Wake Forest University
Kentucky
Demon Deacons Ready for NCAA Super Regional at No. 9 Kentucky
5/13/2022 1:16:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Saturday afternoon will feature a showdown in Lexington.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Following a 2-0 showing during last weekend's hosted first two rounds of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, Wake Forest men's tennis steps into a Super Regional test versus Kentucky on Saturday (May 14).
The meeting will be the first between the No. 8 Demon Deacons (33-6) and No. 9 Wildcats (23-7) in over two years.
Wake Forest remains one of 16 teams left competing in the 2022 postseason, five of those programs being within the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Additionally, the Deacs have reached the Round of 16 for a total of eight times throughout program history.
THE MATCHUP
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vs. No. 9 Kentucky
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Date: Saturday, May 14, 2022
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Time: 2 p.m.
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Series History: Wake Forest leads 5-2
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Last Meeting: Jan. 25, 2020
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Result: W, 4-2
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Series Notes
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The Deacons are on a three-match winning streak in the all-time series, each of the victories occurring on their home court.
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Saturday will be the third-ever matchup at a neutral site.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
The Wildcats will provide live stats of Saturday's match through their platform. Fans can watch the action on the TennisOne App, which will continue to live stream all matches of the 2022 NCAA Tennis Tournament.
Youth and senior tickets are priced at $8, adults will be $10 per ticket and children ages two and under will receive free admission.
All seating is general admission. Tickets can be purchased here.
LAST TIME OUT
Wake Forest got out in front and never looked back during a 4-1 win over No. 24 Auburn last Saturday (May 7) in Winston-Salem.
The Deacs improved to a 175-23 home record since head coach Tony Bresky took over the helm in 2012. This includes an impressive 105-4 record the past six seasons, as the Deacs hold a perfect 26-0 clip at home this season.
Wake Forest claimed the doubles point for the 30th time this season while improving to 28-2 whenever taking a 1-0 advantage. The doubles pairing of Ben Draper and Matthew Thomson got the first win of the evening on a 6-3 victory on court three.
No. 34 Siddhant Banthia/Jakob Schnaitter logged their 13th doubles win of the season (13-5) and second clinch of the weekend with a 6-4 triumph.
WAKE FOREST NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
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This season's selection marks the 21st time in the program's history of making the NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament.
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Wake Forest has advanced to the Round of 16 in five of the last six seasons.
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The program has made it to the final round in the past two of three seasons.
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In 2018, the Demon Deacons earned their first national championship by defeating Ohio State, 4-2, in the final at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
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The Demon Deacons are 31-19 in NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament play, all-time.
RANKED DEACS
Last week (May. 4), in updated national rankings released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), Wake Forest was ranked No. 8 as a team and continues to place familiar names among the lists of singles and doubles.
Singles:
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No. 48 - Filippo Moroni
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No. 61 - Eduardo Nava
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No. 89 - Jurabek Karimov
Doubles:
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No. 34 - Siddhant Banthia/Jakob Schnaitter
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No. 67 - Siddhant Banthia/Juan Lopez de Azcona
SCOUTING KENTUCKY
Kentucky enters the Super Regional after defeating DePaul, 4-0, last Friday (May 6) and Northwestern on Saturday (May 7) in a 4-2 result. UK's Round of 16 appearance is its first since 2014. The Wildcats hold a 31-30 all-time record in the NCAA Tournament.
Currently, UK is the No. 9 team within ITA rankings and has been slotted inside the Top-13 all season. A number of players remain ranked in either singles or doubles:
Singles:
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No. 4 Liam Draxl
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No. 21 Gabriel Diallo
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No. 83 Millen Hurrion
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No. 113 Joshua Lapadat
Doubles:
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No. 55 Francois Musitelli/Millen Hurrion
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No. 60 Liam Draxl/Millen Hurrion
NEXT UP
The winner of Saturday's match will advance to the NCAA quarterfinals, held in Champaign, Illinois (May 19-20).
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