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Filippo Moroni Crowned ITA Carolina Regional Singles Champion
10/24/2023 9:16:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Moroni squared off with teammate DK Suresh Ekambaram in Tuesday’s final.
CARY, N.C. – The Wake Forest men's tennis team concluded play at the 2023 ITA Carolina Regional Tuesday evening, following an impressive showing from senior Filippo Moroni, who won the singles title.
Moroni went a stellar 6-0 in singles play over the first four days of action, before facing teammate DK Suresh Ekambaram in the final Tuesday evening. Both Demon Deacons competed relentlessly, but Moroni went on to earn a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Suresh Ekambaram to win the singles championship.
En route to Tuesday's final, Suresh Ekambaram earned six-consecutive singles victories, including wins over No. 4 seed Karl Poling and No. 7 seed Sean Daryabeigi, respectively.
In doubles play, the Demon Deacons were led by the pairings of Holden Koons/Suresh Ekambaram and Harry Thursfield/Luca Pow as both teams reached the semifinals. Of note, Thursfield/Pow knocked off No. 6 seed Dias/Van Wyk in the round of 64.
Overall, Wake Forest went 30-9 as a team in singles play and 11-5 in doubles action. Additionally, four of the eight singles quarter finalists were Demon Deacons.
Up Next
Wake Forest will compete for the final time this fall when it returns home for the Wake Forest Invitational (Nov. 3-5).
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Moroni went a stellar 6-0 in singles play over the first four days of action, before facing teammate DK Suresh Ekambaram in the final Tuesday evening. Both Demon Deacons competed relentlessly, but Moroni went on to earn a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Suresh Ekambaram to win the singles championship.
En route to Tuesday's final, Suresh Ekambaram earned six-consecutive singles victories, including wins over No. 4 seed Karl Poling and No. 7 seed Sean Daryabeigi, respectively.
In doubles play, the Demon Deacons were led by the pairings of Holden Koons/Suresh Ekambaram and Harry Thursfield/Luca Pow as both teams reached the semifinals. Of note, Thursfield/Pow knocked off No. 6 seed Dias/Van Wyk in the round of 64.
Overall, Wake Forest went 30-9 as a team in singles play and 11-5 in doubles action. Additionally, four of the eight singles quarter finalists were Demon Deacons.
Up Next
Wake Forest will compete for the final time this fall when it returns home for the Wake Forest Invitational (Nov. 3-5).
Follow the Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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