Sunday, March 26
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Noon
Wake Forest University
6
vs
1
#50 Notre Dame
No. 14 Wake Forest Defeats No. 50 Notre Dame, UNC Greensboro
3/26/2023 8:40:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Demon Deacons have now won six straight and 10 of their last 11.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Combating early adverse weather conditions, the 14th-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team earned consecutive 6-1 victories over Atlantic Coast Conference opponent No. 50 Notre Dame and in-state foe UNC Greensboro Sunday at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
Sunday's win against Notre Dame marked the Demon Deacons' (21-6, 5-1 ACC) 11th-consecutive victory over the Fighting Irish, dating back to the 2015 season. Additionally, the Deacs' win over the Fighting Irish marked their ninth win over a ranked opponent this season as Wake Forest owns a 9-6 ledger against ranked foes to start the 2023 campaign.
The win also improved the Deacs to 5-1 in ACC play this season, and through six conference matches, the Demon Deacons are currently fourth in the league and only one match out of first place.
Of note, Wake Forest's victory over UNC Greensboro improved the Deacs to a stellar 17-0 against in-state opponents since the beginning of last season.
Against the Irish Sunday, Wake Forest jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after securing the doubles point with wins in the first and second slots. The Demon Deacons then carried their momentum into singles play, notching victories on 5-of-6 courts en route to the 6-1 victory.
After registering its fifth-consecutive win in the contest against Notre Dame, Wake Forest turned around to face UNC Greensboro less than two hours later. The Demon Deacons dropped the doubles point, before sweeping the Spartans in singles action to secure a triumphant 6-1 victory.
Of note, sophomore Noah Hanh made his first-career appearance against UNC Greensboro as he teamed up with freshman Saud Alhogbani in doubles play.
Just one match out of first place in the ACC, the Demon Deacons will travel for road matches against Big Four opponents Duke (Friday, March 31) and North Carolina (Sunday, April 2) next weekend.
Match #1 - No. 50 Notre Dame
How It Happened
1. #24 Sebastian Dominko (ND-M) def. #11 Melios Efstathiou (WFU) 7-6 (7-1), 6-4
2. Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Connor Fu (ND-M) 6-2, 6-0
3. Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. Aditya Vashistha (ND-M) 6-4, 6-4
4. #103 Jurabek Karimov (WFU) def. Jean-Marc Malkowski (ND-M) 6-3, 6-3
5. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Yu Zhang (ND-M) 7-5, 6-1
6. Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. Jameson Corsillo (ND-M) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles Results
1. Jurabek Karimov/Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Sebastian Dominko/Connor Fu (ND-M) 7-5
2. #37 Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. #16 Matthew Halpin/Jean-Marc Malkowski (ND-M) 7-5
3. Evan Lee/Yu Zhang (ND-M) def. Melios Efstathiou/Matthew Thomson (WFU) 6-2
Match #2 - UNC Greensboro
How It Happened
Singles Results
1. #11 Melios Efstathiou (WFU) def. Tymofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) 6-2, 6-4
2. Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. John Gabelic (UNCG) 6-0, 6-1
3. #103 Jurabek Karimov (WFU) def. David Flisberg (UNCG) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
4. Saud Alhogbani (WFU) def. Christopher Johns (UNCG) 6-2, 6-1
5. Bozo Barun (WFU) def. Devon Moskowitz (UNCG) 6-4, 6-1
6. Vikas Deo (WFU) def. Andrew Black (UNCG) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles Results
1. Melios Efstathiou/Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. David Flisberg/John Gabelic (UNCG) 6-1
2. Christopher Johns/Tymofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) def. Bozo Barun/Vikas Deo (WFU) 7-5
3. Wyatt Cannon/Harrison Gwynn (UNCG) def. Saud Alhogbani/Noah Hahn (WFU) 6-4
From Coach Bresky
"Today was a good, long day. Early, we had to wait for the rain to go away, but it was nice to get outside. Against Notre Dame, we were able to tough out the doubles point. We had chances to close it out early but we didn't, so I'm glad we kept our focus. We did a great job in singles, which propelled us to a solid victory. We finished off the day well with a good win over UNCG. We were able to play some of our younger guys, and I was happy with their performances." - Head coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will travel for road matches against Big Four opponents Duke (Friday, March 31) and North Carolina (Sunday, April 2) next weekend.
Follow the Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Sunday's win against Notre Dame marked the Demon Deacons' (21-6, 5-1 ACC) 11th-consecutive victory over the Fighting Irish, dating back to the 2015 season. Additionally, the Deacs' win over the Fighting Irish marked their ninth win over a ranked opponent this season as Wake Forest owns a 9-6 ledger against ranked foes to start the 2023 campaign.
The win also improved the Deacs to 5-1 in ACC play this season, and through six conference matches, the Demon Deacons are currently fourth in the league and only one match out of first place.
Of note, Wake Forest's victory over UNC Greensboro improved the Deacs to a stellar 17-0 against in-state opponents since the beginning of last season.
Against the Irish Sunday, Wake Forest jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after securing the doubles point with wins in the first and second slots. The Demon Deacons then carried their momentum into singles play, notching victories on 5-of-6 courts en route to the 6-1 victory.
After registering its fifth-consecutive win in the contest against Notre Dame, Wake Forest turned around to face UNC Greensboro less than two hours later. The Demon Deacons dropped the doubles point, before sweeping the Spartans in singles action to secure a triumphant 6-1 victory.
Of note, sophomore Noah Hanh made his first-career appearance against UNC Greensboro as he teamed up with freshman Saud Alhogbani in doubles play.
Just one match out of first place in the ACC, the Demon Deacons will travel for road matches against Big Four opponents Duke (Friday, March 31) and North Carolina (Sunday, April 2) next weekend.
Match #1 - No. 50 Notre Dame
How It Happened
- Doubles play began tightly-contested as first doubles was tied in the early going, while the Deacs led in second doubles and the Fighting Irish led in third doubles.
- Through four games, Jurabek Karimov/Luciano Tacchi were tied 2-2, while No. 37 Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona led 3-1 and Matthew Thomson/Melios Efstathiou trailed 3-1.
- Notre Dame jumped out to an early advantage in doubles play as Evan Lee/Yu Zhang defeated Thomson/Efstathiou, 6-2.
- Despite facing an early deficit as a result of dropping third doubles, the Deacs led 5-4 in both first and second doubles through nine games.
- No. 37 Moroni/Lopez de Azcona evened the doubles ledger as they earned a 7-5 victory in second doubles.
- Of note, Sunday marked the pairs second appearance in second doubles this season.
- The Demon Deacons then secured the doubles point as Karimov/Tacchi registered a 7-5 win in first doubles.
- The Deacs led 1-0 heading into singles play.
- Wake Forest presented the same singles lineup as it did in its previous two matches.
- 1) No. 11 Efstathiou
- 2) Moroni
- 3) Thomson
- 4) No. 103 Karimov
- 5) Tacchi
- 6) Lopez de Azcona
- Of note, the Deacs are unbeaten this season when Thomson makes an appearance at third singles.
- Moroni gave the Demon Deacons a 2-0 lead as he knocked off Connor Fu 6-2, 6-0 in second singles.
- Lopez de Azcona extended the Wake Forest lead to 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-0 win in sixth singles.
- The win improved Lopez de Azcona to 9-4 in sixth singles this season.
- No. 103 Karimov clinched the match, giving Wake Forest a 4-0 lead with a 6-3, 6-3 victory in fourth singles.
- The two sides decided to play out the remainder of the matches despite the clinch.
- Thomson then defeated Aditya Vashistha 6-4, 6-4 and Tacchi knocked off Yu Zhang 7-5, 6-1, giving Wake Forest a 6-0 lead.
- Despite a resilient effort, No. 11 Efstathiou fell to No. 24 Sebastian Dominko in first singles.
- The loss was only Efstathiou's third dual singles defeat of the season.
- Wake Forest beat Notre Dame, 6-1, marking the Demon Deacons' 11th-consecutive win over the Fighting Irish.
1. #24 Sebastian Dominko (ND-M) def. #11 Melios Efstathiou (WFU) 7-6 (7-1), 6-4
2. Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Connor Fu (ND-M) 6-2, 6-0
3. Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. Aditya Vashistha (ND-M) 6-4, 6-4
4. #103 Jurabek Karimov (WFU) def. Jean-Marc Malkowski (ND-M) 6-3, 6-3
5. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Yu Zhang (ND-M) 7-5, 6-1
6. Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. Jameson Corsillo (ND-M) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles Results
1. Jurabek Karimov/Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Sebastian Dominko/Connor Fu (ND-M) 7-5
2. #37 Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. #16 Matthew Halpin/Jean-Marc Malkowski (ND-M) 7-5
3. Evan Lee/Yu Zhang (ND-M) def. Melios Efstathiou/Matthew Thomson (WFU) 6-2
Match #2 - UNC Greensboro
How It Happened
- Wake Forest came out strong in doubles play, leading 4-1 in first and second doubles, respectively, through five games.
- The Deacs trailed 3-2 in third doubles in the early going.
- Thomson/Efstathiou defeated David Flisberg/John Gabelic 6-1, giving the Deacs an early advantage in doubles play.
- Wyatt Cannon/Harrison Gwynn defeated Saud Alhogbani/Noah Hahn 6-4 in third doubles to even doubles action.
- Sunday marked Hanh's first-career appearance as a Demon Deacon.
- All eyes turned to second doubles as Christopher Johns/Tymofiy Khrystyuk of UNC Greensboro battled back from a 4-1 deficit to knock off Bozo Barun/Vikas Deo 7-5, securing the doubles point for the Spartans.
- Despite dropping the doubles point, Wake Forest jumped on UNC Greensboro early in singles, winning the opening set on all six courts.
- Moroni became the first Deac to notch a singles victory as he stormed to a 6-0, 6-1 win in second singles.
- Alhogbani extended the Demon Deacon lead to 2-1 as he earned a 6-2, 6-1 decision in fourth singles.
- Alhogbani is now 4-0 in dual singles action to start his rookie campaign.
- He is 2-0 in fourth singles and 2-0 in sixth singles.
- Alhogbani is now 4-0 in dual singles action to start his rookie campaign.
- Barun then defeated Devon Moskowitz 6-4, 6-1 to give Wake Forest a 3-1 lead with only three courts left undecided.
- No. 11 Efstathiou got back in the win column with a 6-2, 6-4 win in first singles to secure the match win for Wake Forest.
- Deo earned his third-consecutive dual singles win as he notched a 6-3, 6-2 decision in sixth singles, giving the Demon Deacons a 5-1 lead.
- After winning the opening set, 6-2, No. 103 Karimov dropped set two and headed to a third set with David Flisberg of UNC Greensboro.
- No. 103 Karimov took the deciding set, 10-5.
- Wake Forest defeated UNC Greensboro for its sixth-consecutive victory.
Singles Results
1. #11 Melios Efstathiou (WFU) def. Tymofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) 6-2, 6-4
2. Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. John Gabelic (UNCG) 6-0, 6-1
3. #103 Jurabek Karimov (WFU) def. David Flisberg (UNCG) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
4. Saud Alhogbani (WFU) def. Christopher Johns (UNCG) 6-2, 6-1
5. Bozo Barun (WFU) def. Devon Moskowitz (UNCG) 6-4, 6-1
6. Vikas Deo (WFU) def. Andrew Black (UNCG) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles Results
1. Melios Efstathiou/Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. David Flisberg/John Gabelic (UNCG) 6-1
2. Christopher Johns/Tymofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) def. Bozo Barun/Vikas Deo (WFU) 7-5
3. Wyatt Cannon/Harrison Gwynn (UNCG) def. Saud Alhogbani/Noah Hahn (WFU) 6-4
From Coach Bresky
"Today was a good, long day. Early, we had to wait for the rain to go away, but it was nice to get outside. Against Notre Dame, we were able to tough out the doubles point. We had chances to close it out early but we didn't, so I'm glad we kept our focus. We did a great job in singles, which propelled us to a solid victory. We finished off the day well with a good win over UNCG. We were able to play some of our younger guys, and I was happy with their performances." - Head coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will travel for road matches against Big Four opponents Duke (Friday, March 31) and North Carolina (Sunday, April 2) next weekend.
Follow the Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
1
Matthew Halpin/ Jean-Marc Malkowski (16/-) [ND-M]
5
7
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
Sebastian Dominko / 0 (24/-) [ND-M]
76
64
#2 Singles Match
12
Connor Fu / 0 [ND-M]
20
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Aditya Vashistha / 0 [ND-M]
44
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Jean-Marc Malkowski / 0 [ND-M]
33
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Yu Zhang / 0 [ND-M]
51
76
#6 Singles Match
12
Jameson Corsillo / 0 [ND-M]
30
66
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