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Pow Reaches ITA Carolina Regional Final, Earns NCAA Singles Championship Berth
10/19/2025 6:28:00 PM | Men's Tennis
He is the second Wake Forest player to qualify for the singles championship, joining DK Suresh.
CARY, N.C. – Luca Pow highlighted an impressive showing for Wake Forest men's tennis at the 2025 ITA Carolina Regional Championships, advancing all the way to the singles final to secure an automatic berth in the 2025 NCAA Singles Championships, set for Nov. 18-23 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida.
Pow produced five consecutive victories to reach the championship match, earning straight-set wins over Ivan Dreycopp (Charlotte), Alex Degabriele (UNCW), Henrik Bladelius (Clemson) and No. 38 Roan Jones (North Carolina).
He dropped a set for the first time all weekend on Sunday afternoon, but battled back and earned a gritty three-set win over Veljko Krstic of Elon in the semifinals, before withdrawing from the final against Clemson's Romain Gales.
Fellow Deacs Kacper Szymkowiak and Andrew Delgado also made deep runs, reaching the semifinals and quarterfinals, respectively.
Szymkowiak posted four straight wins before falling to Gales (4-6, 1-6), while Delgado picked up three wins in straight sets prior to his quarterfinal exit.
Joaquin Guilleme, Cornelius Shalmi, Dominick Mosejczuk, and Ariel Zauber each contributed strong singles results, with several earning main-draw victories.
In doubles, the top-seeded pair of Pow and Szymkowiak advanced to the Round of 16 along with Guilleme and Zauber before both duos bowed out.
Wake Forest Results
Looking Ahead
Wake Forest will continue fall play at the ITA East Sectional in Chapel Hill, N.C. from Nov. 6-9 as it looks to earn more bids into the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships
Pow produced five consecutive victories to reach the championship match, earning straight-set wins over Ivan Dreycopp (Charlotte), Alex Degabriele (UNCW), Henrik Bladelius (Clemson) and No. 38 Roan Jones (North Carolina).
He dropped a set for the first time all weekend on Sunday afternoon, but battled back and earned a gritty three-set win over Veljko Krstic of Elon in the semifinals, before withdrawing from the final against Clemson's Romain Gales.
Fellow Deacs Kacper Szymkowiak and Andrew Delgado also made deep runs, reaching the semifinals and quarterfinals, respectively.
Szymkowiak posted four straight wins before falling to Gales (4-6, 1-6), while Delgado picked up three wins in straight sets prior to his quarterfinal exit.
Joaquin Guilleme, Cornelius Shalmi, Dominick Mosejczuk, and Ariel Zauber each contributed strong singles results, with several earning main-draw victories.
In doubles, the top-seeded pair of Pow and Szymkowiak advanced to the Round of 16 along with Guilleme and Zauber before both duos bowed out.
Wake Forest Results
- Singles
- #92 Luca Pow
- Round of 64: Win vs. Ivan Dreycopp (Charlotte) 6-3, 6-1
- Round of 32: Win vs. Alex Degabriele (UNCW) 6-2, 6-3
- Round of 16: Win vs. Henrik Bladelius (Clemson) 6-2, 6-4
- Quarterfinals: Win vs. #38 Roan Jones (North Carolina) 6-3, 7-6(8)
- Semifinals: Win vs. Veljko Krstic (Elon) 6(5)-7, 6-2, 6-4
- Final: Withdraw vs. Romain Gales (Clemson)
- #91 Kacper Szymkowiak
- Round of 64: Win vs. Kai Villagomez (Davidson) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
- Round of 32: Win vs. Manuel Plunger (Clemson) 6-2, 6-4
- Round of 16: Win vs. Chris Xu (North Carolina) 6-3, 7-5
- Quarterfinals: Win vs. Edoardo Cherie Ligniere (Clemson) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Semifinals: Loss vs. Romain Gales (Clemson) 4-6, 1-6
- #100 Andrew Delgado
- Round of 64: Win vs. Nicholas Snyder (Furman) 6-4, 6-4
- Round of 32: Win vs. Max Stenzer (South Carolina) 7-5, 6-4
- Round of 16: Win vs. Ian Mayew (North Carolina) 6-2, 6-3
- Quarterfinals: Loss vs. Romain Gales (Clemson) 3-6, 4-6
- Joaquin Guilleme
- Round of 64: Win vs. Chris Norlin (Coastal Carolina) 6-2, 6-2
- Round of 32: Win vs. Dylan Long (Duke) 6-2, 6-2
- Round of 16: Loss vs. #64 Lucas Andrade da Silva (South Carolina) 6(4)-7, 2-6
- Cornelius Shalmi
- First Qualifying Round: Adv. past Sai Gandepalli (UNC Asheville) 5-3, retired
- Second Qualifying Round: Win vs. Bastian Zamora (SC State) 6-3, 6-1
- Round of 64: Win vs. Oscar Baumgartner (UNCW) 6-4, 6-3
- Round of 32: Loss vs. #25 Noa Vukadin (Clemson) 1-6, 3-6
- Dominick Mosejczuk
- First Qualifying Round: Win vs. Adi Dagan (Campbell) 6-0, 6-0
- Second Qualifying Round: Win vs. Danny Yassine (Charlotte) 6-2, 6-0
- Round of 64: Loss vs. #56 Sean Daryabeigi (South Carolina) 3-6, 4-6
- Consolation: Win vs. Tymofy Khrystyuk (UNCG) 6-1, 6-0
- Ariel Zauber
- First Qualifying Round: Loss vs. Cody Benton (NC State) 3-6, 1-6
- Consolation: Win vs. Parker Mariencheck (Wofford) 6-2, 7-5
- #92 Luca Pow
- Doubles
- (1) Pow/Szymkowiak
- R32: Win vs. Hayduke/Dean (UNCW) 8-2
- R16: Loss vs. Mayew/Schinnerer (North Carolina) 5-8
- Shalmi/Mosejczuk
- R32: Loss vs. Dreycopp/Prata (Charlotte) 6-8
- Guilleme/Zauber
- R32: Win vs. Bharathy/Pankowski (NC Central) 8-2
- R16: Loss vs. Mangiapane/Zapp (North Carolina) 3-8
- (1) Pow/Szymkowiak
Looking Ahead
Wake Forest will continue fall play at the ITA East Sectional in Chapel Hill, N.C. from Nov. 6-9 as it looks to earn more bids into the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships
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