Saturday, May 7
Winston-Salem, N.C.
4 P.M.
Wake Forest University
4
vs
1
Auburn (Second Round)
Photo by: (Scott Kinser)
No. 8 Deacs Advance to NCAA Round of 16 With 4-1 Win Over No. 24 Auburn
5/7/2022 8:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The eighth-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team got out in front and never looked back to earn a 4-1 win over No. 24 Auburn Saturday in Winston-Salem, advancing to the round of 16 for eighth time in program history.
Wake Forest (33-6) will travel to the Lexington Super Regional match next weekend, with exact scheduling information to be announced following the conclusion of all second round matches.
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 at home this season.
Wake Forest claimed the doubles point for a 30th time this season and improved to 28-2 when taking a 1-0 advantage with a doubles victory with wins on courts two and three over the Tigers (21-11). The doubles pairing of Ben Draper and Matthew Thomson got the first win of the evening with an 6-3 victory on court three over Raul Dobai and Jackson Ross.
No. 34th-ranked duo of Jakob Schnaitter and Siddhant Banthia logged their 13th doubles win of the season (13-5) and second clinch of the weekend with a 6-4 triumph on court two over Tyler Stice and Jan Galka for the Deacs doubles point.
Quotable
"Doubles was strong today. We came out ready to go. We knew Auburn is a good team and they play their best tennis at the end of their year, making the SEC semifinals last year. I felt like our team and fans brought it today. I thought we brought good energy and played great tennis.
Kentucky is playing some good tennis. We are excited to go and compete. Obviously from today on every match will be a complete battle. We will have to play our best to have a chance." - Coach Bresky
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Banthia cruised past Auburn's Will Nolan on court six, 6-4, 6-2 to take the lead at 2-0. Rrezart Cungu was soon to follow with a win of his own on court four, winning in straight sets over Raul Dobai, 6-4, 6-2.
Auburn's No. 118 Tad Mclean picked up the lone point for the Tigers on court two.
With a 3-1 lead, Melios Efstathiou fired up the Demon Deacon faithful with his 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory over Jan Galka at the second singles spot.
Singles matches on courts one and five went unfinished Saturday.
Singles Results
1. #89 Jurabek Karimov (WF) vs. #18 Tyler Stice (AUB) 5-7, 3-5, unfinished
2. Melios Efstathiou (WF) def. Jan Galka (AUB) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
3. #118 Tad Maclean (AUB) def. #61 Eduardo Nava (WF) 7-5, 6-4
4. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. Raul Dobai (AUB) 6-4, 6-2
5. Jakob Schnaitter (WF) vs. Finn Murgett (AUB) 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 0-1, unfinished
6. Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Will Nolan (AUB) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles Results
1. Eduardo Nava/Robert Maciag (WF) vs. #6 Tad Maclean/Finn Murgett (AUB) 5-4, unfinished
2. #34 Siddhant Banthia/Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. Tyler Stice/Jan Galka (AUB) 6-3
3. Matthew Thomson/Ben Draper (WF) def. Raul Dobai/Jackson Ross (AUB) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,4,3,2)
Official: Andrew Rogers A-163
Up Next
Wake Forest advances to the Lexington Super Regional to face No. 9 Kentucky in the round of 16 next weekend.
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Wake Forest (33-6) will travel to the Lexington Super Regional match next weekend, with exact scheduling information to be announced following the conclusion of all second round matches.
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 at home this season.
Wake Forest claimed the doubles point for a 30th time this season and improved to 28-2 when taking a 1-0 advantage with a doubles victory with wins on courts two and three over the Tigers (21-11). The doubles pairing of Ben Draper and Matthew Thomson got the first win of the evening with an 6-3 victory on court three over Raul Dobai and Jackson Ross.
No. 34th-ranked duo of Jakob Schnaitter and Siddhant Banthia logged their 13th doubles win of the season (13-5) and second clinch of the weekend with a 6-4 triumph on court two over Tyler Stice and Jan Galka for the Deacs doubles point.
Quotable
"Doubles was strong today. We came out ready to go. We knew Auburn is a good team and they play their best tennis at the end of their year, making the SEC semifinals last year. I felt like our team and fans brought it today. I thought we brought good energy and played great tennis.
Kentucky is playing some good tennis. We are excited to go and compete. Obviously from today on every match will be a complete battle. We will have to play our best to have a chance." - Coach Bresky
--
Banthia cruised past Auburn's Will Nolan on court six, 6-4, 6-2 to take the lead at 2-0. Rrezart Cungu was soon to follow with a win of his own on court four, winning in straight sets over Raul Dobai, 6-4, 6-2.
Auburn's No. 118 Tad Mclean picked up the lone point for the Tigers on court two.
With a 3-1 lead, Melios Efstathiou fired up the Demon Deacon faithful with his 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory over Jan Galka at the second singles spot.
Singles matches on courts one and five went unfinished Saturday.
Singles Results
1. #89 Jurabek Karimov (WF) vs. #18 Tyler Stice (AUB) 5-7, 3-5, unfinished
2. Melios Efstathiou (WF) def. Jan Galka (AUB) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
3. #118 Tad Maclean (AUB) def. #61 Eduardo Nava (WF) 7-5, 6-4
4. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. Raul Dobai (AUB) 6-4, 6-2
5. Jakob Schnaitter (WF) vs. Finn Murgett (AUB) 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 0-1, unfinished
6. Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Will Nolan (AUB) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles Results
1. Eduardo Nava/Robert Maciag (WF) vs. #6 Tad Maclean/Finn Murgett (AUB) 5-4, unfinished
2. #34 Siddhant Banthia/Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. Tyler Stice/Jan Galka (AUB) 6-3
3. Matthew Thomson/Ben Draper (WF) def. Raul Dobai/Jackson Ross (AUB) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,4,3,2)
Official: Andrew Rogers A-163
Up Next
Wake Forest advances to the Lexington Super Regional to face No. 9 Kentucky in the round of 16 next weekend.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Tyler Stice / 0 (18/-) [AUB]
750
53UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Jan Galka / 0 [AUB]
62
76
#3 Singles Match
12
Tad Maclean / 0 (118/-) [AUB]
76
54
#4 Singles Match
12
Raul Dobai / 0 [AUB]
42
66
#5 Singles Match
1234
Finn Murgett / 0 [AUB]
2710
660UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Will Nolan / 0 [AUB]
42
66
Order of Finish:
6,4,3,2
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