Wake Forest Trio Advances to Quarterfinals in NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships
5/25/2022 9:54:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – No. 61 Wake Forest men's tennis senior Eduardo Nava advanced to the Quarterfinals in the NCAA Singles Championship with a close three-set win over No. 11 Hamish Stewart of Georgia. Siddhant Banthia and Jakob Schnaitter followed suit as they advanced to the Quarterfinals in the Doubles Championship thanks to the duo's upset win over the nation's No. 24 pair from Michigan.
In singles, Nava got off to a fast start on the day, earning a late break to take the first set, 6-4. Hamish Stewart responded with a second set victory. The third set reached a tiebreaker with Stewart taking an early lead in the tiebreak, 4-1 but Nava would battle back and go on a 6-1 run to win the tiebreak, 7-5.
Nava is the sixth singles player in Wake Forest history to advance to the singles Quarterfinals.
With a lot of confidence heading into the match, Banthia and Schnaitter came out hot with a 6-1 first set victory. The duo didn't look back, earning a late break to pick up the win against No. 24 Andrew Fenty and Nino Ehrenschneider of Michigan.
Banthia and Schnaitter are the eighth Wake Forest doubles team to reach the Quarterfinals and the first since 2017.
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Singles (Quarterfinals)
R64 - (48) Moroni def. (14) Nikola Slavic, 7-6(4),7-6(6)
R64 - (61) Nava (WF) def. (4) Liam Draxl (UK), 4-6, 2-1 (ret.)
R32 - (19) JJ Tracy (OSU) def. (48) Moroni, 6-1, 6-3
R32 - (61) Nava (WF) def. (23) Alex Reco (UA), 6-7, 6-4, 6-3
R16 - (61) Nava (WF) def. (11) Hamish Stewart (UGA), 6-4,4-6, 7-6 (5)
NCAA Doubles Championship Results
R32 - (34) Banthia/Schnaitter (WF) def. (7) Frye/Dostanic (USC), 3-6, 7-6, 1-0 (5)
R16 - (34) Banthia.Schnaitter (WF) def. (24) Fenty/Ehrenschneider (MICH), 6-1, 6-4
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In singles, Nava got off to a fast start on the day, earning a late break to take the first set, 6-4. Hamish Stewart responded with a second set victory. The third set reached a tiebreaker with Stewart taking an early lead in the tiebreak, 4-1 but Nava would battle back and go on a 6-1 run to win the tiebreak, 7-5.
Nava is the sixth singles player in Wake Forest history to advance to the singles Quarterfinals.
With a lot of confidence heading into the match, Banthia and Schnaitter came out hot with a 6-1 first set victory. The duo didn't look back, earning a late break to pick up the win against No. 24 Andrew Fenty and Nino Ehrenschneider of Michigan.
Banthia and Schnaitter are the eighth Wake Forest doubles team to reach the Quarterfinals and the first since 2017.
Up Next
Singles (Quarterfinals)
- Eduardo Nava
- vs. No. 6 August Holmgren (San Diego)
- Thursday, May 26, at TBA
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- Siddhant Banthia and Jakob Schnaitter
- vs. No. 2 Matej Vocel / Robert Cash (Ohio State)
- Thursday, May 26 at TBA
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- Live Stats
R64 - (48) Moroni def. (14) Nikola Slavic, 7-6(4),7-6(6)
R64 - (61) Nava (WF) def. (4) Liam Draxl (UK), 4-6, 2-1 (ret.)
R32 - (19) JJ Tracy (OSU) def. (48) Moroni, 6-1, 6-3
R32 - (61) Nava (WF) def. (23) Alex Reco (UA), 6-7, 6-4, 6-3
R16 - (61) Nava (WF) def. (11) Hamish Stewart (UGA), 6-4,4-6, 7-6 (5)
NCAA Doubles Championship Results
R32 - (34) Banthia/Schnaitter (WF) def. (7) Frye/Dostanic (USC), 3-6, 7-6, 1-0 (5)
R16 - (34) Banthia.Schnaitter (WF) def. (24) Fenty/Ehrenschneider (MICH), 6-1, 6-4
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