No. 6 Wake Forest Downs Miami, 4-2, in Road Finale

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The No. 6-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team earned its 14th-straight victory Sunday evening, defeating Miami, 4-2, at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center in Coral Gables, Fla.

With the victory, Wake Forest (24-4, 9-1 ACC) has now won 14-consecutive matches, marking the program's longest streak since 2019. Additionally, the Demon Deacons have now won nine-straight against Miami (10-12, 2-9 ACC), dating back to 2015.

After jumping out to a commanding 3-0 lead, Wake Forest relinquished back-to-back matches, before graduate student Holden Koons clinched the victory en route to his 11th-consecutive dual singles win. Of note, Koons has accumulated a 20-3 dual singles mark this season, including a 8-1 ledger in ACC play.

No. 74 DK Suresh Ekambaram earned his seventh ranked singles win as he defeated No. 125 Martin Katz on court one. Suresh Ekambaram, a product of Chennai, India, has compiled a team-best 5-3 record in first singles this season.

After Sunday's results, the Demon Deacons currently sit in second place in the ACC with two league matches remaining.

How It Happened

Miami got off to a strong start in doubles play, before Wake Forest settled in, taking the lead on each court.
No. 1 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons pulled the Demon Deacons within one match of securing the doubles point with a 6-3 win in the top slot.
Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow then clinched the doubles point, taking court three (6-3).
- Wake Forest led, 1-0, going into singles play.
The Demon Deacons opened singles action, taking the opening set on four courts.
Saud Alhogbani gave the Deacs a 2-0 lead as he earned a 6-2, 6-2 win on court six.
- Sunday marked his second ACC dual singles win of the season.
  - Additionally, he has now won four-consecutive singles matches.
No. 74 DK Suresh Ekambaram then extended the lead, earning a 7-6, 6-4 victory in first singles.
- Suresh Ekambaram is currently on a three-match winning streak.
Miami took second and third singles, respectively, to narrow its deficit.
- Meanwhile, courts four and five both went to a deciding set.
After dropping set one, Holden Koons stormed back to knock off Nacho Serra Sanchez on court four to clinch the victory.
- Luca Pow led (7-5, 4-6, 4-1) at the time of the clinch.
Wake Forest defeated Miami, 4-2, in its regular season road finale.

Singles Results
1. #74 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) def. #125 Martin Katz (UM) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
2. Antonio Prat (UM) def. #36 Filippo Moroni (WFU) 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
3. Vladislav Melnic (UM) def. #113 Luciano Tacchi (WFU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
4. Adrien Burdet (UM) vs. Luca Pow (WFU) 5-7, 6-4, 1-4, unfinished
5. Holden Koons (WFU) def. Nacho Serra Sanchez (UM) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. Saud Alhogbani (WFU) def. Sam Baumgartner (UM) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles Results
1. #1 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons (WFU) def. #72 Vladislav Melnic/Adrien Burdet (UM) 6-3
2. #74 Martin Katz/Antonio Prat (UM) vs. Filippo Moroni/Saud Alhogbani (WFU) 4-4, unfinished 3. Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow (WFU) def. Nacho Serra Sanchez/Yannik Rahman (UM) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,1,2,3,5)

From Coach Bresky
"This was another tough ACC road win. We showed toughness and fitness in the hot conditions.
Saud [Alhogbani] did a great job of stepping in with Matt [Thomson] being out. We're hoping to get Matt back soon. Overall, we're happy with the result and excited to return home next weekend to end the regular season." - Head coach Tony Bresky

Up Next
The Demon Deacons will conclude the regular season next weekend with a quartet of matches against No. 17 Duke, Gardner-Webb, No. 22 North Carolina and Radford.

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Players Mentioned

Saud Alhogbani

Holden Koons

Filippo Moroni

Luca Pow

DK Suresh Ekambaram

Luciano Tacchi

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