Saturday, February 26
Winston-Salem, N.C.
1 P.M.
Wake Forest University
vs
Boston College
Deacs Open Conference Play Against Boston College in Home Doubleheader
2/25/2022 3:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Following a trip to the ITA Indoor Championships in Seattle, Wake Forest men's tennis is back in action this Saturday (Feb. 26) for the seventh home doubleheader of the regular season.
Wake Forest is slated to compete outdoors for the first time in its 2022 spring campaign.
The Demon Deacons host the first ACC competition of the season, bringing in Boston College (3-2, 0-0 ACC) and UNC Greensboro (2-4, SoCon) as weekend opponents, hosting the former at 1 p.m. and rounding out the afternoon against UNCG.
In its most recent appearance, Wake Forest picked up two ranked wins over No. 9 Georgia and No. 14 Texas in Seattle, improving the overall record to 15-4 with a 13-0 clip at home.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Live video can be found via Playsight while the live stats can be found here.
MATCH TIMES
#6 Wake Forest 4, #14 Texas 2
Wake Forest defeated then-14th-ranked Texas in consolation, 4-2 to cap off the ITA Indoor National Championships in Seattle. The Deacs clinched the match when sophomore No. 35 Filippo Moroni won a three-set battle over Texas' Eliot Spizzirri, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. Moroni earned his second clinch of the weekend in come-from-behind action.
Texas took the doubles point, with a 6-3 win by Eliot Spizzirri and Richard Ciamarra on court three over the 19th-ranked pairing of Ben Draper and Robert Maciag. That preceded a 6-1 victory on court two by Micah Braswell and Chih Chi Huang to give the Longhorns the early 1-0 advantage.
In singles action, Wake Forest split the first sets, with graduates Jakob Schnaitter, No. 71 Eduardo Nava and junior No. 118 Taha Baadi winning their first sets. Wake Forest's first singles win came on court six, as Schnaitter picked up a 6-4, 6-4 win over Evin McDonald.
Junior #118 Baadi was the next Deac to claim a singles victory, as he went two sets with No. 75 Richard Ciamarra and won 6-3, 6-3, taking the first lead, 2-1.
Texas earned their first singles victory on court one with a win over No. 51 Melios Efstathiou, 6-4, 6-3.
Moroni's clinch came on court four battling back to take the final two sets and send the Deacs home with two wins over the weekend.
HOME DOMINANCE
Since head coach Tony Bresky took over the reins in 2011, the Wake Forest men's tennis team has boasted a 162-23 mark in Winston-Salem. Since the 2016-17 season, the Demon Deacons have posted a remarkable 92-4 record in the friendly confines of the Wake Forest Tennis Complex.
NEW RANKINGS
On Wednesday (Feb. 23), per updated national rankings released by the International Tennis Association (ITA), Wake Forest as a team was ranked No. 8 and continued to see familiar names placed among the lists of singles and doubles.
SINGLES
Wake Forest will pack up and head to Florida, for a weekend road trip at No. 35 Miami (Mar. 4) and No. 24 Florida State (Mar. 6). First serves will be at 4 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Wake Forest is slated to compete outdoors for the first time in its 2022 spring campaign.
The Demon Deacons host the first ACC competition of the season, bringing in Boston College (3-2, 0-0 ACC) and UNC Greensboro (2-4, SoCon) as weekend opponents, hosting the former at 1 p.m. and rounding out the afternoon against UNCG.
In its most recent appearance, Wake Forest picked up two ranked wins over No. 9 Georgia and No. 14 Texas in Seattle, improving the overall record to 15-4 with a 13-0 clip at home.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Live video can be found via Playsight while the live stats can be found here.
MATCH TIMES
- Saturday (Feb. 25) - Boston College - 1 p.m.
- Saturday (Feb. 25) - UNG Greensboro - 4 p.m.
#6 Wake Forest 4, #14 Texas 2
Wake Forest defeated then-14th-ranked Texas in consolation, 4-2 to cap off the ITA Indoor National Championships in Seattle. The Deacs clinched the match when sophomore No. 35 Filippo Moroni won a three-set battle over Texas' Eliot Spizzirri, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. Moroni earned his second clinch of the weekend in come-from-behind action.
Texas took the doubles point, with a 6-3 win by Eliot Spizzirri and Richard Ciamarra on court three over the 19th-ranked pairing of Ben Draper and Robert Maciag. That preceded a 6-1 victory on court two by Micah Braswell and Chih Chi Huang to give the Longhorns the early 1-0 advantage.
In singles action, Wake Forest split the first sets, with graduates Jakob Schnaitter, No. 71 Eduardo Nava and junior No. 118 Taha Baadi winning their first sets. Wake Forest's first singles win came on court six, as Schnaitter picked up a 6-4, 6-4 win over Evin McDonald.
Junior #118 Baadi was the next Deac to claim a singles victory, as he went two sets with No. 75 Richard Ciamarra and won 6-3, 6-3, taking the first lead, 2-1.
Texas earned their first singles victory on court one with a win over No. 51 Melios Efstathiou, 6-4, 6-3.
Moroni's clinch came on court four battling back to take the final two sets and send the Deacs home with two wins over the weekend.
HOME DOMINANCE
Since head coach Tony Bresky took over the reins in 2011, the Wake Forest men's tennis team has boasted a 162-23 mark in Winston-Salem. Since the 2016-17 season, the Demon Deacons have posted a remarkable 92-4 record in the friendly confines of the Wake Forest Tennis Complex.
NEW RANKINGS
On Wednesday (Feb. 23), per updated national rankings released by the International Tennis Association (ITA), Wake Forest as a team was ranked No. 8 and continued to see familiar names placed among the lists of singles and doubles.
SINGLES
- No. 35 - Filippo Moroni
- No. 62 - Eduardo Nava
- No. 65 - Jurabek Karimov
- No. 77 Melios Efstathiou
- No. 28 - Siddhant Banthia/Jakob Schnaitter
- No. 31 - Siddhant Banthia/Juan Lopez de Azcona
Wake Forest will pack up and head to Florida, for a weekend road trip at No. 35 Miami (Mar. 4) and No. 24 Florida State (Mar. 6). First serves will be at 4 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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