Sunday, April 16
Chestnut Hill, MA
10:00 A.M.
Wake Forest University
6
at
1
Boston College
No. 18 Wake Forest Defeats Boston College to Conclude 2023 Regular Season
4/16/2023 1:42:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Demon Deacons improved to 17-0 against the Eagles all-time.
WEYMOUTH, Mass. – In its final regular-season match of the 2023 campaign, the No. 18-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team defeated ACC foe Boston College, 6-1, Sunday afternoon at the Weymouth Club in Weymouth, Mass.
Sunday's victory improved the Demon Deacons (23-10, 7-5 ACC) to a perfect 17-0 all-time against Boston College.
Wake Forest clinched the doubles point Sunday behind wins in the first and second slots as Matthew Thomson/Filippo Moroni downed Mason Fung/Jake Vassel, 6-4, before No. 73 Jurabek Karimov/Luciano Tacchi stormed back to defeat Juan Jose Bianchi/Max Motlagh, 7-5.
The Demon Deacons' momentum from doubles play carried over into singles as the Deacs took the opening set on 5/6 courts. Wake Forest went on to accumulate a 5-1 mark in singles action to secure the 6-1 victory over the Eagles.
Of note, with a 6-2, 6-3 win in sixth singles, freshman Saud Alhogbani improved to a perfect 5-0 in dual singles action this season.
The Demon Deacons have secured the No. 6 seed in this year's ACC Tournament and will face the 11th seed (Virginia Tech, Clemson or Notre Dame) on Thursday, April 20 in Cary. The Deacs will officially find out their opponent once all matches across the league have ended for the day.
How It Happened
1. Filippo Moroni (WF) def. Max Motlagh (BC) 7-5, 7-5
2. Juan Jose Bianchi (BC) def. Matthew Thomson (WF) 7-6, 5-7, 1-0
3. Luciano Tacchi (WF) def. Matt Campbell (BC) 6-1, 6-0
4. Bozo Barun (WF) def. Mai Gao (BC) 6-3, 7-6
5. Juan Lopez de Azcona (WF) def. Jake Vassel (BC) 6-4, 6-3
6. Saud Alhogbani (WF) def. Shreekar Eedara (BC) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. No. 73 Jurabek Karimov/Luciano Tacchi (WF) def. Juan Jose Bianchi/Max Motlagh (BC) 7-5
2. Matthew Thomson/Filippo Moroni (WF) def. Mason Fung/Jake Vassel 6-4
3. Will Kasten/Anesh Jayasundera (BC) def. Bozo Barun/Saud Alhogbani (WF) 6-3
From Coach Bresky
"It's always good to get an ACC road win in tough conditions, having to play indoors at this point in the season. We got the doubles point and went on to have good performances in singles play. We're excited for the ACC Tournament next week and we look forward to learning our draw later this evening." - Head coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will travel to Cary to compete in the 2023 ACC Tournament on Thursday, April 20.
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Sunday's victory improved the Demon Deacons (23-10, 7-5 ACC) to a perfect 17-0 all-time against Boston College.
Wake Forest clinched the doubles point Sunday behind wins in the first and second slots as Matthew Thomson/Filippo Moroni downed Mason Fung/Jake Vassel, 6-4, before No. 73 Jurabek Karimov/Luciano Tacchi stormed back to defeat Juan Jose Bianchi/Max Motlagh, 7-5.
The Demon Deacons' momentum from doubles play carried over into singles as the Deacs took the opening set on 5/6 courts. Wake Forest went on to accumulate a 5-1 mark in singles action to secure the 6-1 victory over the Eagles.
Of note, with a 6-2, 6-3 win in sixth singles, freshman Saud Alhogbani improved to a perfect 5-0 in dual singles action this season.
The Demon Deacons have secured the No. 6 seed in this year's ACC Tournament and will face the 11th seed (Virginia Tech, Clemson or Notre Dame) on Thursday, April 20 in Cary. The Deacs will officially find out their opponent once all matches across the league have ended for the day.
How It Happened
- For the first time in conference play, head coach Tony Bresky placed the duo of Bozo Barun and Saud Alhogbani at third doubles in the Wake Forest lineup.
- 1) No. 73 Jurabek Karimov/Luciano Tacchi
- 2) Matthew Thomson/Filippo Moroni
- 3) Bozo Barun/Saud Alhogbani
- Barun/Alhogbani entered Sunday's match with a 1-0 mark as a doubles pairing.
- Doubles play started tightly-contested as Wake Forest led in the first and second slots, while Boston College led on court three.
- Boston College struck first in doubles as Will Kasten/Anesh Jayasundera defeated Barun/Alhogbani on court three.
- Thomson/Moroni became the first pair of Deacs to win a match as they defeated Mason Fung/Jake Vassel, 6-4, in second doubles.
- Wake Forest clinched the doubles point behind a 7-5 victory in first doubles by Karimov/Tacchi.
- The Demon Deacons held a 1-0 lead entering singles play.
- The Deacs' momentum from doubles action carried over into singles as Wake Forest won the opening set on five courts.
- Tacchi became the first Deac to win a singles match as he defeated Matt Campbell 6-1, 6-0 to give the Demon Deacons a 2-0 lead.
- Alhogbani extended Wake Forest's advantage to 3-0 with a 6-2, 6-3 win in sixth singles.
- Alhogbani improved to 5-0 in dual singles action with the victory.
- Lopez de Azcona clinched the win, downing Vassel 6-4, 6-3 in fifth singles.
- The two sides chose to play out the remainder of the contest despite the clinch.
- Minutes later, Moroni knocked off Motlagh (7-5, 7-5), giving the Deacs a 5-0 lead.
- Barun then took down Mai Gao 6-3, 7-6 shortly after in fourth singles.
- The Eagles notched their first, and only, singles win with a victory in second singles.
- Wake Forest defeated Boston College (6-1), improving to 17-0 against the Eagles all-time.
1. Filippo Moroni (WF) def. Max Motlagh (BC) 7-5, 7-5
2. Juan Jose Bianchi (BC) def. Matthew Thomson (WF) 7-6, 5-7, 1-0
3. Luciano Tacchi (WF) def. Matt Campbell (BC) 6-1, 6-0
4. Bozo Barun (WF) def. Mai Gao (BC) 6-3, 7-6
5. Juan Lopez de Azcona (WF) def. Jake Vassel (BC) 6-4, 6-3
6. Saud Alhogbani (WF) def. Shreekar Eedara (BC) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. No. 73 Jurabek Karimov/Luciano Tacchi (WF) def. Juan Jose Bianchi/Max Motlagh (BC) 7-5
2. Matthew Thomson/Filippo Moroni (WF) def. Mason Fung/Jake Vassel 6-4
3. Will Kasten/Anesh Jayasundera (BC) def. Bozo Barun/Saud Alhogbani (WF) 6-3
From Coach Bresky
"It's always good to get an ACC road win in tough conditions, having to play indoors at this point in the season. We got the doubles point and went on to have good performances in singles play. We're excited for the ACC Tournament next week and we look forward to learning our draw later this evening." - Head coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will travel to Cary to compete in the 2023 ACC Tournament on Thursday, April 20.
Follow the Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
77
Max Motlagh / 0 [BC]
55
#2 Singles Match
123
670
Juan Jose Bianchi / 0 [BC]
751
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Matt Campbell / 0 [BC]
10
#4 Singles Match
12
67
Mai Gao / 0 [BC]
36
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Jake Vassel / 0 [BC]
43
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Shreekar Eedara / 0 [BC]
23
Order of Finish:
3,6,5,1,4,2
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