Friday, January 28
Winston-Salem, N.C.
5 P.M.
Wake Forest University
4
vs
3
Michigan
Moroni Pushes the Deacs Past No. 16 Michigan at the ITA Kickoff
1/28/2022 10:48:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Sophomore Filippo Moroni clinches the thrilling match to advance Wake Forest past Michigan to the second round of the ITA Kickoff Weekend, 4-3.
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – With the match coming down to Filippo Moroni for a second consecutive match, the No. 10 Wake Forest men's tennis team battled back to advance past No. 16 Michigan, 4-3 Saturday afternoon.
The win over the Wolverines (2-1) marks Wake Forest's (8-1) first ranked victory of the young season.
Match point came down to court four, where sophomore Filippo Moroni won a third-set thriller to spark celebration inside the Wake Forest Tennis Center and give Wake Forest its eighth win of the year.
Quotable
"It was a big battle. I thought we played good doubles but it didn't go our way, we lost a couple of tiebreakers. It was better for us to lose because it challenged us to come back. The team showed a lot of toughness across the board. It was awesome to see Filippo Moroni in the last match again. He handled like a champ and learned from last time against Tennessee. We are excited and now we have to rest up a little bit. We have another challenge in Notre Dame tomorrow.
The crowd was phenomenal. I have said this for the past couple of years that we have the best fans in the country as a program. It helps a ton as it inspires the team. Hopefully everyone comes out tomorrow because we will need them." - Coach Bresky
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How It Happened
After splitting the opening two sets, No. 75 Moroni battled in set three as he and No. 43 Gavin Young of Michigan each held serve before Moroni found the much anticipated break. Moroni took the match-deciding third set, 6-3 to win 7-6 (10-8), 3-6, 6-3.
The Deacs dropped the doubles point for the first time all season, but would fall in a couple of tiebreakers, Wake Forest was able to claim wins on four singles courts to win in exhilarating fashion.
Robert Maciag and graduate student Ben Draper cruised past Michigan's Gavin Young and Will Cooksey, 6-4 on court three to begin doubles action. Wake Forest's Eduardo Nava and Matthew Thomson dropped a tight battle, 7-6 (2) to Patrick Maloney and Nick Beaty, while No. 43 Nino Ehrenschneider and Andrew Fenty of the Wolverines defeated No. 19 Siddhant Banthia and Jakob Schnaitter, 7-6 (3).
To start singles play, No. 100 Taha Baadi handedly took down Beaty, 6-3, 6-3 to tie the match at 1-1. An early break in set one set the tone for the remainder of the match on court six.
At the No. 5 singles position, No. 85 Schnaitter topped Nino Ehrenschneider 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. Schnaitter used a dominant third set to even the match up at 2-2 after Michigan gained the lead again at No. 1.
Michigan regained the lead again, taking the victory at No. 2. Playing at the No. 3 singles slot was Melios Efstathiou, who defeated Michigan's No. 67 Patrick Maloney, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1. At the beginning of the third set, Efstathiou got a key break which aided in securing a straight-sets victory and tying the match up at 3-3.
Singles Results
1. Andrew Fenty (UM) def. Jurabek Karimov (WF) 6-3, 6-3
2. Jacob Bickersteth (UM) def. Eduardo Nava (WF) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Melios Efstathiou (WF) def. #67 Patrick Maloney (UM) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
4. #75 Filippo Moroni (WF) def. #43 Gavin Young (UM) 7-6, 3-6, 6-3
5. #85 Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. Nino Ehrenschneider (UM) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
6.#100 Taha Baadi (WF) def. Nick Beaty (UM) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. #43 Nino Ehrenschneider/Andrew Fenty (MICH) def. #19 Siddhant Banthia/Jakob Schnaitter (WF) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Patrick Maloney/Nick Beaty (MICH) def. Eduardo Nava/Matthew Thomson (WF) 7-6 (7-2)
3. Ben Draper/Robert Maciag (WF) def. Gavin Young/Will Cooksey (MICH) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,1,5,2,3,4)
Official: Matthew Dogle T-3:25 A-486
Up Next
Wake Forest is set to face off with Notre Dame on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. to secure a spot in the ITA Indoor National Championships, scheduled for Feb. 18-21 in Seattle, Wash.
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The win over the Wolverines (2-1) marks Wake Forest's (8-1) first ranked victory of the young season.
Match point came down to court four, where sophomore Filippo Moroni won a third-set thriller to spark celebration inside the Wake Forest Tennis Center and give Wake Forest its eighth win of the year.
Quotable
"It was a big battle. I thought we played good doubles but it didn't go our way, we lost a couple of tiebreakers. It was better for us to lose because it challenged us to come back. The team showed a lot of toughness across the board. It was awesome to see Filippo Moroni in the last match again. He handled like a champ and learned from last time against Tennessee. We are excited and now we have to rest up a little bit. We have another challenge in Notre Dame tomorrow.
The crowd was phenomenal. I have said this for the past couple of years that we have the best fans in the country as a program. It helps a ton as it inspires the team. Hopefully everyone comes out tomorrow because we will need them." - Coach Bresky
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How It Happened
After splitting the opening two sets, No. 75 Moroni battled in set three as he and No. 43 Gavin Young of Michigan each held serve before Moroni found the much anticipated break. Moroni took the match-deciding third set, 6-3 to win 7-6 (10-8), 3-6, 6-3.
The Deacs dropped the doubles point for the first time all season, but would fall in a couple of tiebreakers, Wake Forest was able to claim wins on four singles courts to win in exhilarating fashion.
Robert Maciag and graduate student Ben Draper cruised past Michigan's Gavin Young and Will Cooksey, 6-4 on court three to begin doubles action. Wake Forest's Eduardo Nava and Matthew Thomson dropped a tight battle, 7-6 (2) to Patrick Maloney and Nick Beaty, while No. 43 Nino Ehrenschneider and Andrew Fenty of the Wolverines defeated No. 19 Siddhant Banthia and Jakob Schnaitter, 7-6 (3).
To start singles play, No. 100 Taha Baadi handedly took down Beaty, 6-3, 6-3 to tie the match at 1-1. An early break in set one set the tone for the remainder of the match on court six.
At the No. 5 singles position, No. 85 Schnaitter topped Nino Ehrenschneider 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. Schnaitter used a dominant third set to even the match up at 2-2 after Michigan gained the lead again at No. 1.
Michigan regained the lead again, taking the victory at No. 2. Playing at the No. 3 singles slot was Melios Efstathiou, who defeated Michigan's No. 67 Patrick Maloney, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1. At the beginning of the third set, Efstathiou got a key break which aided in securing a straight-sets victory and tying the match up at 3-3.
Singles Results
1. Andrew Fenty (UM) def. Jurabek Karimov (WF) 6-3, 6-3
2. Jacob Bickersteth (UM) def. Eduardo Nava (WF) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Melios Efstathiou (WF) def. #67 Patrick Maloney (UM) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
4. #75 Filippo Moroni (WF) def. #43 Gavin Young (UM) 7-6, 3-6, 6-3
5. #85 Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. Nino Ehrenschneider (UM) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
6.#100 Taha Baadi (WF) def. Nick Beaty (UM) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. #43 Nino Ehrenschneider/Andrew Fenty (MICH) def. #19 Siddhant Banthia/Jakob Schnaitter (WF) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Patrick Maloney/Nick Beaty (MICH) def. Eduardo Nava/Matthew Thomson (WF) 7-6 (7-2)
3. Ben Draper/Robert Maciag (WF) def. Gavin Young/Will Cooksey (MICH) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,1,5,2,3,4)
Official: Matthew Dogle T-3:25 A-486
Up Next
Wake Forest is set to face off with Notre Dame on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. to secure a spot in the ITA Indoor National Championships, scheduled for Feb. 18-21 in Seattle, Wash.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
1
Nino Ehrenschneider/ Andrew Fenty (43/-) [MICH]
7
6
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Andrew Fenty / 0 [MICH]
66
33
#2 Singles Match
123
Jacob Bickersteth / 0 [MICH]
466
632
#3 Singles Match
123
Patrick Maloney / 0 (67/-) [MICH]
561
736
#4 Singles Match
123
Gavin Young / 0 (43/-) [MICH]
663
736
#5 Singles Match
123
Nino Ehrenschneider / 0 [MICH]
261
646
#6 Singles Match
12
Nick Beaty / 0 [MICH]
33
66
Order of Finish:
6,1,5,2,3,4
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