Friday, April 19
Cary, NC
12:30 p.m.
Wake Forest University
4
vs
0
#29 Georgia Tech
Deacs Sweep Georgia Tech; Advance to Semifinals of ACC Tournament
4/19/2024 6:12:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Demon Deacons will face No. 6 seed Florida State at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The No. 2-seeded Wake Forest men's tennis team advanced to the semifinals of the 2024 ACC Tournament, sweeping No. 7 seed Georgia Tech (4-0) at the Cary Tennis Park.
The victory marked the Demon Deacons' (27-5, 10-2 ACC) eighth time reaching the semifinals in the past nine seasons. Additionally, Friday marked the Deacs' 17th win in their last 18 matches, dating back to March, 3.
Individually, Wake Forest was led by No. 31 Filippo Moroni as the standout senior knocked off No. 11 Andres Martin 6-3, 6-2. Moroni, a product of Valenza, Italy, has now downed two top-15 opponents over the past two weeks.
No. 73 DK Suresh Ekambaram and No. 111 Luciano Tacchi also both earned straight-set victories to secure the Demon Deacons' third-consecutive win. In doubles play, No. 2 Suresh Ekambaram/Koons earned their 20th dual doubles victory of the season in the top slot.
Wake Forest will now move on to face No. 6-seeded Florida State. First serve is slated for 10 a.m.
Semifinal Matchups
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 4 Duke – 10 a.m.
No. 2 Wake Forest vs. No. 6 Florida State – 10 a.m.
2024 ACC Tournament
Single day tickets for the 2024 ACC Tournament are priced at $10 for adults (ages 18 and older) and $7 for youth ages 17 and under. Admission is free for children 9 and under. ACC college students get in free with a school ID. A full championship pass for all five days is priced at $25. All seating for the tournament is General Admission.
Tickets may be purchased online at https://theacc.co/24ACCtennischamptix.
How It Happened
Singles Results
1. #31 Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. #11 Andres Martin (GT) 6-3, 6-2
2. #73 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) def. #93 Keshav Chopra (GT) 7-5, 6-4
3. Matthew Thomson (WFU) vs. Marcus McDaniel (GT) 7-6 (7-4), 2-2, unfinished
4. #111 Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Richard Biagiotti (GT) 6-2, 6-2
5. Luca Pow (WFU) vs. Krish Arora (GT) 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
6. Holden Koons (WFU) vs. Rohan Sachdev (GT) 7-6 (7-2), 3-3, unfinished
Doubles Results
1. #2 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons (WFU) def. Marcus McDaniel/Krish Arora (GT) 6-1
2. Matthew Thomson/Filippo Moroni (WFU) vs. #80 Andres Martin/Richard Biagiotti (GT) 5-3, unfinished
3. Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow (WFU) def. Keshav Chopra/Elias Shokry (GT) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,1,2)
From Coach Bresky
"This was a great start to the tournament. We had a close match with Georgia Tech earlier this season. Today, we played well to start doubles play and carried that momentum over into singles, winning all six first sets. We're excited to get to the semifinals to face a very good Florida State team." - Head coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will face No. 6 seed Florida State at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Follow the Deacs:
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The victory marked the Demon Deacons' (27-5, 10-2 ACC) eighth time reaching the semifinals in the past nine seasons. Additionally, Friday marked the Deacs' 17th win in their last 18 matches, dating back to March, 3.
Individually, Wake Forest was led by No. 31 Filippo Moroni as the standout senior knocked off No. 11 Andres Martin 6-3, 6-2. Moroni, a product of Valenza, Italy, has now downed two top-15 opponents over the past two weeks.
No. 73 DK Suresh Ekambaram and No. 111 Luciano Tacchi also both earned straight-set victories to secure the Demon Deacons' third-consecutive win. In doubles play, No. 2 Suresh Ekambaram/Koons earned their 20th dual doubles victory of the season in the top slot.
Wake Forest will now move on to face No. 6-seeded Florida State. First serve is slated for 10 a.m.
Semifinal Matchups
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 4 Duke – 10 a.m.
No. 2 Wake Forest vs. No. 6 Florida State – 10 a.m.
2024 ACC Tournament
Single day tickets for the 2024 ACC Tournament are priced at $10 for adults (ages 18 and older) and $7 for youth ages 17 and under. Admission is free for children 9 and under. ACC college students get in free with a school ID. A full championship pass for all five days is priced at $25. All seating for the tournament is General Admission.
Tickets may be purchased online at https://theacc.co/24ACCtennischamptix.
How It Happened
- The Demon Deacons got off to a strong start, taking commanding leads on all three courts.
- No. 2 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons knocked off Marcus McDaniel/Krish Arora, bringing the Deacs just one match away from clinching the doubles point.
- Wake Forest clinched the point minutes later as Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow knocked off Keshav Chopra/Elias Shokry, 6-3.
- Tacchi and Pow have now won nine-consecutive matches.
- Wake Forest clinched the point minutes later as Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow knocked off Keshav Chopra/Elias Shokry, 6-3.
- The Demon Deacons took a 1-0 lead into singles play.
- The Deacs' momentum carried over into singles as they won the first set on all six courts.
- No. 111 Luciano Tacchi knocked off Richard Biagiotti in straight sets to extend Wake Forest's advantage.
- No. 31 Filippo Moroni then defeated No. 11 Andres Martin (6-3, 6-2) seconds later.
- The win marked Moroni's second top-15 victory in the past two weeks.
- Wake Forest led on the remaining four courts.
- No. 73 DK Suresh Ekambaram earned a 7-5, 6-4 victory over No. 93 Keshav Chopra to clinch the match.
- Wake Forest defeated Georgia Tech, 4-0, to advance to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.
Singles Results
1. #31 Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. #11 Andres Martin (GT) 6-3, 6-2
2. #73 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) def. #93 Keshav Chopra (GT) 7-5, 6-4
3. Matthew Thomson (WFU) vs. Marcus McDaniel (GT) 7-6 (7-4), 2-2, unfinished
4. #111 Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Richard Biagiotti (GT) 6-2, 6-2
5. Luca Pow (WFU) vs. Krish Arora (GT) 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
6. Holden Koons (WFU) vs. Rohan Sachdev (GT) 7-6 (7-2), 3-3, unfinished
Doubles Results
1. #2 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons (WFU) def. Marcus McDaniel/Krish Arora (GT) 6-1
2. Matthew Thomson/Filippo Moroni (WFU) vs. #80 Andres Martin/Richard Biagiotti (GT) 5-3, unfinished
3. Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow (WFU) def. Keshav Chopra/Elias Shokry (GT) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,1,2)
From Coach Bresky
"This was a great start to the tournament. We had a close match with Georgia Tech earlier this season. Today, we played well to start doubles play and carried that momentum over into singles, winning all six first sets. We're excited to get to the semifinals to face a very good Florida State team." - Head coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will face No. 6 seed Florida State at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Follow the Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Andres Martin / 0 (11/-) [GT]
32
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Keshav Chopra / 0 (93/-) [GT]
54
76
#3 Singles Match
123
Marcus McDaniel / 0 [GT]
620
72UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Richard Biagiotti / 0 [GT]
22
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Krish Arora / 0 [GT]
340
64UF
#6 Singles Match
123
Rohan Sachdev / 0 [GT]
630
73UF
Order of Finish:
4,1,2
Players Mentioned
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