Saturday, May 4
Winston-Salem NC
5:00 p.m.
Wake Forest University
4
vs
3
#21 Arizona State
Demon Deacons Knock Off Arizona State in Thriller to Reach NCAA Super Regionals
5/4/2024 10:48:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Deacs will host Stanford on Friday, May 10.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In front of an energetic and enthusiastic home crowd, the No. 6-seeded Wake Forest men's tennis team earned a 4-3 victory over Arizona State Saturday evening at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center.
The Demon Deacons (29-6, 10-2 ACC) have now reached the Sweet 16 seven times since 2015, including two of the past three seasons.
For the second-consecutive match, Wake Forest clinched the doubles point, as No. 2 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons and Filippo Moroni/Matthew Thomson earned wins on courts one and two, respectively.
Opening singles play, Arizona State won the first set on four courts, before going on to take a 2-1 lead with victories in third and fourth singles. Freshman Luca Pow then squared the contest, 2-2, with a win on court five, leaving just three courts undecided.
The Sun Devils immediately regained the lead with a win in second singles, pulling themselves within one point of clinching the match.
Despite dropping the second set, and going down a break in the third, No. 25 Filippo Moroni stormed back to defeat No. 11 Murphy Cassone on court one to even the ledger at three apiece.
All eyes then turned to graduate student Holden Koons on court six as the York, Pa., native held serve to take a 6-5 lead in the final set. Koons then broke Martin Vergara of Arizona State to clinch the match, securing the Demon Deacons' spot in the NCAA Super Regionals.
Of note, Koons and Pow are now a combined 47-6 in dual singles play this season.
Winston-Salem Super Regional Schedule
Singles Results
1. #25 Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. #11 Murphy Cassone (ASU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
2. #64 Bor Artnak (ASU) def. #79 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
3. Max McKennon (ASU) def. Matthew Thomson (WFU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Jacob Bullard (ASU) def. #124 Luciano Tacchi (WFU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Luca Pow (WFU) def. Roi Ginat (ASU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Holden Koons (WFU) def. Martin Vergara (ASU) 4-6, 6-0, 7-5
Doubles Results
1. #2 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons (WFU) def. #40 Murphy Cassone/Jacob Bullard (ASU) 6-2
2. Filippo Moroni/Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. #86 Bor Artnak/Max McKennon (ASU) 7-6 (7-5) 3. Martin Vergara/Daniel Phillips (ASU) def. Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow (WFU) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,4,5,2,1,6)
From Coach Bresky
"This was a great match, and we were fortunate to pull it out. Arizona State fought really hard. Congratulations to them on a great season. We knew when we saw the draw it was going to be super tough. They have some really good players, and they showed it today. We'd like to think the work we put in, and the training we've done, along with all the tough matches we've played prepared us for this moment. We're excited to get the opportunity to play at home again next weekend." - Head coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
Wake Forest will host Stanford on Friday, May 10 in the NCAA Super Regionals.
Follow the Deacs:
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The Demon Deacons (29-6, 10-2 ACC) have now reached the Sweet 16 seven times since 2015, including two of the past three seasons.
For the second-consecutive match, Wake Forest clinched the doubles point, as No. 2 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons and Filippo Moroni/Matthew Thomson earned wins on courts one and two, respectively.
Opening singles play, Arizona State won the first set on four courts, before going on to take a 2-1 lead with victories in third and fourth singles. Freshman Luca Pow then squared the contest, 2-2, with a win on court five, leaving just three courts undecided.
The Sun Devils immediately regained the lead with a win in second singles, pulling themselves within one point of clinching the match.
Despite dropping the second set, and going down a break in the third, No. 25 Filippo Moroni stormed back to defeat No. 11 Murphy Cassone on court one to even the ledger at three apiece.
All eyes then turned to graduate student Holden Koons on court six as the York, Pa., native held serve to take a 6-5 lead in the final set. Koons then broke Martin Vergara of Arizona State to clinch the match, securing the Demon Deacons' spot in the NCAA Super Regionals.
Of note, Koons and Pow are now a combined 47-6 in dual singles play this season.
Winston-Salem Super Regional Schedule
- Friday (May 10)
- Stanford vs. Wake Forest (Time - TBA)
- Arizona State got off to a strong start in doubles play, leading on two courts.
- No. 2 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons got a crucial break early, taking control of first doubles.
- The pairing went on to defeat No. 40 Murphy Cassone/Jacob Bullard, 6-2.
- No. 2 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons got a crucial break early, taking control of first doubles.
- The Sun Devils evened the doubles ledger with a win on court three.
- Filippo Moroni/Matthew Thomson headed to a tiebreaker on court two with an opportunity to secure the doubles point.
- The duo gave Wake Forest a 1-0 lead after winning the tiebreaker.
- Arizona State won the first set on four courts to open singles play.
- No. 25 Filippo Moroni and Luca Pow won the first sets on courts one and five, respectively.
- The Sun Devils notched back-to-back points with victories on courts three and four.
- Pow tied the contest at two apiece, earning a 6-2, 6-3 win in fifth singles.
- Three courts remained at the time of Pow's victory.
- Arizona State regained the lead, taking second singles.
- The Demon Deacons trailed, 3-2, with just two courts left undecided.
- Despite dropping the second set and going down a break in the third, No. 25 Filippo Moroni stormed back to defeat No. 11 Murphy Cassone in first singles.
- Holden Koons then clinched the victory with a nail-biting 4-6, 6-0, 7-5 win on court six.
- The Demon Deacons defeated the Sun Devils, 4-3.
Singles Results
1. #25 Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. #11 Murphy Cassone (ASU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
2. #64 Bor Artnak (ASU) def. #79 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
3. Max McKennon (ASU) def. Matthew Thomson (WFU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Jacob Bullard (ASU) def. #124 Luciano Tacchi (WFU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Luca Pow (WFU) def. Roi Ginat (ASU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Holden Koons (WFU) def. Martin Vergara (ASU) 4-6, 6-0, 7-5
Doubles Results
1. #2 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons (WFU) def. #40 Murphy Cassone/Jacob Bullard (ASU) 6-2
2. Filippo Moroni/Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. #86 Bor Artnak/Max McKennon (ASU) 7-6 (7-5) 3. Martin Vergara/Daniel Phillips (ASU) def. Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow (WFU) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,4,5,2,1,6)
From Coach Bresky
"This was a great match, and we were fortunate to pull it out. Arizona State fought really hard. Congratulations to them on a great season. We knew when we saw the draw it was going to be super tough. They have some really good players, and they showed it today. We'd like to think the work we put in, and the training we've done, along with all the tough matches we've played prepared us for this moment. We're excited to get the opportunity to play at home again next weekend." - Head coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
Wake Forest will host Stanford on Friday, May 10 in the NCAA Super Regionals.
Follow the Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Murphy Cassone / 0 (11/-) [ASU]
364
636
#2 Singles Match
123
Bor Artnak / 0 (64/-) [ASU]
626
464
#3 Singles Match
12
Max McKennon / 0 [ASU]
66
21
#4 Singles Match
12
Jacob Bullard / 0 [ASU]
66
33
#5 Singles Match
12
Roi Ginat / 0 [ASU]
23
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Martin Vergara / 0 [ASU]
605
467
Order of Finish:
3,4,5,2,1,6
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