles clinch came on court 2, as Eduardo Nava and Matthew Thomson topped Thomas Brown and Mikhail Sokolovsky, 6-3, it is the seventh-straight doubles clinch of the year.
The Wake Forest men's tennis team has boasted a 156-23 mark in Winston-Salem. Since the 2016-17 season, the Demon Deacons have posted a remarkable 86-4 record at home.
Quotable:
"It was a good day and I thought we competed well. We are building intensity and looking forward to playing Tennessee on Tuesday to see how they stack against the nations No. 1. We played well in doubles against a good Charlotte team. In singles, I saw a lot of good things and I am excited to build upon this great start to the season and look forward to Tennessee." - Coach Bresky
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How It Happened
To start the day, the Deacs opened with the doubles point for the seventh-time this season. Banthia and Karimov defeated Abhiumanyu Vannemredd and Luke Thomson, 6-2.
The clinch came on court 2, as Nava and Thomson topped Thomas Brown and Mikhail Sokolovsky, 6-3. Ben Draper and Robert Maciag went unfinished after finishing 5-5 against No. 9-ranked Stefanos Savva and Coy Simon.
In singles action, Efstathiou improved the Deacs lead to 2-0, defeating Sokolovsky in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. Playing at the No. 1 singles position, Nava's speed and agility were on full display Thursday, as he took down Brown of Charlotte in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1.
After a dominant, 6-3 first set win by Banthia over Charlotte's Vasco Prata, Banthia took the second set on court six of singles, 6-3, to clinch the match.
Singles Results
1. Eduardo Nava (WF) def. Thomas Brown (CLT) 6-2, 6-1
2. Melios Efstathiou (WF) def. Mikhail Sokolovskiy (CLT) 6-1, 6-2
3. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. Stefanos Savva (CLT) 7-6 (8-6), 6-0
4. Coy Simon (CLT) def. #100 Taha Baadi (WF) 6-4, 6-4
5. #75 Filippo Moroni (WF) def. Abhimanyu Vannemredd (CLT) 6-2, 6-4
6. Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Vasco Prata (CLT) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. Robert Maciag/Ben Draper (WF) vs. #9 Coy Simon/Stefanos Savva (CLT) 5-5, unfinished
2. Eduardo Nava/Matthew Thomson (WF) def. Thomas Brown/Mikhail Sokolovskiy (CLT) 6-3
3. Jurabek Karimov/Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Abhimanyu Vannemredd/Luke Thomson (CLT) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,1,6,3,5,4)
Official: Russ Parmele T-2:15 A-87
Up Next
Wake Forest is back on court Tuesday when it travels to No. 1 Tennessee for a 1 p.m. ET showdown start time in the Goodfriend Tennis Center.
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Senior Siddhant Banthia clinched the match for Wake Forest (7-0), defeating Charlotte's Vasco Prata in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
Banthia and Jurabek Karimov defeated Abhiumanyu Vannemredd and Luke Thomson, 6-2. The Wake Forest doubles clinch came on court 2, as Eduardo Nava and Matthew Thomson topped Thomas Brown and Mikhail Sokolovsky, 6-3, it is the seventh-straight doubles clinch of the year.
The Wake Forest men's tennis team has boasted a 156-23 mark in Winston-Salem. Since the 2016-17 season, the Demon Deacons have posted a remarkable 86-4 record at home.
Quotable:
"It was a good day and I thought we competed well. We are building intensity and looking forward to playing Tennessee on Tuesday to see how they stack against the nations No. 1. We played well in doubles against a good Charlotte team. In singles, I saw a lot of good things and I am excited to build upon this great start to the season and look forward to Tennessee." - Coach Bresky
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How It Happened
To start the day, the Deacs opened with the doubles point for the seventh-time this season. Banthia and Karimov defeated Abhiumanyu Vannemredd and Luke Thomson, 6-2.
The clinch came on court 2, as Nava and Thomson topped Thomas Brown and Mikhail Sokolovsky, 6-3. Ben Draper and Robert Maciag went unfinished after finishing 5-5 against No. 9-ranked Stefanos Savva and Coy Simon.
In singles action, Efstathiou improved the Deacs lead to 2-0, defeating Sokolovsky in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. Playing at the No. 1 singles position, Nava's speed and agility were on full display Thursday, as he took down Brown of Charlotte in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1.
After a dominant, 6-3 first set win by Banthia over Charlotte's Vasco Prata, Banthia took the second set on court six of singles, 6-3, to clinch the match.
Singles Results
1. Eduardo Nava (WF) def. Thomas Brown (CLT) 6-2, 6-1
2. Melios Efstathiou (WF) def. Mikhail Sokolovskiy (CLT) 6-1, 6-2
3. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. Stefanos Savva (CLT) 7-6 (8-6), 6-0
4. Coy Simon (CLT) def. #100 Taha Baadi (WF) 6-4, 6-4
5. #75 Filippo Moroni (WF) def. Abhimanyu Vannemredd (CLT) 6-2, 6-4
6. Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Vasco Prata (CLT) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. Robert Maciag/Ben Draper (WF) vs. #9 Coy Simon/Stefanos Savva (CLT) 5-5, unfinished
2. Eduardo Nava/Matthew Thomson (WF) def. Thomas Brown/Mikhail Sokolovskiy (CLT) 6-3
3. Jurabek Karimov/Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Abhimanyu Vannemredd/Luke Thomson (CLT) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,1,6,3,5,4)
Official: Russ Parmele T-2:15 A-87
Up Next
Wake Forest is back on court Tuesday when it travels to No. 1 Tennessee for a 1 p.m. ET showdown start time in the Goodfriend Tennis Center.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Thomas Brown / 0 [CLT]
21
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Mikhail Sokolovskiy / 0 [CLT]
12
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Stefanos Savva / 0 [CLT]
60
76
#4 Singles Match
12
Coy Simon / 0 [CLT]
66
44
#5 Singles Match
12
Abhimanyu Vannemredd / 0 [CLT]
24
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Vasco Prata / 0 [CLT]
33
66
Order of Finish:
2,1,6,3,5,4
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