Friday, March 21
South Bend, Ind.
5 p.m.
Wake Forest University
at
Notre Dame
Photo by: Helen McGinnis / Wake Forest Athletics
No. 1 Demon Deacons Open Four-Match Road Stretch at Notre Dame, Louisville
3/20/2025 10:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Wake Forest is one of just three ACC schools that remain unbeaten in conference play.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Kicking off the start of four-consecutive ACC matches on the road, the No. 1-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team will take on Notre Dame and Louisville this weekend on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
The Demon Deacons (24-0, 6-0 ACC) will open the weekend against the Fighting Irish (10-8, 0-6 ACC) on Friday at 5 p.m. before heading to Louisville (6-12, 0-6 ACC) for a 12 p.m. first serve on Sunday.
Match Schedule
The match against the Irish will be streamed live on Notre Dame's website with live results available here. Meanwhile, the clash with Louisville will be shown via Track Tennis with live results here.
Hot Start
The Demon Deacons are in the midst of their best start in program history, with 24-consecutive wins to open the season surpassing the previous record of 14 set by the 2018 National Championship team. Wake Forest is also a combined 85-26 in singles and 49-9 in doubles so far this season, taking all 24 doubles points.
Additionally, Wake Forest owns wins over seven teams currently ranked inside the top 10 of the ITA poll, including 2-6.
Wake Forest Singles Records
Ranked Fighting Irish
Singles
Last Time Out
In the last pair of home matches before a two-week road stretch, the No. 1-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team picked up wins over No. 32 Florida State and NC A&T last Sunday afternoon at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
The Demon Deacons improved to 16-0 at home this season and an incredible 79-5 over the last four seasons, the most home wins in the nation during that span.
Junior DK Suresh Ekambaram and sophomore Martin Mazev played together for the first time and notched a quick 6-3 victory over Florida State's Craig/Rusher on court three. Suresh is now a stellar 19-1 overall in doubles this season while Mazev improved to 3-0 for his career.
The No. 6-ranked doubles pair in the nation, sophomore Luca Pow and senior Luciano Tacchi, earned their highest-ranked win together as they defeated No. 3 Bulte/Rihane (6-4) on court one to clinch the doubles point against the Seminoles. The duo is now 13-2 this season and 33-12 together over the last two years, with five wins against ranked pairs.
In singles, Pow extended his winning streak to a team-best 12 matches as he defeated Florida State's Erik Schiessl (6-3, 6-3) on court four and won by retirement against NC A&T. His 17 singles wins this campaign lead the team with just two losses to his name.
Suresh was the fourth Demon Deacon to reach double-digit wins this campaign with a 7-6 (7-0), 7-5 victory over No. 19 Corey Craig in first singles. It marked his fifth ranked win this campaign and third against a top-20 opponent.
Graduate student Franco Capalbo clinched the match against the Seminoles with a 6-2, 7-5 win on court five over Joshua Dous-Karpenschif. He remained perfect on the year with six wins and zero losses.
Against the Aggies, the Demon Deacons continued to dominate in doubles as Capalbo and fellow graduate student Ioannis Xilas grabbed their ninth win as a pair with a 6-2 decision over Coupu-Moison/Brill on court two.
Graduate student Harry Thursfield and sophomore Dylan Chang picked up a 6-3 win over Santos/Dussaubat on court three as they moved to 2-0 together on the year.
Freshman Cornelius Shalmi finished a quick 6-1, 6-2 victory over NC A&T's Mathieu Dussaubat on court six for his third win of the season before fellow freshman Joaquin Guilleme clinched the match against Kaua Santos (6-2, 6-3) on court three. Guilleme remained perfect to start his collegiate career with six wins to zero losses this season.
With the wins, Wake Forest moved to 18-24 all-time against the Seminoles and now holds a 4-0 record over the Aggies.
ITA Rankings
The Demon Deacons were tabbed as the best team in the nation in the latest ITA poll, one of seven ACC teams in the top 25. Individually, Wake Forest has three singles players and five doubles pairs ranked.
Singles
Doubles
The Bresky Era
Since arriving at Wake Forest, head coach Tony Bresky has enjoyed a decorated career, winning ITA National Coach of the Year in 2018, along with garnering ACC Coach of the Year honors in 2013 and 2016. Additionally, Bresky has been tabbed ITA Regional Coach of the Year on five occasions (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2024). Of note, Bresky led Wake Forest to its first-ever national title in 2018, after accumulating a 33-2 mark. Most recently, he led Wake Forest to its second ITA National Team Indoor Championship.
Individually, Bresky has coached two ACC Players of the Year (Noah Rubin and Melios Efstathiou), along with 35 All-ACC selections and 10 ITA Singles All-Americans.
During his tenure at Wake Forest, Bresky has amassed 353 wins. Of note, early in 2023 with a victory over No. 6 Tennessee, Bresky became the winningest coach in program history, surpassing the legendary Jim Leighton.
Wake Forest's Team Success Under Bresky
Up Next
After the Louisville match on Sunday, the Demon Deacons will remain on the road for two more matches as they take on Clemson and Georgia Tech next weekend.
The match against the Tigers will be streamed live on Clemson's website with live results available here.
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The Demon Deacons (24-0, 6-0 ACC) will open the weekend against the Fighting Irish (10-8, 0-6 ACC) on Friday at 5 p.m. before heading to Louisville (6-12, 0-6 ACC) for a 12 p.m. first serve on Sunday.
Match Schedule
- Friday, March 21
- 5 p.m. - No. 1 Wake Forest at No. 61 Notre Dame
- Sunday, March 23
- 12 p.m. - No. 1 Wake Forest at Louisville
The match against the Irish will be streamed live on Notre Dame's website with live results available here. Meanwhile, the clash with Louisville will be shown via Track Tennis with live results here.
Hot Start
The Demon Deacons are in the midst of their best start in program history, with 24-consecutive wins to open the season surpassing the previous record of 14 set by the 2018 National Championship team. Wake Forest is also a combined 85-26 in singles and 49-9 in doubles so far this season, taking all 24 doubles points.
Additionally, Wake Forest owns wins over seven teams currently ranked inside the top 10 of the ITA poll, including 2-6.
Wake Forest Singles Records
| Player | Overall | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Capalbo | 6-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| Chang | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Dostanic | 6-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Guilleme | 6-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Parichkov | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Pow | 17-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 4-2 | 5-0 |
| Robertson | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shalmi | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Suresh | 10-4 | 6-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tacchi | 11-7 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 4-1 | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| Thursfield | 4-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Vyas | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Xilas | 13-4 | 3-0 | 4-2 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total | 85-26 | 17-3 | 12-6 | 10-9 | 17-2 | 14-4 | 15-2 |
Singles
| Sebastian Dominko | 33 |
In the last pair of home matches before a two-week road stretch, the No. 1-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team picked up wins over No. 32 Florida State and NC A&T last Sunday afternoon at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
The Demon Deacons improved to 16-0 at home this season and an incredible 79-5 over the last four seasons, the most home wins in the nation during that span.
Junior DK Suresh Ekambaram and sophomore Martin Mazev played together for the first time and notched a quick 6-3 victory over Florida State's Craig/Rusher on court three. Suresh is now a stellar 19-1 overall in doubles this season while Mazev improved to 3-0 for his career.
The No. 6-ranked doubles pair in the nation, sophomore Luca Pow and senior Luciano Tacchi, earned their highest-ranked win together as they defeated No. 3 Bulte/Rihane (6-4) on court one to clinch the doubles point against the Seminoles. The duo is now 13-2 this season and 33-12 together over the last two years, with five wins against ranked pairs.
In singles, Pow extended his winning streak to a team-best 12 matches as he defeated Florida State's Erik Schiessl (6-3, 6-3) on court four and won by retirement against NC A&T. His 17 singles wins this campaign lead the team with just two losses to his name.
Suresh was the fourth Demon Deacon to reach double-digit wins this campaign with a 7-6 (7-0), 7-5 victory over No. 19 Corey Craig in first singles. It marked his fifth ranked win this campaign and third against a top-20 opponent.
Graduate student Franco Capalbo clinched the match against the Seminoles with a 6-2, 7-5 win on court five over Joshua Dous-Karpenschif. He remained perfect on the year with six wins and zero losses.
Against the Aggies, the Demon Deacons continued to dominate in doubles as Capalbo and fellow graduate student Ioannis Xilas grabbed their ninth win as a pair with a 6-2 decision over Coupu-Moison/Brill on court two.
Graduate student Harry Thursfield and sophomore Dylan Chang picked up a 6-3 win over Santos/Dussaubat on court three as they moved to 2-0 together on the year.
Freshman Cornelius Shalmi finished a quick 6-1, 6-2 victory over NC A&T's Mathieu Dussaubat on court six for his third win of the season before fellow freshman Joaquin Guilleme clinched the match against Kaua Santos (6-2, 6-3) on court three. Guilleme remained perfect to start his collegiate career with six wins to zero losses this season.
With the wins, Wake Forest moved to 18-24 all-time against the Seminoles and now holds a 4-0 record over the Aggies.
ITA Rankings
The Demon Deacons were tabbed as the best team in the nation in the latest ITA poll, one of seven ACC teams in the top 25. Individually, Wake Forest has three singles players and five doubles pairs ranked.
Singles
| DK Suresh Ekambaram | 6 |
| Stefan Dostanic | 12 |
| Ioannis Xilas | 67 |
| Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow | 3 |
| DK Suresh Ekambaram/Stefan Dostanic | 5 |
| DK Suresh Ekambaram/Andrew Delgado | 12 |
| DK Suresh Ekambaram/Charlie Robertson | 40 |
| DK Suresh Ekambaram/Ioannis Xilas | 63 |
Since arriving at Wake Forest, head coach Tony Bresky has enjoyed a decorated career, winning ITA National Coach of the Year in 2018, along with garnering ACC Coach of the Year honors in 2013 and 2016. Additionally, Bresky has been tabbed ITA Regional Coach of the Year on five occasions (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2024). Of note, Bresky led Wake Forest to its first-ever national title in 2018, after accumulating a 33-2 mark. Most recently, he led Wake Forest to its second ITA National Team Indoor Championship.
Individually, Bresky has coached two ACC Players of the Year (Noah Rubin and Melios Efstathiou), along with 35 All-ACC selections and 10 ITA Singles All-Americans.
During his tenure at Wake Forest, Bresky has amassed 353 wins. Of note, early in 2023 with a victory over No. 6 Tennessee, Bresky became the winningest coach in program history, surpassing the legendary Jim Leighton.
Wake Forest's Team Success Under Bresky
- NCAA Championship: 2018
- ACC Tournament: 2016, 2018, 2019
- ACC Regular Season: 2017, 2018, 2019
- ITA National Team Indoor Championship: 2018, 2025
Up Next
After the Louisville match on Sunday, the Demon Deacons will remain on the road for two more matches as they take on Clemson and Georgia Tech next weekend.
The match against the Tigers will be streamed live on Clemson's website with live results available here.
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