No. 3 Wake Forest Wins Ninth-Consecutive Match; Sweeps Notre Dame

Sunday, March 24

South Bend, Ind.

12:00 p.m.

Wake Forest University

#54 Notre Dame

No. 3 Wake Forest Wins Ninth-Consecutive Match; Sweeps Notre Dame

3/24/2024 3:21:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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Graduate student Holden Koons has now won eight-straight dual singles matches.

By: Isaiah Green

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Behind a perfect 3-0 mark in singles action, the No. 3-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team swept Notre Dame, 4-0, Sunday evening at the Eck Tennis Pavilion in South Bend, Ind.

The Demon Deacons (19-4, 5-1 ACC) currently own the ACC's longest winning streak with nine, six of which coming against nationally ranked opponents. Additionally, Sunday's victory improved the Deacs to a perfect 13-0 against Notre Dame since 2015.

Over the last five meetings between the Demon Deacons and the Fighting Irish, Wake Forest has outscored Notre Dame, 24-4.

Sunday, the Deacs secured their fourth-consecutive doubles point behind wins in the first and second slots. Of note, No. 1 DK Suresh Ekamabaram/Holden Koons defeated No. 13 Sebastian Dominko/Jean Marc Malkowski, 6-3, earning their 14th dual doubles win of the 2024 campaign.

In singles, freshman Luca Pow, graduate student Holden Koons and senior No. 38 Filippo Moroni all earned straight-set wins to secure the Demon Deacons' ninth-consecutive victory. Of note, Sunday marked Pow's 12th-straight singles win, while marking Koons' eighth-straight.

Overall, this season, Pow and Koons have combined to go an impressive 35-5 in singles.

After this weekend's results, Wake Forest currently sits at second place in the ACC with just six league matches remaining.

How It Happened

Both sides came out strong in doubles play, as all three courts remained on serve early on.
No. 1 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons earned a crucial break in first doubles, before going on to knock off No. 13 Sebastian Dominko/Jean Marc Malkowski.
Minutes later, Filippo Moroni/Matthew Thomson clinched the doubles point for Wake Forest, defeating Nil Giraldez/Chase Thompson on court two.
- Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow led, 5-4, in third doubles.
The Demon Deacons took a 1-0 lead into singles play.
- Sunday marked Wake Forest's fourth-straight match taking the doubles point.
The Deacs' momentum carried over into singles, as they won the first set on four courts.
Luca Pow quickly gave Wake Forest a 2-0 lead as he downed Yu Zhang 6-1, 6-0 in fifth singles.
- Pow remained unbeaten in ACC play.
Seconds later, Holden Koons extended the lead, defeating Kyran Magimay (6-0, 6-1) on court six.
No. 38 Filippo Moroni then clinched the victory, knocking off Nil Giraldez (6-3, 6-4) in second singles.
- At the time of the clinch, No. 54 DK Suresh Ekambaram was in a tightly-contested battle with No. 29 Sebastian Dominko.
Wake Forest defeated Notre Dame, 4-0, notching its ninth-straight win.

Singles Results
1. #54 DK Suresh Ekambaram vs. #29 Sebastian Dominko 4-6, 6-2, 1-2 unfinished
2. #38 Filippo Moroni def. Nil Giraldez 6-3, 6-4
3. Luciano Tacchi vs. Chase Thompson 6-4, 2-5 unfinished
4. Matthew Thomson vs. Jameson Corsillo 6-7, 3-1 unfinished
5. Luca Pow def. Yu Zhang 6-1, 6-0
6. Holden Koons def. Kyran Magimay 6-0, 6-1

Doubles Results
1. #1 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons def. Sebastian Dominko/Jean Marc Malkowski, 6-3
2. Filippo Moroni/Matthew Thomson def. Nil Giraldez/Chase Thompson, 6-4
3. Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow vs. Evan Lee/Yu Zhang, 5-4 unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,6,2)

From Coach Bresky
"Overall, this was a great weekend. We're happy to get another ACC road win. We came out ready to go in doubles and we carried that momentum over into singles. We're excited to get back home for another big week." - Head coach Tony Bresky

Up Next
The Deacs will return home to face Belmont Abbey on Wednesday, March 27. First serve is slated for 4 p.m.

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