Wake Forest University
North Carolina
Deacons Sweep Friday’s Action, Including Win over No. 18 North Carolina
4/15/2022 8:53:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Men’s tennis remains unbeaten at home this spring.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Amped up for another weekend at home, No. 8 Wake Forest men's tennis (29-5, 10-1) picked up a pair of victories on Friday, defeating No. 18 North Carolina 4-1 before taking down Pfeiffer, 7-0.
Wake Forest's victory over North Carolina was a milestone moment for the program, marking the 100th home victory since 2016. With the victory over Pfeiffer as well, the Demon Deacons are now 101-4 (.961) at the Wake Forest Tennis Center over the last seven seasons.
Another eye-popping accomplishment on Friday involved the team increasing its home record to 22-0. That mark of wins is officially now the most ever in a season throughout program history, surpassing the 20-0 home clip that Wake Forest held in 2018-19.
Additionally, Wake Forest has now won its last 18 regular-season matchups against 'Big Four' foes, dating back to a 4-3 over North Carolina on April 3, 2016. Sixteen of those matchups have occurred against a ranked foe.
Quotable
"It was a good day," said head coach Tony Bresky. "It is always nice to get an ACC win, and our doubles point was pretty tough, I was glad to see us pull it out in three matches. I felt we rode that momentum into singles. Some of our guys did very well in getting straight-set wins, which gave us some rest before the second match of the afternoon. It was good to get some different guys out there (versus Pfeiffer). In all, it was just good to be at home again. The outdoors were beautiful today and our fans were great. We're excited to get ready for Sunday and look to finish the regular season out strong."
No. 8 Wake Forest 4, No. 18 North Carolina 1
How It Happened
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Wake Forest tallied the first point of the afternoon, as the No. 29 ranked doubles pairing of Siddhant Banthia/Jakob Schnaitter scored a 7-6 (2) victory in the third doubles match.
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The Demon Deacons also earned a doubles victory from Ben Draper and Matthew Thomson, with the two picking up a ranked win over No. 89 Casey Kania/Logan Zapp of North Carolina.
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In singles action, four Deacs won the first set, including Karimov, who trailed 3-4 before winning three straight games.
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Wake Forest would go up 2-0 thanks to a straight-set victory from Rrezart Cungu.
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After No. 54 Eduardo Nava dropped a tough ranked decision against No. 33 Brian Cernoch, No. 115 Jurabek Karimov won in two sets to push his Deacons ahead, 3-1.
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The win marked Karimov's sixth in singles this spring.
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Siddhant Banthia closed out the victory for the Deacs with a 6-2, 7-5 performance against Peter Murphy.
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Wake Forest won, 4-1, over North Carolina.
Singles Results
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No. 115 Jurabek Karimov (WF) def. Benjamin Sigouin (UNC) 6-4, 6-4
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No. 33 Brian Cernoch (UNC) def. No. 54 Eduardo Nava (WF) 6-2, 7-6 (2)
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Melios Efstathiou (WF) vs. Mac Kiger (UNC) 3-6, 6-1, 2-4, unfinished
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Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. Logan Zapp (UNC) 6-3, 6-3
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Jakob Schnaitter (WF) vs. Anuj Watana (UNC) 6-3, 5-4, unfinished
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Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Peter Murphy (UNC) 6-2, 7-5
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 1, 6
Doubles Results
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No. 8 Brian Cernoch/Mac Kiger (UNC) def. Robert Maciag/Eduardo Nava (WF) 6-3
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Ben Draper/Matthew Thomson (WF) def. No. 89 Casey Kania/Logan Zapp (UNC) 6-3
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No. 29 Siddhant Banthia/Jakob Schnaitter vs. Ben Sigouin/Peter Murphy (UNC) 7-6 (2)
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
No. 8 Wake Forest 7, Pfeiffer 0
How it Happened
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Two Deacon duos, Taha Baadi/Robert Maciag and Juan Lopez de Azcona/Tayte Dupree, swept their matches in doubles, securing the first team point.
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All six Deacs took comfortable wins in their respective first sets during singles.
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Maciag was the first Wake Forest individual to complete his match. It was the redshirt junior's tenth win in a row
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In six singles, Draper refused to let up a game throughout two periods (6-0, 6-0).
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Wake Forest clinched the match on court four, as Lopez de Azcona's dominant showing mirrored Draper's.
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Jakob Schnaitter and Matthew Thomson poured into the Deacs' lead with victories of their own.
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Likewise to Maciag, Thomson also notched his tenth consecutive win.
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Baadi finished out the night for his squad in straight sets.
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Wake Forest defeated Pfeiffer, 7-0.
Singles Results
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Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. Benedikt Pfeiffer (PU) 6-1, 6-1
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Taha Baadi (WF) def. Dylan Masters (PU) 6-2, 6-3
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Robert Maciag (WF) def. Alec Taylor (PU) 6-0, 6-1
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Juan Lopez de Azcona (WF) def. Andres Valdez-Arce (PU) 6-0, 6-0
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Matthew Thomson (WF) def. Aleix Garrido (PU) 6-2, 6-2
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Ben Draper (WF) def. Phillip Conaway (PU) 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 4, 1, 5, 2
Doubles Results
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Matthew Thomson/Ben Draper (WF) vs. Benedikt Pfeiffer/Dylan Masters (PU) 3-1, unfinished.
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Taha Baadi/Robert Maciag (WF) def. Aleix Garrido/Andres Valdez-Arce (PU) 6-0
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Juan Lopez de Azcona/Tayte Dupree (WF) def. Justin Giesbrecht/Alec Taylor (PU) 6-0
Order of Finish: 2, 3
Up Next
Wake Forest finishes out the regular season on Sunday (April 17) with one final doubleheader at home, bringing in No. 19 Duke for a 'Senior Day' showing at 2 p.m. The contest will be followed by a matchup against North Carolina Wesleyan, scheduled for 5 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,2,1,6
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