Demon Deacons Conclude ITA All-American Championships

Saturday, September 30

Tulsa, OK

Wake Forest University

ITA All-American Championships

Demon Deacons Conclude ITA All-American Championships

10/8/2023 4:47:00 PM | Men's Tennis

The doubles pairing of DK Suresh Ekambaram and Holden Koons reached the quarterfinals of the main draw.

TULSA – Following an impressive start to the 2023 fall slate, the Wake Forest men's tennis team wrapped up its week-long trip to the ITA All-American Championships after several top performances.

The doubles pairing of DK Suresh Ekambaram and Holden Koons led the Deacs as the duo reached the quarterfinals of the doubles main draw.

Senior Luciano Tacchi also had an excellent showing during the annual tournament as he reached the round of 32 in singles after being one of only 16 individuals to reach the main draw through the qualifying rounds.

Wake Forest Victories

Singles
- Prequalifying
  - Dylan Chang (Wake Forest) def. Judson Blair (Georgia Southern) 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
  - Jamieson Nathan (Wake Forest) def. Anton Shepp (Nebraska) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
- Qualifying
  - Luciano Tacchi (Wake Forest) def. Jordan Hasson (Oklahoma) 6-3, 6-3
  - Holden Koons (Wake Forest) def. Nick Lagaev (Arizona) 7-5, 6-3
  - Luciano Tacchi (Wake Forest) def. Luka Petrovic (Tulane) 6-1, 6-2
  - Luciano Tacchi (Wake Forest) def. Lui Maxted (TCU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
- Main Draw
  - Luciano Tacchi (Wake Forest) def. Martin Katz (Miami) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
- Qualifying
  - Suresh/Koons (Wake Forest) def. Jirousek/Pinnington (TCU) 6-4, 1-6, [10-7]
  - Suresh/Koons (Wake Forest) def. Neff/Silagy (SMU) 7-6 (7-1), 6-2
  - Suresh/Koons (Wake Forest) def. Seger/Rollins (Tulsa) 6-2, 6-3
- Main Draw
  - Suresh/Koons (Wake Forest) def. Engelhardt/Slavic (Ole Miss) 6-7 (8-10), 7-6 (7-3) [10-5]
  - Suresh/Koons (Wake Forest) def. Vives/Gorzny (TCU) 6-3, 6-3

Up Next
The Demon Deacons will resume fall play Oct. 20-24 at the ITA Carolina Regionals, hosted by Duke.

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