Monday, January 16
Winston-Salem, N.C.
11:00 A.M.
Wake Forest University
7
vs
0
Tennessee Tech
No. 14 Wake Forest Opens 2023 Campaign With Consecutive Victories Over Tennessee Tech and Elon
1/16/2023 8:44:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Demon Deacons open the season 2-0 for the 20th time in the past 23 seasons. Additionally, the Deacs improved their home ledger to 107-4 since the beginning of the 2016-17 season.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In its first matches of the 2023 campaign, the 14th-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team collected a pair of victories over Tennessee Tech (7-0) and Elon (6-1) Monday inside the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center.
The Demon Deacons (2-0, 0-0 ACC) swept singles action for the day en route to their 20th 2-0 start in the past 23 seasons. Additionally, the Deacs improved their home record to 107-4 since the beginning of the 2016-17 campaign. Of note, Wake Forest has won 28-consecutive home matches dating back to last season.
Against Tennessee Tech, the pairing of No. 30 Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona clinched the doubles point early for Wake Forest as the Golden Eagles immediately forfeited third doubles.
In singles action, the Demon Deacons picked up victories on Courts 1-4, while earning a point on Court 5 as a result of an early retirement. Additionally, the Deacs captured another point due to a Tennessee Tech forfeit on Court 6.
After dropping the doubles point to Elon to start its second match of the day, Wake Forest stormed back to secure a 6-1 decision over the Phoenix behind a sweep in singles play.
The Demon Deacons opened singles action with consecutive victories from freshman Božo Barun and senior Matthew Thomson. Shortly after, senior Melios Efstathiou and junior Filippo Moroni earned wins on Courts 1 and 2 to clinch the contest for Wake Forest. The two sides played out the remainder of the match, resulting in a 6-1 decision for the Demon Deacons.
With Monday's victory over Elon, the Deacs remain unbeaten against the Phoenix all-time.
Wake Forest will return to action Friday when the Demon Deacons host Radford for a double-header at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., inside the Indoor Tennis Center at Wake Forest.
How It Happened (Tennessee Tech)
How It Happened (Elon)
Singles Results (Tennessee Tech)
1. Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Mika Berghaus (TTU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
2. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Elias Grubert (TTU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Jurabek Karimov (WFU) def. Evzen Holis (TTU) 6-2, 7-5
4. Božo Barun (WFU) def. Jaime Paquet (TTU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. Pol Masafret (TTU) 6-1, retired
6. Saud Alhogbani (WFU) def. No player (TTU), by forfeit
Doubles Results (Tennessee Tech)
1. No. 30 Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. Mika Berghaus/Elias Grubert (TTU) 6-3
2. Božo Barun/Matthew Thomson (WFU) vs. Evzen Holis/Jaime Paquet (TTU) 2-5, unfinished
3. No competition
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,5,2,4,3,1)
Singles Results (Elon)
1. Melios Efstathiou (WFU) def. Daniel Martin (ELON) 6-2, 6-1
2. Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Nicholas Campbell (ELON) 6-3, 6-1
3. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Nicholas Condos (ELON) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
4. Bozo Barun (WFU) def. Ahmed Hosni (ELON) 6-3, 6-0
5. Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. Oskar Antinheimo (ELON) 6-3, 6-0
6. Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. Esteban Penagos (ELON) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles Results (Elon)
1. Daniel Martin/Oskar Antinheimo (ELON) def. No. 30 Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) 6-2
2. Nicholas Campbell/Ahmed Hosni (ELON) def. Melios Efstathiou/Matthew Thomson (WFU) 6-4
3. Luciano Tacchi/Jurabek Karimov (WFU) vs. Nicholas Condos/Veljko Krstic (ELON) 5-3, unfinished
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,6,1,2,5,3)
From Coach Bresky
"Today was a great start to our season as we were able to get two wins over two really good teams. Our week of preparation in hosting a UTR tournament for the past week proved to be beneficial. The guys were really dialed in, which helped us secure two important wins. Overall, today was a great start to the year and we're really excited to compete again with double-headers on Friday and Sunday." - Coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
Wake Forest will return to action Friday when the Demon Deacons host Radford for a double-header at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., before hosting No. 6 Tennessee and Queens for another double-header Sunday.
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The Demon Deacons (2-0, 0-0 ACC) swept singles action for the day en route to their 20th 2-0 start in the past 23 seasons. Additionally, the Deacs improved their home record to 107-4 since the beginning of the 2016-17 campaign. Of note, Wake Forest has won 28-consecutive home matches dating back to last season.
Against Tennessee Tech, the pairing of No. 30 Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona clinched the doubles point early for Wake Forest as the Golden Eagles immediately forfeited third doubles.
In singles action, the Demon Deacons picked up victories on Courts 1-4, while earning a point on Court 5 as a result of an early retirement. Additionally, the Deacs captured another point due to a Tennessee Tech forfeit on Court 6.
After dropping the doubles point to Elon to start its second match of the day, Wake Forest stormed back to secure a 6-1 decision over the Phoenix behind a sweep in singles play.
The Demon Deacons opened singles action with consecutive victories from freshman Božo Barun and senior Matthew Thomson. Shortly after, senior Melios Efstathiou and junior Filippo Moroni earned wins on Courts 1 and 2 to clinch the contest for Wake Forest. The two sides played out the remainder of the match, resulting in a 6-1 decision for the Demon Deacons.
With Monday's victory over Elon, the Deacs remain unbeaten against the Phoenix all-time.
Wake Forest will return to action Friday when the Demon Deacons host Radford for a double-header at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., inside the Indoor Tennis Center at Wake Forest.
How It Happened (Tennessee Tech)
- Due to a forfeit by the Golden Eagles in third doubles, only two doubles contests took place between the two teams as Wake Forest only needed one of two wins to claim the doubles point.
- Wake Forest ultimately clinched the point with a win from No. 30 Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona (6-3).
- Individually, Moroni is now 7-1 in doubles play over the last two seasons.
- Wake Forest ultimately clinched the point with a win from No. 30 Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona (6-3).
- Up 1-0 after earning the doubles point, the Demon Deacons quickly took a 3-0 lead as Tennessee Tech forfeited No. 6 singles and retired No. 5 singles after the opening set.
- Wake Forest then went up 4-0 as Luciano Tacchi defeated Elias Grubert on Court 2.
- Tacchi took the first set 6-0 before clinching the point with a 6-1 victory in the second set.
- Although Wake Forest clinched the victory as a result of Tacchi's win, the two sides played out the remainder of the match.
- Freshman Božo Barun defeated Jaime Paquet 6-3, 6-2 for his first-career win on Court 4 to put the Deacs up 5-0.
- Shortly after, last season's second team All-ACC selection Jurabek Karimov defeated Evzen Holis 6-2, 7-5 on Court 3.
- Despite dropping the first set, Moroni rallied to defeat Mika Berghaus 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in first singles to seal the 7-0 victory for Wake Forest.
How It Happened (Elon)
- Elon took the doubles point early after notching victories on Courts 1 and 2.
- After trailing 1-0, Wake Forest picked up consecutive points as Barun and Thomson earned wins on Courts 4 and 6, respectively.
- Shortly after, 2022 All-ACC third team selection Melios Efstathiou collected a 6-2, 6-1 decision on Court 1 to give the Deacs a 3-1 lead in his first match of the 2023 season.
- One point shy of clinching the victory with three courts still in play, Moroni rallied to notch a 6-3, 6-1 win in the No. 2 position.
- The two teams played the remainder of the contest despite Wake Forest securing the decision.
- Lopez de Azcona then defeated Oskar Antinheimo of Elon 6-3, 6-0 leaving one court still in play.
- After earning a 6-1 victory in the opening set, Tacchi dropped set two, 4-6.
- Undaunted, Tacchi took a 6-3 decision in set three to secure the victory after several back-and-forth sequences.
- Wake Forest earned the 6-1 decision, marking its 28th-consecutive home win, dating back to last season.
Singles Results (Tennessee Tech)
1. Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Mika Berghaus (TTU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
2. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Elias Grubert (TTU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Jurabek Karimov (WFU) def. Evzen Holis (TTU) 6-2, 7-5
4. Božo Barun (WFU) def. Jaime Paquet (TTU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. Pol Masafret (TTU) 6-1, retired
6. Saud Alhogbani (WFU) def. No player (TTU), by forfeit
Doubles Results (Tennessee Tech)
1. No. 30 Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. Mika Berghaus/Elias Grubert (TTU) 6-3
2. Božo Barun/Matthew Thomson (WFU) vs. Evzen Holis/Jaime Paquet (TTU) 2-5, unfinished
3. No competition
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,5,2,4,3,1)
Singles Results (Elon)
1. Melios Efstathiou (WFU) def. Daniel Martin (ELON) 6-2, 6-1
2. Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Nicholas Campbell (ELON) 6-3, 6-1
3. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Nicholas Condos (ELON) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
4. Bozo Barun (WFU) def. Ahmed Hosni (ELON) 6-3, 6-0
5. Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. Oskar Antinheimo (ELON) 6-3, 6-0
6. Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. Esteban Penagos (ELON) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles Results (Elon)
1. Daniel Martin/Oskar Antinheimo (ELON) def. No. 30 Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) 6-2
2. Nicholas Campbell/Ahmed Hosni (ELON) def. Melios Efstathiou/Matthew Thomson (WFU) 6-4
3. Luciano Tacchi/Jurabek Karimov (WFU) vs. Nicholas Condos/Veljko Krstic (ELON) 5-3, unfinished
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,6,1,2,5,3)
From Coach Bresky
"Today was a great start to our season as we were able to get two wins over two really good teams. Our week of preparation in hosting a UTR tournament for the past week proved to be beneficial. The guys were really dialed in, which helped us secure two important wins. Overall, today was a great start to the year and we're really excited to compete again with double-headers on Friday and Sunday." - Coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
Wake Forest will return to action Friday when the Demon Deacons host Radford for a double-header at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., before hosting No. 6 Tennessee and Queens for another double-header Sunday.
Follow the Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
BERGHAUS, Mika / 0 [TTU]
623
366
#2 Singles Match
12
GRUBERT, Elias / 0 [TTU]
01
66
#3 Singles Match
12
HOLIS, Evzen / 0 [TTU]
25
67
#4 Singles Match
12
PAQUET, Jaime / 0 [TTU]
32
66
#5 Singles Match
12
MASAFRET, Pol / 0 [TTU]
10
6WR
#6 Singles Match
1
No player / 0 [TTU]
0
WF
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