Monday, January 15
Winston-Salem NC
11:00 a.m.
Wake Forest University
6
vs
1
East Tennessee State
Bresky Earns 300th-Career Win; No. 15 Wake Forest Downs East Tennessee State and Elon
1/15/2024 8:28:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Demon Deacons improved to 47-4 at home over the past three seasons.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Behind a perfect 5-0 record in doubles play, the 15th-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team earned a pair of victories over defending SoCon Champion East Tennessee State and 2023 CAA runner-up Elon Monday inside the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center.
With both victories, the Demon Deacons (2-0, 0-0 ACC) improved to a stellar 47-4 at home over the past three seasons, while remaining unbeaten against both the Buccaneers (13-0) and the Phoenix (9-0) all-time. Additionally, the win over Elon improved the Deacs to an impressive 18-4 against schools in the state of North Carolina since the start of the 2022 campaign.
Wake Forest's season-opening win over East Tennessee State marked the 300th of head coach Tony Bresky's career. Of note, Bresky passed Jim Leighton as the winningest coach in program history a season ago.
Monday, the Demon Deacons went a perfect 5-0 in doubles play, securing the doubles point in both matches. The Deacs' momentum from doubles carried over into singles play as they went a combined 9-3 en route to both victories.
In total, five Deacs made their Wake Forest debut Monday, including transfers No. 54 DK Suresh Ekambaram and No. 78 Franco Capalbo.
With both wins, the Demon Deacons have now started 2-0 in 21 of each of the past 24 seasons.
Match #1 - East Tennessee State
How It Happened
1. #7 Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Dimitri Badra (ETSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. Milledge Cossu (ETSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Adam Nagoudi (ETSU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Holden Koons (WFU) def. Alberto Garcia (ETSU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Luca Pow (WFU) def. James Sim (ETSU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) def. Jamieson Nathan (WFU) 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (13-11)
Doubles Results
1. #18 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons (WFU) def. #55 Dimitri Badra/Francisco Lamas (ETSU) 6-4
2. Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow (WFU) def. Adam Nagoudi/Milledge Cossu (ETSU) 6-3
3. Franco Capalbo/Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. James Sim/Alberto Garcia (ETSU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,2,3,5,1,6)
Match #2 - Elon
How It Happened
1. #54 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) def. Veljko Krstic (ELON) 6-4, 6-2
2. Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. Daniel Martin (ELON) 6-3, 6-3
3. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Juan Sengariz (ELON) 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
4. Oskar Antinheimo (ELON) def. #78 Franco Capalbo (WFU) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-3)
5. Luca Pow (WFU) def. Dylan Heap (ELON) 6-1, 6-1
6. Jack Curtis (ELON) def. Saud Alhogbani (WFU) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Doubles Results
1. Matthew Thomson/Filippo Moroni (WFU) vs. Dylan Heap/Juan Sengariz (ELON) 5-2, unfinished
2. Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow (WFU) def. Oskar Antinheimo/Ben Zipay (ELON) 6-2
3. DK Suresh Ekambaram/Saud Alhogbani (WFU) def. Daniel Martin/Jack Curtis (ELON) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,5,1,3,6,4)
From Coach Bresky
"It was exciting to get a few wins to open the season at home. The guys were eager to compete as a team. We saw a lot of great things out there, and we're excited to build upon what we did today moving forward. It feels great to be 2-0.
Reaching the 300-career win mark is a testament to our current and former players. I'm thankful for all of the hard work everyone put in to make this achievement come to fruition. Time flies." - Head coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will return to action Sunday (Jan. 21) when they travel to face No. 6 Tennessee in a rematch of last season's NCAA Tournament Round of 32.
Follow the Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
With both victories, the Demon Deacons (2-0, 0-0 ACC) improved to a stellar 47-4 at home over the past three seasons, while remaining unbeaten against both the Buccaneers (13-0) and the Phoenix (9-0) all-time. Additionally, the win over Elon improved the Deacs to an impressive 18-4 against schools in the state of North Carolina since the start of the 2022 campaign.
Wake Forest's season-opening win over East Tennessee State marked the 300th of head coach Tony Bresky's career. Of note, Bresky passed Jim Leighton as the winningest coach in program history a season ago.
Monday, the Demon Deacons went a perfect 5-0 in doubles play, securing the doubles point in both matches. The Deacs' momentum from doubles carried over into singles play as they went a combined 9-3 en route to both victories.
In total, five Deacs made their Wake Forest debut Monday, including transfers No. 54 DK Suresh Ekambaram and No. 78 Franco Capalbo.
With both wins, the Demon Deacons have now started 2-0 in 21 of each of the past 24 seasons.
Match #1 - East Tennessee State
How It Happened
- Wake Forest got off to a solid start in doubles play, leading 2-1 on courts two and three, while being tied on court one.
- Minutes later, the Demon Deacons settled in, taking the lead on each of the doubles courts.
- No. 18 Suresh Ekambaram/Koons led 4-3 on court one, while Tacchi/Pow led 4-2 and Capalbo/Moroni led 4-1 on courts two and three, respectively.
- Tacchi/Pow gave the Deacs a 1-0 lead in doubles play, defeating Nagoudi/Cossu, 6-3.
- Wake Forest then clinched the doubles point as No. 18 Suresh Ekambaram/Koons and Capalbo/Moroni simultaneously earned wins on courts one and three, respectively.
- Of note, No. 18 Suresh Ekambaram/Koons defeated 55th-ranked Dimitri Badra/Francisco Lamas.
- The Deacs held a 1-0 lead over East Tennessee State, heading into singles play.
- The Deacs got off to a stellar start in singles action, taking the opening set on 5-of-6 courts.
- Koons gave the Demon Deacons a 2-0 lead as he knocked off Alberto Garcia of East Tennessee State (6-0, 6-1).
- Matthew Thomson then extended the Deacs' advantage, defeating Milledge Cossu (6-1, 6-2).
- Shortly after, Luciano Tacchi clinched the victory for Wake Forest with a dominant 6-1, 6-2 win on court three.
- The two sides decided to play out the remainder of the contest.
- In his first collegiate singles match, Pow earned a 6-1, 6-1 win on court five.
- No. 7 Filippo Moroni then secured a 6-2, 6-4 victory in the top slot, extending Wake Forest's lead to 6-0.
- The Demon Deacons defeated the Buccaneers, 6-1, improving to 1-0 to start the 2024 campaign.
1. #7 Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. Dimitri Badra (ETSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. Milledge Cossu (ETSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Adam Nagoudi (ETSU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Holden Koons (WFU) def. Alberto Garcia (ETSU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Luca Pow (WFU) def. James Sim (ETSU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) def. Jamieson Nathan (WFU) 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (13-11)
Doubles Results
1. #18 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons (WFU) def. #55 Dimitri Badra/Francisco Lamas (ETSU) 6-4
2. Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow (WFU) def. Adam Nagoudi/Milledge Cossu (ETSU) 6-3
3. Franco Capalbo/Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. James Sim/Alberto Garcia (ETSU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,2,3,5,1,6)
Match #2 - Elon
How It Happened
- The Demon Deacons came out strong, taking an early lead on all three courts to open doubles play.
- Thomson/Moroni led 3-2.
- Tacchi/Pow led 4-1.
- Suresh Ekambaram/Alhogbani led 5-1.
- Suresh Ekambaram/Alhogbani became the first pairing to take a doubles match, winning 6-2 on court three.
- Tacchi/Pow then clinched the doubles point for Wake Forest, notching a 6-2 victory on court two.
- Of note, Tacchi/Pow went 2-0 in doubles action on the day.
- Wake Forest held a 1-0 lead, entering singles action.
- The Demon Deacons carried their momentum into singles action as the Deacs won the opening set on 4-of-6 courts.
- Matthew Thomson extended Wake Forest's advantage with a 6-3, 6-3 win on court two.
- Luca Pow then gave the Demon Deacons a commanding 3-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-1 victory in fifth singles.
- One point away from clinching the match, Wake Forest got a pair of wins in first and third singles to take a 5-0 lead.
- No. 54 DK Suresh Ekambaram defeated Velijko Krstic of Elon (6-4, 6-2) on court one.
- Luciano Tacchi battled back to edge Juan Sengariz (2-6, 6-1, 6-0) on court three.
- Elon took fourth and sixth singles.
- Wake Forest notched a 5-2 victory over Elon, advancing to 2-0 on the season.
1. #54 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) def. Veljko Krstic (ELON) 6-4, 6-2
2. Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. Daniel Martin (ELON) 6-3, 6-3
3. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Juan Sengariz (ELON) 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
4. Oskar Antinheimo (ELON) def. #78 Franco Capalbo (WFU) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-3)
5. Luca Pow (WFU) def. Dylan Heap (ELON) 6-1, 6-1
6. Jack Curtis (ELON) def. Saud Alhogbani (WFU) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Doubles Results
1. Matthew Thomson/Filippo Moroni (WFU) vs. Dylan Heap/Juan Sengariz (ELON) 5-2, unfinished
2. Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow (WFU) def. Oskar Antinheimo/Ben Zipay (ELON) 6-2
3. DK Suresh Ekambaram/Saud Alhogbani (WFU) def. Daniel Martin/Jack Curtis (ELON) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,5,1,3,6,4)
From Coach Bresky
"It was exciting to get a few wins to open the season at home. The guys were eager to compete as a team. We saw a lot of great things out there, and we're excited to build upon what we did today moving forward. It feels great to be 2-0.
Reaching the 300-career win mark is a testament to our current and former players. I'm thankful for all of the hard work everyone put in to make this achievement come to fruition. Time flies." - Head coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will return to action Sunday (Jan. 21) when they travel to face No. 6 Tennessee in a rematch of last season's NCAA Tournament Round of 32.
Follow the Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Dimitri Badra / 0 [ETSU]
24
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Milledge Cossu / 0 [ETSU]
12
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Adam Nagoudi / 0 [ETSU]
12
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Alberto Garcia / 0 [ETSU]
01
66
#5 Singles Match
12
James Sim / 0 [ETSU]
11
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Francisco Lamas / 0 [ETSU]
661
270
Order of Finish:
4,2,3,5,1
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