Saturday, February 4
Winston-Salem, N.C.
11:00 A.M.
Wake Forest University
6
vs
1
Campbell
No. 9 Wake Forest Defeats Campbell, South Carolina State
2/4/2023 5:41:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Demon Deacons improved to 10-0 for the first time since 2018.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Behind an undefeated mark in doubles play, the ninth-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team earned a pair of victories Saturday over in-state foe Campbell (6-1) and South Carolina State (7-0) inside the Indoor Tennis Center at Wake Forest.
With Saturday's victories, the Demon Deacons (10-0, 0-0 ACC) improved to 10-0 for the first time since 2018 when the program won its first-ever NCAA Championship.
Saturday's win over Campbell also improved the Deacs to 14-0 over schools in the state of North Carolina, dating back to the start of the 2022 campaign. Additionally, Wake Forest has now won 38-consecutive home matches.
Against Campbell, the Demon Deacons secured the doubles point as each of the Deacs' pairs earned 6-2 victories on their respective courts. Boasting a 1-0 lead heading into singles, the Deacs won five matches en route to a 6-1 decision over the Fighting Camels. Of note, freshman Saud Alhogbani's win in sixth singles marked his first-career duals singles win.
Despite presenting a different trio of doubles pairs against South Carolina State, Wake Forest earned wins in first and third doubles to quickly clinch the doubles point against the Bulldogs. Then, the Deacs accumulated a perfect 6-0 mark in singles action to secure the 7-0 victory.
The Demon Deacons will return to action Thursday when they host No. 2 Ohio State at 5:00 p.m. inside the Indoor Tennis Center at Wake Forest..
Match #1 - Campbell
How It Happened
1. Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Damien Nezar (CAM-M) 6-2, 6-3
2. Jurabek Karimov (WFU) def. Tomas Balazi (CAM-M) 6-2, 6-4
3. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Lukas Steffen (CAM-M) 6-0, 6-1
4. Benjamin Maes (CAM-M) def. Bozo Barun (WFU) 7-5, 1-6, 6-2
5. Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. Leon Petko (CAM-M) 7-5, 6-3
6. Saud Alhogbani (WFU) def. Gustavs Lukstins (CAM-M) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles Results
1. Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. Tomas Balazi/Leon Petko (CAM-M) 6-2
2. Jurabek Karimov/Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Damien Nezar/Benjamin Maes (CAM-M) 6-2
3. Matthew Thomson/Saud Alhogbani (WFU) def. Lukas Steffen/Noe Macquart (CAM-M) 6-2
Match #2 - South Carolina State
How It Happened
1. Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Aissa Benchakroun (SCSU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Benjamin Niv (SCSU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-4
3. Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. Mikalai Bankou (SCSU) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Bozo Barun (WFU) def. Rostislav Haflinger (SCSU) 4-6, 6-4, 10-5
5. Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. Ivan Pauluychenko (SCSU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Saud Alhogbani (WFU) def. Pedro Sasso (SCSU) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. Matthew Thomson/Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Aissa Benchakroun/Benjamin Niv (SCSU) 6-3
2. Juan Lopez de Azcona/Jurabek Karimov (WFU) vs. Rostislav Haflinger/Pedro Sasso (SCSU) 4-2, unfinished
3. Saud Alhogbani/Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Mikalai Bankou/Ivan Pauluychenko (SCSU) 6-2
From Coach Bresky
"It was good to get a couple of wins. The guys worked really hard in practice this week. The double-headers are tough. They're long and physical, but I think it really helps our conditioning. We have a tough road with three matches this week and hopefully as many as four more the following week for national indoors. It's a lot of tennis and the boys have to be really fit, but I think they are. We're doing some good things out there. I'm happy to keep moving forward." - Coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will return to action Thursday when they host No. 2 Ohio State at 5:00 p.m. inside the Indoor Tennis Center at Wake Forest.
Follow the Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
With Saturday's victories, the Demon Deacons (10-0, 0-0 ACC) improved to 10-0 for the first time since 2018 when the program won its first-ever NCAA Championship.
Saturday's win over Campbell also improved the Deacs to 14-0 over schools in the state of North Carolina, dating back to the start of the 2022 campaign. Additionally, Wake Forest has now won 38-consecutive home matches.
Against Campbell, the Demon Deacons secured the doubles point as each of the Deacs' pairs earned 6-2 victories on their respective courts. Boasting a 1-0 lead heading into singles, the Deacs won five matches en route to a 6-1 decision over the Fighting Camels. Of note, freshman Saud Alhogbani's win in sixth singles marked his first-career duals singles win.
Despite presenting a different trio of doubles pairs against South Carolina State, Wake Forest earned wins in first and third doubles to quickly clinch the doubles point against the Bulldogs. Then, the Deacs accumulated a perfect 6-0 mark in singles action to secure the 7-0 victory.
The Demon Deacons will return to action Thursday when they host No. 2 Ohio State at 5:00 p.m. inside the Indoor Tennis Center at Wake Forest..
Match #1 - Campbell
How It Happened
- No. 30 Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona notched the Demon Deacons' first doubles victory of the contest as the pair registered a 6-2 victory over Tomas Balazi/Leon Petko in first doubles.
- Jurabek Karimov/Luciano Tacchi secured the doubles point for Wake Forest as they earned a 6-2 win in second doubles over Damien Nezar/Benjamin Maes.
- With the win, Karimov/Tacchi improved to 6-0 on the season in duals doubles matches.
- Seconds after Karimov/Tacchi sealed the doubles point for the Demon Deacons, Matthew Thomson/Saud Alhogbani defeated Lukas Steffen/Noe Macquart, 6-2.
- Entering singles play up 1-0, Wake Forest immediately took a 2-0 lead as Tacchi earned a 6-0, 6-1 win in third singles.
- Shortly after, Moroni defeated Damien Nezar in straight sets (6-2, 6-3) using a variety of shots.
- Thomson clinched the match as he earned a 7-5, 6-3 win in fifth singles; however, the two sides decided to play out the remainder of the contest.
- Karimov then defeated Tomas Balazi 6-2, 6-4 to give Wake Forest a 5-0 lead with two matches left undecided.
- Alhogbani beat Gustavs Lukstins in sixth singles to give the Deacs a 6-0 advantage.
- Alhogbani won both sets by a score of 6-4.
- The win marked his first-career duals singles win.
- Alhogbani won both sets by a score of 6-4.
- Campbell notched its first point as Benjamin Maes knocked off Božo Barun in a thriller.
1. Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Damien Nezar (CAM-M) 6-2, 6-3
2. Jurabek Karimov (WFU) def. Tomas Balazi (CAM-M) 6-2, 6-4
3. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Lukas Steffen (CAM-M) 6-0, 6-1
4. Benjamin Maes (CAM-M) def. Bozo Barun (WFU) 7-5, 1-6, 6-2
5. Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. Leon Petko (CAM-M) 7-5, 6-3
6. Saud Alhogbani (WFU) def. Gustavs Lukstins (CAM-M) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles Results
1. Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. Tomas Balazi/Leon Petko (CAM-M) 6-2
2. Jurabek Karimov/Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Damien Nezar/Benjamin Maes (CAM-M) 6-2
3. Matthew Thomson/Saud Alhogbani (WFU) def. Lukas Steffen/Noe Macquart (CAM-M) 6-2
Match #2 - South Carolina State
How It Happened
- Thomson/Moroni notched a 6-3 victory in first doubles to open doubles play.
- Saturday marked the first time Thomson and Moroni have partnered in doubles this season.
- Seconds later, Wake Forest clinched the doubles point as Alhogbani/Tacchi defeated Mikalai Bankou/Ivan Pauluychenko, 6-2.
- Lopez de Azcona earned the Deacs' first singles win as he earned a 6-1, 6-2 decision in fifth singles.
- Moroni then defeated Aissa Benchakroun 6-2, 6-2 in first singles to give Wake Forest a 3-0 lead.
- The victory improved Moroni to 8-1 in duals singles matches this season.
- Of note, he is now 29-8 in dual singles for his career.
- The victory improved Moroni to 8-1 in duals singles matches this season.
- Alhogbani defeated Pedro Sasso 6-4, 6-3 in sixth singles to secure the victory for Wake Forest.
- The two teams decided the third set of each singles match would serve as a tiebreaker opposed to playing the full set.
- Tacchi then edged Benjamin Niv 6-3, 4-6, 10-4 to extend the Demon Deacons' advantage to 5-0.
- The Deacs then took a 6-0 lead as Barun won 4-6, 6-4, 10-5 in fourth singles.
- After trailing 5-2 in the opening set, Thomson stormed back to take a 7-5 decision in set one.
- Thomson then went on to win the match 7-5, 7-6 (6-4)
- Wake Forest defeated South Carolina State, 7-0.
1. Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Aissa Benchakroun (SCSU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Benjamin Niv (SCSU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-4
3. Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. Mikalai Bankou (SCSU) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Bozo Barun (WFU) def. Rostislav Haflinger (SCSU) 4-6, 6-4, 10-5
5. Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. Ivan Pauluychenko (SCSU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Saud Alhogbani (WFU) def. Pedro Sasso (SCSU) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. Matthew Thomson/Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Aissa Benchakroun/Benjamin Niv (SCSU) 6-3
2. Juan Lopez de Azcona/Jurabek Karimov (WFU) vs. Rostislav Haflinger/Pedro Sasso (SCSU) 4-2, unfinished
3. Saud Alhogbani/Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Mikalai Bankou/Ivan Pauluychenko (SCSU) 6-2
From Coach Bresky
"It was good to get a couple of wins. The guys worked really hard in practice this week. The double-headers are tough. They're long and physical, but I think it really helps our conditioning. We have a tough road with three matches this week and hopefully as many as four more the following week for national indoors. It's a lot of tennis and the boys have to be really fit, but I think they are. We're doing some good things out there. I'm happy to keep moving forward." - Coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will return to action Thursday when they host No. 2 Ohio State at 5:00 p.m. inside the Indoor Tennis Center at Wake Forest.
Follow the Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
Damien Nezar / 0 [CAM-M]
23
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Tomas Balazi / 0 [CAM-M]
24
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Lukas Steffen / 0 [CAM-M]
01
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Benjamin Maes / 0 [CAM-M]
716
562
#5 Singles Match
12
Leon Petko / 0 [CAM-M]
53
76
#6 Singles Match
12
Gustavs Lukstins / 0 [CAM-M]
44
66
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