Sunday, February 6
Winston-Salem, N.C.
1 P.M.
Wake Forest University
4
vs
3
Georgia
No. 10 Wake Forest Holds Off No. 7 Georgia’s Rally in Sunday Sweep
2/6/2022 6:42:00 PM | Men's Tennis
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Graduate student Jakob Schnaitter won a clutch match to clinch the match point as the 10th-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team downed No. 7 Georgia, 4-3, and NC Central, 6-1 on Sunday at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center.
The win was the Deacs (13-1) first over a top-10 opponent this season and third-straight over Georgia (3-1) in a series dating back to 1972. The Deacs improved their already impressive record at home to 92-4 since the 2017 season with two wins.
No. 85 Schnaitter picked up the clutch three-set clinch in the first match over No. 7 Georgia. Against NC Central, No. 117 Robert Maciag gathered that honor to roll past the Eagles.
Quotable
"Started the day off in a battle. I knew we were ready and excited to go. I thought we played solid doubles points. Filippo Moroni had five match points to make a 4-0 win. You have to give a lot of credit to Georgia for a lot of heart and not giving up. They made it tough at the end winning four three-setters but we were able to pull out one of them in the end. Credit to the team for being tough and battling hard. It is a rough turnaround playing the afternoon match after playing in an emotional match. The team did a great job taking care of business and being professional. It is good to get a couple wins. We have a couple tough road tests next weekend." - Coach Bresky
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No. 7 Georgia
In doubles, Wake Forest got the early jump on the Bulldogs as the No. 19 duo of Schnaitter and Siddhant Banthia dominated the 21st-ranked tandem of Trent Bryde and Philip Henning, 6-1, on court one.
Wake Forest quickly finished the doubles up as Robert Maciag and Ben Draper took down Blake Croyder and Erik Grevelius, 6-4, at No. 3. The Deacs took the early 1-0 advantage.
Wake Forest almost immediately doubled their score at 2-0 as Melios Efstathiou defeated No. 62 Trent Bryde, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 on court two.
At No. 5, Georgia cut the Demon Deacon lead to 2-1. After battling through a three set battle No. 100 Taha Baadi dropped his match 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 against No. 110 Blake Croyder.
Following Georgia's first point, Nava earned his 8th singles win to put Wake Forest on the verge of clinching the match at the No. 3 position. Nava rolled past No. 32 Hamish Stewart, 6-3, 7-5, capturing the only straight-set victory.
Within minutes, Georgia rallied to tie things up at 3-3 with tight battles on courts one and four.
With Georgia on the brink of clinching, Schnaitter activated his clutch gene forcing a third set in tiebreaker 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5).
Even at 3-3 in the second, Schnitter held serve, won a massive service break and held to clinch over Miguel Perez Pena 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-3.
Singles Results
1. #23 Philip Henning (UGA) def. Jurabek Karimov (WF) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
2. Melios Efstathiou (WF) def. #62 Trent Bryde (UGA) 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
3. Eduardo Nava (WF) def. #32 Hamish Stewart (UGA) 6-2, 7-5
4. Tristan Mccormick (UGA) def. #75 Filippo Moroni (WF) 0-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-1)
5. #110 Blake Croyder (UGA) def. #100 Taha Baadi (WF) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
6. #85 Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. Miguel Perez Pena (UGA) 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
Doubles Results
1. #19 Siddhant Banthia/Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. #21 Trent Bryde/Philip Henning (UGA) 6-1
2. Eduardo Nava/Matthew Thomson (WF) vs. Tristan Mccormick/Hamish Stewart (UGA) 5-4, unfinished
3. Robert Maciag/Ben Draper (WF) def. Blake Croyder/Erik Grevelius (UGA) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,5,3,1,4,6)
Official: Rebel Good T-3:35 A-475
NC Central
Doubles was dominant for the Deacs, with the Wake Forest duo of Maciag and Thomson cruising on court one, 6-0, and at the No. 2 position, Banthia and Juan Lopez de Azcona clinched a 6-4 win and the doubles point for the Deacs.
In singles the Deacs made quick work of the Eagles with Draper, Thomson and Maciag earning straight-set victories in quick succession to clinch the match at 4-0.
Straight-set dominance from Banthia and Lopez for the 13th win on the season.
Singles Results
1. Miles Clark (NCCU) def. Rrezart Cungu (WF) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-2)
2. Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Amit Baran (NCCU) 6-2, 6-1
3. #117 Robert Maciag (WF) def. Sebastian Pino (NCCU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Juan Lopez de Azona (WF) def. Oliver Saarinen (NCCU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Matthew Thomson (WF) def. Shaka Cristellotti (NCCU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Ben Draper (WF) def. Laquon Gilchrist (NCCU) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Results
1. Jurabek Karimov/Ben Draper (WF) vs. Amit Baran/Miles Clark (NCCU) 4-5, unfinished
2. Siddhant Banthia/Juan Lopez de Azona (WF) def. Sebastian Pino/Oliver Saarinen (NCCU) 6-4
3. Robert Maciag/Matthew Thomson (WF) def. Shaka Cristellotti/Laquon Gilchrist (NCCU) 6-0
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.
Up Next
The Deacs will hit the road for two high profile matches as they travel to No. 13 South Carolina Thursday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. ET and No. 5 Ohio State Sunday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. ET.
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The win was the Deacs (13-1) first over a top-10 opponent this season and third-straight over Georgia (3-1) in a series dating back to 1972. The Deacs improved their already impressive record at home to 92-4 since the 2017 season with two wins.
No. 85 Schnaitter picked up the clutch three-set clinch in the first match over No. 7 Georgia. Against NC Central, No. 117 Robert Maciag gathered that honor to roll past the Eagles.
Quotable
"Started the day off in a battle. I knew we were ready and excited to go. I thought we played solid doubles points. Filippo Moroni had five match points to make a 4-0 win. You have to give a lot of credit to Georgia for a lot of heart and not giving up. They made it tough at the end winning four three-setters but we were able to pull out one of them in the end. Credit to the team for being tough and battling hard. It is a rough turnaround playing the afternoon match after playing in an emotional match. The team did a great job taking care of business and being professional. It is good to get a couple wins. We have a couple tough road tests next weekend." - Coach Bresky
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No. 7 Georgia
In doubles, Wake Forest got the early jump on the Bulldogs as the No. 19 duo of Schnaitter and Siddhant Banthia dominated the 21st-ranked tandem of Trent Bryde and Philip Henning, 6-1, on court one.
Wake Forest quickly finished the doubles up as Robert Maciag and Ben Draper took down Blake Croyder and Erik Grevelius, 6-4, at No. 3. The Deacs took the early 1-0 advantage.
Wake Forest almost immediately doubled their score at 2-0 as Melios Efstathiou defeated No. 62 Trent Bryde, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 on court two.
At No. 5, Georgia cut the Demon Deacon lead to 2-1. After battling through a three set battle No. 100 Taha Baadi dropped his match 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 against No. 110 Blake Croyder.
Following Georgia's first point, Nava earned his 8th singles win to put Wake Forest on the verge of clinching the match at the No. 3 position. Nava rolled past No. 32 Hamish Stewart, 6-3, 7-5, capturing the only straight-set victory.
Within minutes, Georgia rallied to tie things up at 3-3 with tight battles on courts one and four.
With Georgia on the brink of clinching, Schnaitter activated his clutch gene forcing a third set in tiebreaker 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5).
Even at 3-3 in the second, Schnitter held serve, won a massive service break and held to clinch over Miguel Perez Pena 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-3.
Singles Results
1. #23 Philip Henning (UGA) def. Jurabek Karimov (WF) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
2. Melios Efstathiou (WF) def. #62 Trent Bryde (UGA) 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
3. Eduardo Nava (WF) def. #32 Hamish Stewart (UGA) 6-2, 7-5
4. Tristan Mccormick (UGA) def. #75 Filippo Moroni (WF) 0-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-1)
5. #110 Blake Croyder (UGA) def. #100 Taha Baadi (WF) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
6. #85 Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. Miguel Perez Pena (UGA) 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
Doubles Results
1. #19 Siddhant Banthia/Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. #21 Trent Bryde/Philip Henning (UGA) 6-1
2. Eduardo Nava/Matthew Thomson (WF) vs. Tristan Mccormick/Hamish Stewart (UGA) 5-4, unfinished
3. Robert Maciag/Ben Draper (WF) def. Blake Croyder/Erik Grevelius (UGA) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,5,3,1,4,6)
Official: Rebel Good T-3:35 A-475
NC Central
Doubles was dominant for the Deacs, with the Wake Forest duo of Maciag and Thomson cruising on court one, 6-0, and at the No. 2 position, Banthia and Juan Lopez de Azcona clinched a 6-4 win and the doubles point for the Deacs.
In singles the Deacs made quick work of the Eagles with Draper, Thomson and Maciag earning straight-set victories in quick succession to clinch the match at 4-0.
Straight-set dominance from Banthia and Lopez for the 13th win on the season.
Singles Results
1. Miles Clark (NCCU) def. Rrezart Cungu (WF) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-2)
2. Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Amit Baran (NCCU) 6-2, 6-1
3. #117 Robert Maciag (WF) def. Sebastian Pino (NCCU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Juan Lopez de Azona (WF) def. Oliver Saarinen (NCCU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Matthew Thomson (WF) def. Shaka Cristellotti (NCCU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Ben Draper (WF) def. Laquon Gilchrist (NCCU) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Results
1. Jurabek Karimov/Ben Draper (WF) vs. Amit Baran/Miles Clark (NCCU) 4-5, unfinished
2. Siddhant Banthia/Juan Lopez de Azona (WF) def. Sebastian Pino/Oliver Saarinen (NCCU) 6-4
3. Robert Maciag/Matthew Thomson (WF) def. Shaka Cristellotti/Laquon Gilchrist (NCCU) 6-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3); Singles (6,5,3,2,4,1)
Official: Russ Parmele T-2:02 A-68
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.
Up Next
The Deacs will hit the road for two high profile matches as they travel to No. 13 South Carolina Thursday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. ET and No. 5 Ohio State Sunday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. ET.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Philip Henning / 0 (23/-) [UGA]
636
162
#2 Singles Match
123
Trent Bryde / 0 (62/-) [UGA]
610
266
#3 Singles Match
12
Hamish Stewart / 0 (32/-) [UGA]
25
67
#4 Singles Match
123
Tristan Mccormick / 0 [UGA]
077
656
#5 Singles Match
123
Blake Croyder / 0 (110/-) [UGA]
616
263
#6 Singles Match
123
Miguel Perez Pena / 0 [UGA]
763
676
Order of Finish:
2,5,3,1,4,6
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