Monday, May 20
Stillwater, Okla.
TBA
Wake Forest University
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NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships
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Filippo Moroni, DK Suresh Ekambaram and Holden Koons will all remain in Stillwater for this upcoming week.
STILLWATER, Okla. – Coming off a Final Four appearance in this year's NCAA tournament, Wake Forest men's tennis is set to have three of its own compete in a final slate of postseason action this upcoming week. Filippo Moroni, DK Suresh Ekambaram and Holden Koons will all step into the 2024 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, as competition will be conducted May 20-25 at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma, with Oklahoma State University serving as the host institution.
Moroni opens the week in the singles section on Monday (May 20) before Ekambaram and Koons team up again for doubles, as duo play begins on Tuesday (May 21).
Fans can watch the action on ESPN+ and also follow @WakeMTennis for live updates.
All matches shall be the best-of-three sets. No-ad scoring and a seven-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) at six-games-all will be used for all matches. In doubles, a 10-point match tiebreaker will be played in lieu of a third set. Automatic qualification into the Division I singles championship is awarded to any conference with one or more eligible players ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) top 125 for singles and top 60 for doubles.
Wake Forest has had a player represent the NCAA singles portion in each of the last nine seasons. For doubles, a Deacon tandem has participated in two of the last three years.
First-Round Draw
Singles
No. 25 Filippo Moroni
Doubles
No. 2 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons
Filippo Moroni – Singles
A native of Valeza, Italy, who is in his fourth year with the Deacs, Moroni collected 10 wins in singles this spring and earned a spot on the All-ACC Second Team – his second all-conference career honor. He totaled a 21-19 combined record for fall and spring play while playing 20 matches at the No. 1 solo spot once dual play arrived. Moroni's six wins over nationally-ranked foes ranked second-best on the roster and he spent the entire season ranked in the ITA as an individual, standing as high as 7th.
Filippo Moroni Top Spring 2024 Performances
DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons – Doubles
Having played as one of the nation's best pairings, Ekambaram/Koons currently rank 2nd in ITA doubles and won seven of their final ten dual matches through the spring campaign's conclusion. The Deacon duo captured victories in 13 of 16 matchups against ranked doubles teams. Ekambaram and Koons' stellar play was awarded with All-ACC Doubles First Team recognition, as the two went 9-1 in completed conference showings. From March 8 to April 14, the standout tandem played as the No. 1 doubles team in the country.
DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons Top Spring 2024 Performances
The Demon Deacons wrapped their 2024 season on Saturday afternoon (May 18), falling to No. 2-seeded Texas in the semifinal round of the NCAA tournament. It marked a third Final Four appearance for the team throughout program history and first since 2019. Wake Forest finished 31-7 overall, including a 10-2 clip versus ACC competition.
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Moroni opens the week in the singles section on Monday (May 20) before Ekambaram and Koons team up again for doubles, as duo play begins on Tuesday (May 21).
Fans can watch the action on ESPN+ and also follow @WakeMTennis for live updates.
All matches shall be the best-of-three sets. No-ad scoring and a seven-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) at six-games-all will be used for all matches. In doubles, a 10-point match tiebreaker will be played in lieu of a third set. Automatic qualification into the Division I singles championship is awarded to any conference with one or more eligible players ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) top 125 for singles and top 60 for doubles.
Wake Forest has had a player represent the NCAA singles portion in each of the last nine seasons. For doubles, a Deacon tandem has participated in two of the last three years.
First-Round Draw
Singles
No. 25 Filippo Moroni
- Versus No. 2 Eliot Spizzirri (Texas)
- Monday, May 20 at 5:30 p.m. ET
- Watch
Doubles
No. 2 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons
- Versus No. 18 Ozan Baris/Max Sheldon (Michigan State)
- Tuesday, May 21 at TBA
- Watch
Filippo Moroni – Singles
A native of Valeza, Italy, who is in his fourth year with the Deacs, Moroni collected 10 wins in singles this spring and earned a spot on the All-ACC Second Team – his second all-conference career honor. He totaled a 21-19 combined record for fall and spring play while playing 20 matches at the No. 1 solo spot once dual play arrived. Moroni's six wins over nationally-ranked foes ranked second-best on the roster and he spent the entire season ranked in the ITA as an individual, standing as high as 7th.
Filippo Moroni Top Spring 2024 Performances
- Feb. 8 – def. No. 50 Toby Samuel (No. 4 South Carolina) 5-7, 7-5, 6-3
- Feb. 26 – def. No. 54 Thomas Paulsell (No. 40 Georgia) 6-4, 6-4
- April 5 – def. No. 2 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc (No. 15 Florida State) 6-4, 7-6 (6)
- May 4 – def. No. 11 Murphy Cassone (No. 21 Arizona State) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
| ITA Ranking (Singles) | Spring 2024 Singles Record | Versus Nationally-Ranked Foes |
| 25 | 10-17 | 6-13 |
Having played as one of the nation's best pairings, Ekambaram/Koons currently rank 2nd in ITA doubles and won seven of their final ten dual matches through the spring campaign's conclusion. The Deacon duo captured victories in 13 of 16 matchups against ranked doubles teams. Ekambaram and Koons' stellar play was awarded with All-ACC Doubles First Team recognition, as the two went 9-1 in completed conference showings. From March 8 to April 14, the standout tandem played as the No. 1 doubles team in the country.
DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons Top Spring 2024 Performances
- Feb. 17 – def. No. 6 Colton Smith/Jay Friend (No. 14 Arizona) 7-6 (9)
- Feb. 18 – def. No. 8 Sebastian Gorzny/Pedro Vives (No. 2 TCU) 6-3
- March 22 – def. No. 9 Etienne Donnet/Natan Rodrigues (No. 35 Louisville) 6-1
- March 24 – def. No. 13 Sebastian Dominko/Jean-Marc Malkowski (Notre Dame) 6-3
- March 29 – def. No. 10 Juan Jose Bianchi/Jake Vassel (Boston College) 6-4
| ITA Ranking (Singles) | Spring 2024 Singles Record | Versus Nationally-Ranked Foes |
| 2 | 24-4 | 13-3 |
The Demon Deacons wrapped their 2024 season on Saturday afternoon (May 18), falling to No. 2-seeded Texas in the semifinal round of the NCAA tournament. It marked a third Final Four appearance for the team throughout program history and first since 2019. Wake Forest finished 31-7 overall, including a 10-2 clip versus ACC competition.
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