Efstathiou Selected to NCAA Singles Championships
5/2/2023 7:29:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The doubles pairing of Filippo Moroni/Juan Lopez de Azcona were tabbed as alternates in the NCAA Doubles Championships.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – A day after being named the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year, senior Melios Efstathiou has been selected to the 2023 NCAA Singles Championships, as announced on NCAA.com Tuesday evening.
Efstathiou was the lone Demon Deacon to make the 64-man field, marking the eighth-consecutive year Wake Forest will be represented in the annual tournament.
Post-season honors continue to roll in for the Limassol, Cyprus native as he became the second player in program history to garner ACC Player of the Year accolades Monday, joining Noah Rubin who earned the award in 2015.
This season, Efstathiou has accumulated a 21-4 mark in dual singles action, including a 5-0 ledger over his final five matches. Of note, Efstathiou is currently ranked the No. 2 singles player nationally by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
In addition to being crowned ACC Player of the Year Monday, Efstathiou was tabbed to the All-ACC First Team, marking Wake Forest's 32nd honoree during the head coach Tony Bresky era.
No. 38 Moroni/Lopez de Azcona will learn their fate regarding the NCAA Doubles Championship in the coming weeks.
Efstathiou by the Numbers (2023)
Moroni/Lopez de Azcona by the Numbers (2023)
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Efstathiou was the lone Demon Deacon to make the 64-man field, marking the eighth-consecutive year Wake Forest will be represented in the annual tournament.
Post-season honors continue to roll in for the Limassol, Cyprus native as he became the second player in program history to garner ACC Player of the Year accolades Monday, joining Noah Rubin who earned the award in 2015.
This season, Efstathiou has accumulated a 21-4 mark in dual singles action, including a 5-0 ledger over his final five matches. Of note, Efstathiou is currently ranked the No. 2 singles player nationally by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
In addition to being crowned ACC Player of the Year Monday, Efstathiou was tabbed to the All-ACC First Team, marking Wake Forest's 32nd honoree during the head coach Tony Bresky era.
No. 38 Moroni/Lopez de Azcona will learn their fate regarding the NCAA Doubles Championship in the coming weeks.
Efstathiou by the Numbers (2023)
| Overall | Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Streak | |
| Efstathiou | 21-4 | 7-2 | 18-4 | 3-0 | - | - | - | - | W5 |
Moroni/Lopez de Azcona by the Numbers (2023)
| Overall | Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Streak | |
| Moroni/Lopez de Azcona | 9-12 | 3-3 | 7-11 | 2-1 | - | - | - | - | L1 |
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