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Five Deacs Receive All-ACC Honors
6/9/2022 2:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Wake Forest's five recipients of ACC first, second and third team honors mark the program's most in a single season.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Five members of the Wake Forest men's tennis team have earned postseason recognition from the Atlantic Coast Conference head coaches, the conference announced Thursday.
Senior Eduardo Nava earned first-team All-ACC acclaim for the first time in his Wake Forest career, having made the second team in 2021.
Senior Melios Efstathiou was named a second-team All-ACC member for the first time in collegiate career.
Graduate students Jurabek Karimov and Jakob Schnaitter, joined sophomore Filippo Moroni as a third-team All-ACC selection.
Wake Forest's five recipients of ACC first, second and third team honors mark the program's most in a single season.
The Deacs have accumulated 31 All-ACC honors since head coach Tony Bresky took the helm and have placed 17 student-athletes on the All-ACC First Team four times since 2012.
Nava collected his first ITA Singles All-America status by reaching the NCAA Singles Quarterfinals. He closed out his collegiate career after finishing the year ranked No. 39. He finished the year at 22-11 in overall singles action and was 19-10 in dual singles matches.
Ranked Wins by Nava in 2022
January 9 – def. No. 38 Mika Berghaus / Elias Grubert (Tennessee Tech), 6-3
February 6 – def. No. 32 Hamish Stewart (Georgia) 6-2, 7-5
February 18 – def. No. 50 Trent Bryde / Philip Henning (Georgia), 6-3
February 18 – def. No. 101 Tristan Mccormick (Georgia) 6-3, 6-2
February 20 – def. No. 75 Richard Ciamarra (Texas) 6-3, 6-3
April 3 – def. No. 117 Etienne Donnet (Louisville) 6-3, 6-4
May 23 – def. No. 4 Liam Draxl (Kentucky) 4-6, 2-1 (ret.)
May 24 – def. No. 23 Alex Reco (Arkansas) 6-7, 6-4, 6-3
May 25 – def. No. 11 Hamish Stewart (Georgia) 6-4,4-6, 7-6 (5)
Efstathiou has logged a 16-7 dual singles record this spring. He has collected a total of 76 career singles wins. Efstathiou posted a stellar 13-5 (5-1 ACC) record at No. 2 and 3 singles this dual season, including a 3-2 record at the No. 1 position. Overall, Efstathiou is 76-31 in singles action since joining the Deacs.
Ranked Wins by Efstathiou in 2022
January 15 – def. No. 46 Bastien Huon (Coastal Carolina), 6-3, 6-2
January 28 – def. No. 67 Patrick Maloney (Michigan), 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
February 6 – def. No. 62 Trent Bryde (Georgia), 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
In his first season in Winston-Salem, Karimov's road to third-team All-ACC included an 6-12 (2-3 ACC) dual singles record. He has three ranked wins and ranked No. 100 by the ITA. In doubles competition, Karimov has posted a 6-2 (4-1 ACC) mark in dual matches.
Ranked Wins by Karimov in 2022
February 4 – def. No. 16 Trey Hilderbrand (UCF), 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-2)
February 18 – def. No. 25 Philip Henning (Georgia), 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
April 10 – def. No. 79 Andres Martin (GT), 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)
Filippo Moroni posted a 11-3 mark in dual matches and reached the NCAA Singles Championships Round of 32. He has two ranked wins and clinched four matches with the Demon Deacons. This is his first All-ACC honor.
Ranked Wins by Moroni in 2022
January 28 – def. No. 43 Gavin Young (Michigan), 7-6 (10-8), 3-6, 6-3
February 18 – def. No. 23 Trent Bryde (Georgia), 6-2, 6-7 (1-7), 6-3
May 23 – def. No. 14 Nikola Slavic (Ole Miss), 7-6, 7-6
Schnaitter's 22 singles and 19 doubles combined dual wins this season led the team. He ended the season on a 17-match win streak in singles and a 14-straight wins in doubles. Having also registered a total of 55 wins this year, Schanitter teamed up with Siddhant Banthia in the NCAA Doubles Championships. The duo reached the quarterfinals and earned All-American status.
Ranked Wins by Schnaitter in 2022
February 6 – def. No. 21 Trent Bryde / Philip Henning (Georgia), 6-1
February 10 – def. No. 53 Jake Beasley / Toby Samuel (South Carolina), 7-5
May 23 – def. No. 7 Frye / Dostanic (USC), 3-6, 7-6, 1-0 (5)
May 24 – def. No. 24 Fenty / Ehrenschneider (Michigan), 6-1, 6-4
First-Team All-ACC
Eduardo Nava
Second-Team All-ACC
Melios Efstathiou
Third-Team All-ACC
Jurabek Karimov
Filippo Moroni
Jakob Schnaitter
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Senior Eduardo Nava earned first-team All-ACC acclaim for the first time in his Wake Forest career, having made the second team in 2021.
Senior Melios Efstathiou was named a second-team All-ACC member for the first time in collegiate career.
Graduate students Jurabek Karimov and Jakob Schnaitter, joined sophomore Filippo Moroni as a third-team All-ACC selection.
Wake Forest's five recipients of ACC first, second and third team honors mark the program's most in a single season.
The Deacs have accumulated 31 All-ACC honors since head coach Tony Bresky took the helm and have placed 17 student-athletes on the All-ACC First Team four times since 2012.
Nava collected his first ITA Singles All-America status by reaching the NCAA Singles Quarterfinals. He closed out his collegiate career after finishing the year ranked No. 39. He finished the year at 22-11 in overall singles action and was 19-10 in dual singles matches.
Ranked Wins by Nava in 2022
January 9 – def. No. 38 Mika Berghaus / Elias Grubert (Tennessee Tech), 6-3
February 6 – def. No. 32 Hamish Stewart (Georgia) 6-2, 7-5
February 18 – def. No. 50 Trent Bryde / Philip Henning (Georgia), 6-3
February 18 – def. No. 101 Tristan Mccormick (Georgia) 6-3, 6-2
February 20 – def. No. 75 Richard Ciamarra (Texas) 6-3, 6-3
April 3 – def. No. 117 Etienne Donnet (Louisville) 6-3, 6-4
May 23 – def. No. 4 Liam Draxl (Kentucky) 4-6, 2-1 (ret.)
May 24 – def. No. 23 Alex Reco (Arkansas) 6-7, 6-4, 6-3
May 25 – def. No. 11 Hamish Stewart (Georgia) 6-4,4-6, 7-6 (5)
Efstathiou has logged a 16-7 dual singles record this spring. He has collected a total of 76 career singles wins. Efstathiou posted a stellar 13-5 (5-1 ACC) record at No. 2 and 3 singles this dual season, including a 3-2 record at the No. 1 position. Overall, Efstathiou is 76-31 in singles action since joining the Deacs.
Ranked Wins by Efstathiou in 2022
January 15 – def. No. 46 Bastien Huon (Coastal Carolina), 6-3, 6-2
January 28 – def. No. 67 Patrick Maloney (Michigan), 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
February 6 – def. No. 62 Trent Bryde (Georgia), 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
In his first season in Winston-Salem, Karimov's road to third-team All-ACC included an 6-12 (2-3 ACC) dual singles record. He has three ranked wins and ranked No. 100 by the ITA. In doubles competition, Karimov has posted a 6-2 (4-1 ACC) mark in dual matches.
Ranked Wins by Karimov in 2022
February 4 – def. No. 16 Trey Hilderbrand (UCF), 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-2)
February 18 – def. No. 25 Philip Henning (Georgia), 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
April 10 – def. No. 79 Andres Martin (GT), 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)
Filippo Moroni posted a 11-3 mark in dual matches and reached the NCAA Singles Championships Round of 32. He has two ranked wins and clinched four matches with the Demon Deacons. This is his first All-ACC honor.
Ranked Wins by Moroni in 2022
January 28 – def. No. 43 Gavin Young (Michigan), 7-6 (10-8), 3-6, 6-3
February 18 – def. No. 23 Trent Bryde (Georgia), 6-2, 6-7 (1-7), 6-3
May 23 – def. No. 14 Nikola Slavic (Ole Miss), 7-6, 7-6
Schnaitter's 22 singles and 19 doubles combined dual wins this season led the team. He ended the season on a 17-match win streak in singles and a 14-straight wins in doubles. Having also registered a total of 55 wins this year, Schanitter teamed up with Siddhant Banthia in the NCAA Doubles Championships. The duo reached the quarterfinals and earned All-American status.
Ranked Wins by Schnaitter in 2022
February 6 – def. No. 21 Trent Bryde / Philip Henning (Georgia), 6-1
February 10 – def. No. 53 Jake Beasley / Toby Samuel (South Carolina), 7-5
May 23 – def. No. 7 Frye / Dostanic (USC), 3-6, 7-6, 1-0 (5)
May 24 – def. No. 24 Fenty / Ehrenschneider (Michigan), 6-1, 6-4
First-Team All-ACC
Eduardo Nava
Second-Team All-ACC
Melios Efstathiou
Third-Team All-ACC
Jurabek Karimov
Filippo Moroni
Jakob Schnaitter
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