Demon Deacons Set to Host Wake Forest Invitational

Friday, October 28

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Wake Forest University

Wake Forest Invitational

10/27/2022 5:41:00 PM | Men's Tennis

The Deacs return to Winston-Salem for their annual tournament.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest men's tennis team will return home to host the Wake Forest Invitational Friday at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.

Action will begin at 9 a.m. each morning (Friday-Sunday), and results can be viewed HERE.

Players will be divided up into singles draws of 16 players and doubles draws of eight teams with the brackets being in compass draw format.

Of note, each player will be guaranteed at least three singles and three doubles matches throughout the course of the event.

Friday will feature a pair of rounds of doubles play to open the morning, with the first round of singles action getting under way in the afternoon.

Saturday will consist of two full rounds of singles action, with the main and backdraw championships for all singles and doubles flights being played on Sunday.

Last Time Out

Behind a stellar doubles run from junior Filippo Moroni and senior Juan Lopez de Azcona, the Wake Forest men's tennis team concluded play at the ITA Carolina Regionals Tuesday.
The Demon Deacons were led by Moroni and Lopez de Azcona as the dynamic duo recorded a 5-0 record in doubles play before falling to Rafael Iziquierdo Luque and Joseph Wayand of NC State in the finals.
Moroni and Lopez de Azcona's run included a 7-5, 1-6 [10-7] victory over Karl Poling and Peter Murphy of North Carolina, as well as a 6-4, 4-6 [10-8] victory over Robin Catry and Luca Staeheli of NC State.
In singles action, senior Melios Efstathiou reached the quarterfinals before suffering a 6-3, 6-4 loss to eventual champion, Casey Hoole of South Carolina.
Other notable Demon Deacon performances included senior Matthew Thomson and junior Luciano Tacchi's run to the round of 16 in doubles action, as well as freshman Bozo Barun, Thomson and Tacchi's run to the round of 32 in singles action.
Of note, Barun, Thomson and Tacchi all posted a 2-1 mark in main draw singles play. As a team, the Deacs recorded a 10-9 record in singles main draw action and a 7-4 mark in doubles play for the tournament.

Looking Ahead
After hosting the Wake Forest Invitational, the Demon Deacons will compete in a series of International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournaments to conclude the 2022 fall campaign.