Wake Forest University
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Wake Forest Downs No. 60 Miami and Coastal Carolina in Sunday’s Action
3/12/2023 5:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis
With the victories Wake Forest is now 15-3 on home court this season.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Including the team's third ACC victory of the season, the No. 14 ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team (17-6, 3-1 ACC) swept Sunday's action by defeating No. 60 Miami 4-1 and Coastal Carolina 4-0 at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
The Demon Deacons began the doubleheader with a 4-1 victory over No. 60 Miami. After the Hurricanes secured the doubles point, five Demon Deacons won their first set in singles action before No. 21 Melios Efstathiou (6-4, 6-3 vs. No. 44 Dan Martin), No. 122 Filippo Moroni (6-4, 7-5 vs. Antonio Prat), Luciano Tacchi (6-4, 6-2 vs. Leonard Bierbaum) and Juan Lopez de Azcona (6-3, 6-3 vs. Nacho Serra Sanchez) secured victories.
In the afternoon showdown with the Chanticleers, Wake Forest picked up a highly competitive doubles point thanks to the No. 30 pairing of Moroni and Lopez de Azcona at 7-6 (7-5) before securing the 4-0 victory to close out the weekend. Lopez de Azcona led the way for the Deacs with a 6-0, 6-3 decision in fifth singles.
Wake Forest will travel to the Lone Star State next weekend, facing current No. 43 Baylor on Sunday at 2 p.m. EST.
How It Happened vs. Miami
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Miami would take the doubles point over Wake Forest to begin Sunday's ACC matchup, scoring victories on Court 3 (6-1) and Court 1 (6-1).
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On Court 2, the matchup between Wake Forest's Jurabek Karimov and Luciano Tacchi and Miami's Franco Aubone and Dan Martin went unfinished at 3-3.
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Efstathiou and Moroni jumped out to early leads in first (3-0) and second (3-1) singles, respectively.
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Thomson surged and took a 4-1 lead in fifth singles as Tacchi (fourth) and Lopez de Azcona (sixth) remained deadlocked at 3-3.
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Karimov came back from 0-3 down to even it at 3-3 in third singles.
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Moroni claimed the first set of singles action, 6-4.
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The other five courts were either tied or within a game near the conclusion of the first set.
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Tacchi took the first set in fourth singles, 6-4, just moments before Lopez de Azcona took a first set of his own, 6-3.
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Efstathiou and Thomson continued the Deacs' dominant start to singles play as they both won the first set in first (6-4) and fifth singles (7-5), respectively.
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In total, the Demon Deacons took five of six first sets.
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Tacchi got Wake Forest on the board with a 6-4, 6-2 victory in fourth singles.
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The other courts remained tightly-contested in the second set.
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Moroni gave the Deacs a 2-1 lead following a 6-4. 7-5 victory on Court 2.
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Lopez de Azcona put Wake Forest a win away from clinching with a 6-3, 6-3 win in sixth singles.
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Efstathiou closed it out with his fifth-consecutive victory, as he took down No. 44 Dan Martin, 6-4, 6-3.
Singles Results vs. Miami
1. No. 21 Melios Efstathiou (WFU) def. No. 44 Dan Martin (Miami) 6-4, 6-3
2. No. 122 Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Antonio Prat (Miami) 6-4, 7-5
3. No. 117 Jurabek Karimov (WFU) vs. No. 76 Martin Katz (Miami) 5-7, 3-3, unfinished
4. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Leonard Bierbaum (Miami) 6-4, 6-2
5. Matthew Thomson (WFU) vs. Franco Aubone (Miami) 7-5, 5-6, unfinished
6. Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. Nacho Serra Sanchez (Miami) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Results vs. Miami
1. Juan Martin Jalif/Martin Vergara Del Puerto (Miami) def. No. 30 Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) 6-1
2. Jurabek Karimov/Luciano Tacchi (WFU) vs. Franco Aubone/Dan Martin (Miami) 3-3, unfinished
3. Martin Katz/Antonio Prat (Miami) def. Melios Efstathiou/Matthew Thomson (WFU) 6-1
How It Happened vs. Coastal Carolina
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15 minutes into doubles action, all three courts were tightly-contested.
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Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona trailed, 2-3 on court 1.
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Matthew Thomson/Luciano Tacchi were level at 2-2 on Court 2.
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Božo Barun/Vikas Deo led 3-2 on Court 3.
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Božo Barun/Vikas Deo improved to 2-0 as a pair with a 6-2 victory in third doubles.
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Playing together for the first time this season, Matthew Thomson/Luciano Tacchi dropped a hard-fought, 5-7 match in second doubles.
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Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona claimed the doubles point for Wake Forest after a 7-6 (7-5) tiebreak victory in first singles.
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Lopez de Azcona got off to a dominant start in singles play, as the Spainiard won the first set, 6-0 in fifth singles.
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Moroni and Barun both held a 4-2 first-set lead in first and fourth singles, respectively, as the other three courts remained close after 30 minutes.
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Moroni was the second Demon Deacon to claim a first set (6-2) on Court 1.
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Deo followed shortly after with a 6-4 first-set win in sixth singles.
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Barun recorded a 6-3 first-set win in fourth singles before Thomson took his, 7-5.
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Tacchi won a tiebreak, 7-6 (7-3), as all six Demon Deacons claimed their respective first sets.
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Lopez de Azcona continued his impressive performance as he closed out his match, 6-0, 6-3 and put the Deacs up 2-0.
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Moroni brought Wake Forest to within a match away from clinching after his 6-2, 6-2 victory on Court 1.
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Barun closed out the Deacs' second match of the day with a 6-3, 6-2 win in fourth singles.
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Thomson led 7-5, 5-2 on Court 2.
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Deo was also a game away from victory (6-4, 5-4) in sixth singles.
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Tacchi held a 7-6, 2-1 advantage on Court 3.
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Singles Results vs. Coastal Carolina
1. No. 122 Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Carlos Berna Ruiz (CCU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Matthew Thomson (WFU) vs. Lucas Wayenburg (CCU) 7-5, 5-2, unfinished
3. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) vs. Maj Tomac (CCU) 7-6 (7-3), 2-1, unfinished
4. Božo Barun (WFU) def. Ryuya Ata (CCU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. Guilherme Toresan (CCU) 6-0, 6-3
6. Vikas Deo (WFU) vs. Steve Mundt (CCU) 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
Doubles Results vs. Coastal Carolina
1. No. 30 Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. Carlos Berna Ruiz/Maj Tomac (CCU) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Lucas Wayenburg/Steve Mundt (CCU) def. Matthew Thomson/Luciano Tacchi (WFU) 7-5
3. Božo Barun/Vikas Deo (WFU) def. Guilherme Toresan/Ryuya Ata (CCU) 6-2
From Coach Bresky
"Good day and good to bounce back from Friday. Obviously not our best in doubles in the morning, but I thought the team responded well in singles and we were able to get through that and any win in the ACC is a good win. In the afternoon we were able to get some more tennis in against a good Coastal Carolina team and I thought they did a great job. Some guys got to play that don't get to play all the time. It was good for them and happy with today." - Head coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
Wake Forest will play in its third true road match of the season next Sunday at No. 43 Baylor at the Hurd Tennis Center.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,2,6,1
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