Friday, May 6
Winston-Salem, N.C.
4 P.M.
Wake Forest University
4
vs
0
Radford (First Round)
Photo by: (Scott Kinser)
No. 8 Deacs Sweep Radford, Advance to NCAA Second Round vs No. 24 Auburn
5/6/2022 8:22:00 PM | Men's Tennis
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A 4-0 sweep of Radford Friday night for the No. 8 Wake Forest men's tennis team advances the Deacs to the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. Wake Forest will face 24th-ranked Auburn Saturday at 4 p.m. ET.
Wake Forest (32-6) improves to a 174-23 home record since head coach Tony Bresky took over the helm in 2012. This includes an impressive 104-4 record the past six seasons as the Deacs hold a perfect 25-0 at home this season.
Wake Forest claimed the doubles point for a 29th time this season and improved to 27-2 when taking a 1-0 advantage with a doubles victory.with wins on courts one and two over the Highlanders (14-8). The doubles pairing of Eduardo Nava and Robert Maciag went up early and never looked back, en route to an eventual 6-0 victory on court one over Demis Taramonlis and Andres Silva.
No. 34th-ranked duo of Jakob Schnaitter and Siddhant Banthia logged their 12th doubles win of the season (12-5) with a 6-4 triumph on court two over Guilherme Severin and Konstantinos Raptis to clinch the Deacs doubles point.
Quotable
"I am proud of the team for overcoming the weather delay, moving indoors and completing the sweep. Congratulations to Auburn for winning their tough match over Texas Tech. I am excited for tomorrow and expect a very competitive match. This is playoff tennis and there isn't a better place to play than at our home. We hope to have a huge crowd out there tomorrow to cheer on your Deacs!" - Coach Bresky
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Singles saw a sweeping of first sets, with the Deacs taking all six first sets. No. 61 Nava was the first Deac to finish in singles action, roaring past Guilherme Severin, 6-1, 6-0.
The Deacs took a 3-0 lead when Maciag won in straight sets over Radford's Robert Hagen, 6-3, 6-3.
The clinching fourth point came on court three from Rrezart Cungu, as he defeated Andres Silva in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3 to advance the Deacs to the second round.
Singles matches on courts one, four and five went unfinished.
Singles Results
1. Melios Efstathiou (WF) vs. Demis Taramonlis (RAD) 6-2, 4-5, unfinished
2. #61 Eduardo Nava (WF) def. Guilherme Severin (RAD) 6-1, 6-0
3. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. Andres Silva (RAD) 6-3, 6-3
4. Jakob Schnaitter (WF) vs. Konstantinos Raptis (RAD) 6-4, 5-3, unfinished
5. Siddhant Banthia (WF) vs. Aditya Balsekar (RAD) 7-6 (7-3), unfinished
6. Robert Maciag (WF) def. Robert Hagen (RAD) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. Eduardo Nava/Robert Maciag (WF) def. Demis Taramonlis/Andres Silva (RAD) 6-0
2. #34 Siddhant Banthia/Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. Guilherme Severin/Konstantinos Raptis (RAD) 6-4
3. Matthew Thomson/Ben Draper (WF) vs. Aditya Balsekar/Robert Hagen (RAD) 5-3, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,6,3)
NCAA Tournament First Round
Winston-Salem Regional
Official: Andrew Rogers A-117
Up Next
The Deacs will take on No. 24 Auburn in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament at the Wake Forest Tennis Center on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. ET. First 100 Wake Forest students get in for free.
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Wake Forest (32-6) improves to a 174-23 home record since head coach Tony Bresky took over the helm in 2012. This includes an impressive 104-4 record the past six seasons as the Deacs hold a perfect 25-0 at home this season.
Wake Forest claimed the doubles point for a 29th time this season and improved to 27-2 when taking a 1-0 advantage with a doubles victory.with wins on courts one and two over the Highlanders (14-8). The doubles pairing of Eduardo Nava and Robert Maciag went up early and never looked back, en route to an eventual 6-0 victory on court one over Demis Taramonlis and Andres Silva.
No. 34th-ranked duo of Jakob Schnaitter and Siddhant Banthia logged their 12th doubles win of the season (12-5) with a 6-4 triumph on court two over Guilherme Severin and Konstantinos Raptis to clinch the Deacs doubles point.
Quotable
"I am proud of the team for overcoming the weather delay, moving indoors and completing the sweep. Congratulations to Auburn for winning their tough match over Texas Tech. I am excited for tomorrow and expect a very competitive match. This is playoff tennis and there isn't a better place to play than at our home. We hope to have a huge crowd out there tomorrow to cheer on your Deacs!" - Coach Bresky
--
Singles saw a sweeping of first sets, with the Deacs taking all six first sets. No. 61 Nava was the first Deac to finish in singles action, roaring past Guilherme Severin, 6-1, 6-0.
The Deacs took a 3-0 lead when Maciag won in straight sets over Radford's Robert Hagen, 6-3, 6-3.
The clinching fourth point came on court three from Rrezart Cungu, as he defeated Andres Silva in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3 to advance the Deacs to the second round.
Singles matches on courts one, four and five went unfinished.
Singles Results
1. Melios Efstathiou (WF) vs. Demis Taramonlis (RAD) 6-2, 4-5, unfinished
2. #61 Eduardo Nava (WF) def. Guilherme Severin (RAD) 6-1, 6-0
3. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. Andres Silva (RAD) 6-3, 6-3
4. Jakob Schnaitter (WF) vs. Konstantinos Raptis (RAD) 6-4, 5-3, unfinished
5. Siddhant Banthia (WF) vs. Aditya Balsekar (RAD) 7-6 (7-3), unfinished
6. Robert Maciag (WF) def. Robert Hagen (RAD) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. Eduardo Nava/Robert Maciag (WF) def. Demis Taramonlis/Andres Silva (RAD) 6-0
2. #34 Siddhant Banthia/Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. Guilherme Severin/Konstantinos Raptis (RAD) 6-4
3. Matthew Thomson/Ben Draper (WF) vs. Aditya Balsekar/Robert Hagen (RAD) 5-3, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,6,3)
NCAA Tournament First Round
Winston-Salem Regional
Official: Andrew Rogers A-117
Up Next
The Deacs will take on No. 24 Auburn in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament at the Wake Forest Tennis Center on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. ET. First 100 Wake Forest students get in for free.
Follow The Deacs
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Demis Taramonlis / 0 [RAD]
250
64UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Guilherme Severin / 0 [RAD]
10
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Andres Silva / 0 [RAD]
33
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Konstantinos Raptis / 0 [RAD]
430
65UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Aditya Balsekar / 0 [RAD]
60
7UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Robert Hagen / 0 [RAD]
33
66
Order of Finish:
2,6,3
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