Saturday, February 19
Seattle, WA
6:30 P.M.
Wake Forest University
0
vs
4
Ohio State (Quarterfinals)
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No. 6 Wake Forest Falls to No. 1 Ohio State in ITA National Indoors Quarterfinals
2/19/2022 9:13:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SEATTLE, Wash. – The No. 6 Wake Forest men's tennis team came up against a tough No. 1 Ohio State squad today in the Quarterfinals at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship in Seattle, falling 4-0 to the Buckeyes.
The Demon Deacons dropped to 14-4 overall with the loss and moved into the consolation draw at the event.
Quotable
"Our guys battled tough but props to Ohio State they came out early and put it to us. I thought we responded well by fighting in the second sets and setting up potential third set grinders. We will get some good rest tonight and prepare to take on Texas on Sunday. " - Coach Bresky
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How It Happened
Seeded No. 1 in the draw, Ohio State captured the doubles point with strong wins on courts one and three, with No. 1 Cash / Vocel topping Deacs No. 20 Siddhant Banthia / Jakob Schnaitter, 6-3 before Kingsley / Tracy beat Wake Forest's No. 19 Robert Maciag / Ben Draper 6-2 to suspend action on court two.
In singles, the Buckeyes claimed first sets on four courts, while the Deacs' had the early advantage on courts three and five. At the No. 6 spot, Banthia had his hands full with Ohio State's Robert Cash, who got the Buckeyes up 2-0 on a 6-2, 6-4 decision on that court.
Wake Forest continued to fight, with No. 71 Eduardo Nava battling back to force a third set on court two, although teammate No. 99 Jurabek Karimov was unable to extend his battle with No. 6 Matej Vocel, as Ohio State moved ahead 3-0 on a 6-2, 6-3 decision on court one. At the No. 4 spot, No. 108 Taha Baadi would lose his tangle with No. 11 JJ Tracy as Ohio State pocketed the victory 4-0 when Tracy nabbed the 7-5, 6-0 decision.
Singles Results
1. #6 Matej Vocel (OSU) def. #99 Jurabek Karimov (WF) 6-2, 6-3
2. #71 Eduardo Nava (WF) vs. #16 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) 4-6, 5-5 (Unfinished)
3. #35 Filippo Moroni (WF) vs Jake Van Emburgh (OSU) 7-5, 4-4 (Unfinished)
4. #11 JJ Tracy (OSU) def. #118 Taha Baadi (WF) 7-5, 6-0
5. Jakob Schnaitter (WF) vs #36 James Trotter (OSU) 7-6 (5), 3-2 (Unfinished)
6. Robert Cash (OSU) def. Siddhant Banthia (WF) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles Results
1. #1 Vocel/Cash (OSU) def. #20 Siddhant Banthia/Jakob Schnaitter (WF) 6-3
2. Eduardo Nava/Matthew Thomson (WF) vs #2 Boulais/Trotter (OSU) 4-5
3. Kingsley/Tracy (OSU) def. #19 Ben Draper/Robert Maciag (WF) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,1,4)
Up Next
Wake Forest now moves into the consolation bracket, facing No. 13 seed Texas Sunday (Feb. 20) at 12 p.m. at Lloyd Nordstrom Tennis Center.
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The Demon Deacons dropped to 14-4 overall with the loss and moved into the consolation draw at the event.
Quotable
"Our guys battled tough but props to Ohio State they came out early and put it to us. I thought we responded well by fighting in the second sets and setting up potential third set grinders. We will get some good rest tonight and prepare to take on Texas on Sunday. " - Coach Bresky
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How It Happened
Seeded No. 1 in the draw, Ohio State captured the doubles point with strong wins on courts one and three, with No. 1 Cash / Vocel topping Deacs No. 20 Siddhant Banthia / Jakob Schnaitter, 6-3 before Kingsley / Tracy beat Wake Forest's No. 19 Robert Maciag / Ben Draper 6-2 to suspend action on court two.
In singles, the Buckeyes claimed first sets on four courts, while the Deacs' had the early advantage on courts three and five. At the No. 6 spot, Banthia had his hands full with Ohio State's Robert Cash, who got the Buckeyes up 2-0 on a 6-2, 6-4 decision on that court.
Wake Forest continued to fight, with No. 71 Eduardo Nava battling back to force a third set on court two, although teammate No. 99 Jurabek Karimov was unable to extend his battle with No. 6 Matej Vocel, as Ohio State moved ahead 3-0 on a 6-2, 6-3 decision on court one. At the No. 4 spot, No. 108 Taha Baadi would lose his tangle with No. 11 JJ Tracy as Ohio State pocketed the victory 4-0 when Tracy nabbed the 7-5, 6-0 decision.
Singles Results
1. #6 Matej Vocel (OSU) def. #99 Jurabek Karimov (WF) 6-2, 6-3
2. #71 Eduardo Nava (WF) vs. #16 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) 4-6, 5-5 (Unfinished)
3. #35 Filippo Moroni (WF) vs Jake Van Emburgh (OSU) 7-5, 4-4 (Unfinished)
4. #11 JJ Tracy (OSU) def. #118 Taha Baadi (WF) 7-5, 6-0
5. Jakob Schnaitter (WF) vs #36 James Trotter (OSU) 7-6 (5), 3-2 (Unfinished)
6. Robert Cash (OSU) def. Siddhant Banthia (WF) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles Results
1. #1 Vocel/Cash (OSU) def. #20 Siddhant Banthia/Jakob Schnaitter (WF) 6-3
2. Eduardo Nava/Matthew Thomson (WF) vs #2 Boulais/Trotter (OSU) 4-5
3. Kingsley/Tracy (OSU) def. #19 Ben Draper/Robert Maciag (WF) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,1,4)
Up Next
Wake Forest now moves into the consolation bracket, facing No. 13 seed Texas Sunday (Feb. 20) at 12 p.m. at Lloyd Nordstrom 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
Matej Vocel / 0 (6/-) [OSU]
66
23
#2 Singles Match
123
Cannon Kingsley / 0 (16/-) [OSU]
650
45UF
#3 Singles Match
123
Jake Van Emburgh / 0 [OSU]
540
74UF
#4 Singles Match
12
JJ Tracy / 0 (11/-) [OSU]
76
50
#5 Singles Match
123
James Trotter / 0 [OSU]
620
73UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Robert Cash / 0 [OSU]
66
24
Order of Finish:
6,1,4
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