No. 6 Deacs Move to 17-0 at Home

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The full team depth was on display as the No. 6 Wake Forest men's tennis once again picked up two wins in a home doubleheader. The Demon Deacons defeated No. 29 NC State, 5-2, before taking down Bluefield State, 6-1.

With the two home wins on Thursday moves Wake Forest to 17-0 at home in 2022 and 96-4 since 2016. The Deacs remain undefeated in ACC play, moving to a perfect 4-0.

Quotable
"What a great day. I have to thank NC State and Bluefield State for coming in and giving us a fight all afternoon. I thought our doubles in the first match was strong. In singles, I thought the guys fought hard against a talented NC State team who battled tough in the second sets. They forced third sets in three matches. I'm proud of our guys for their determination and focus all day. I'm glad we got some guys in for the second match that don't normally play and they competed hard and well. Now we take a week off and then play four-straight on the road. " - Coach Bresky

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No. 29 NC State
Wake Forest collected wins on courts two and three of doubles, as well as four singles triumphs on the day. The Deacs handed NC State its fifth loss of the season.

Jakob Schnaitter, a graduate, was responsible for the match clinch Thursday, executing a dominant third set on court five of singles by defeating Fons Van Sambeek of NC State, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. After picking up the opening set, Schnaitter roared back in the third set to earn his second clinch of this dual season.

The day began with a dominant doubles win on court two from Jurabek Karimov and Siddhant Banthia, they took care of business by defeating Van Sambeek and Martins Rocens, 6-4.

On court three of doubles, the Deacs clinched the doubles with a 6-3 victory from Matthew Thomson and Schnaitter, who picked up late breaks to earn the early lead.

The match's first singles victory came from Melios Efstathiou, who was down 0-4 in the second set and won six-straight games to win his match over Pack's' Luca Staeheli in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. Next to finish was Wake Forest's Rrezart Cungu, who claimed his first set, before fending off Damien Salvestre, 6-4 to secure a 6-4, 6-4 win and give the Deacs a commanding 3-0 lead.

Soon after Cungu's clinch, graduate Schnaitter earned another singles victory on court five, overcoming Van Sambeek, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 to clinch the match.

After the match was clinched, Banthia claimed the Deacs last point with a come-from-behind victory in the third set. Banthia was down 0-4, but battled from behind to take the match, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.

Singles Results
1. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NCST) def. #78 Jurabek Karimov (WF) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
2. Melios Efstathiou (WF) def. Luca Staeheli (NCST) 6-3, 6-4
3. #88 Robin Catry (NCST) def. #53 Eduardo Nava (WF) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
4. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. Damien Salvestre (NCST) 6-4, 6-4
5. Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. Fons Van Sambeek (NCST) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
6. #111 Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Braden Shick (NCST) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5

Doubles Results
1. Ben Draper/Eduardo Nava (WF) vs. #25 Robin Catry/Luca Staeheli (NCST) 5-5, unfinished
2. Jurabek Karimov/Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Fons Van Sambeek/Martins Rocens (NCST) 6-4
3. Matthew Thomson/Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. Collin Shick/Yannai Barkai (NCST) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (2,4,5,3,6,1)
Official: Matt Dolge T-2:22 A-245

Bluefield State
After a short turnaround, Bluefield State College took the doubles point to earn the 1-0 lead.

Finding themselves down against the Blues, the Deacs turned it on as they dominated the rest of the singles matches. They earned six straight-set victories to earn a 6-1 win over Bluefield State.

Singles Results
1. Melios Efstathiou (WF) def. Frederik Bau-Madsen (BFSC) 6-3, 6-3
2. Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. Teddy Razafindratsim (BFSC) 6-0, 6-3
3. #111 Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Tom Schmieta (BFSC) 6-4, 6-2
4. Juan Lopez de Azona (WF) def. Luke Busse (BFSC) 6-0, 6-2
5. Matthew Thomson (WF) def. Fabian Avail-Torres (BFSC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Ben Draper (WF) def. Fernando Arguello (BFSC) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles Results
1. Jakob Schnaitter/Matthew Thomson (WF) def. Frederik Bau-Madsen/Juan de Freitas (BFSC) 6-2
2. Teddy Razafindratsim/Tom Schmieta (BFSC) def. Ben Draper/Juan Lopez de Azona (WF) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Fabian Avail-Torres/Luke Busse (BFSC) def. Melios Efstathiou/Tayte Dupree (WF) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,5,3,1)
Official: Russ Parmele T-2:00 A-75

Up Next
The Deacs will take a week break before taking a road trip to the state of Virginia to take on Virginia Tech and Virginia over the next weekend. They will play at VT on Friday, March 25 at 3 p.m, before heading to Charlottesville, Va. to take on the Cavaliers on Sunday, March 27 at 1 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Siddhant Banthia

Rrezart Cungu

Ben Draper

Tayte Dupree

Melios Efstathiou

Jurabek Karimov

Eduardo Nava

Jakob Schnaitter

Matthew Thomson