Saturday, April 12
Raleigh, NC
5 p.m.
Wake Forest University
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NC State
No. 1 Wake Forest Claims Fourth ACC Regular Season Title with Win Over No. 5 NC State
4/12/2025 7:57:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The victory also completed the first undefeated regular season in program history.
RALEIGH, N.C – For the fourth time in program history, the No. 1-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team has won the ACC regular season title following its 4-2 victory over No. 5-ranked NC State Saturday evening at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.
Also with the win, the Demon Deacons (33-0, 13-0 ACC) secured the first-ever perfect regular season in program history, as well as the third undefeated conference record with the previous two also coming under head coach Tony Bresky in 2017 and 2019. Wake Forest is the first ACC team to finish the entire regular season without a loss since Virginia in 2013.
This marks the first regular-season crown for the Demon Deacons since they three-peated from 2017-2019. Since 2017, Wake Forest is tied with Virginia for the most regular-season titles in the conference.
Now with 33 wins, Bresky's squad is now just one shy of the program record for most wins in a single season, previously set by the 2019 team (34). The Demon Deacons can break the record as early as next week with wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals of the ACC Tournament.
Playing together for the first time, graduate student Stefan Dostanic and freshman Charlie Robertson took down No. 12 Leroux/Staeheli, 6-3, on court two. The two newcomers are a combined 22-3 in doubles this season, with both primarily playing alongside junior DK Suresh Ekambaram.
Suresh and sophomore Luca Pow moved to 3-0 as a pairing this campaign with a 6-3 victory over No. 7 Shick/Van Sambeek on court one. It marked Suresh's team-high 25th doubles win this season as he moved to 11-1 against ranked duos. Additionally, Pow is now second on the team with 18 doubles wins with six coming against ranked foes. The win clinched Wake Forest's 31st doubles point in 33 matches as the Deacs took a 1-0 lead into singles.
Extending his winning streak to 21-consecutive matches, Pow picked up a quick and dominant 6-0, 6-0 win over Jules Leroux on court five. He now holds a 26-2 record in singles this season and an incredible 51-4 mark over his two-year career with the Demon Deacons. Pow is now just three matches shy of his previous career-best winning streak of 24. Additionally, the Englishman finished with an 11-0 record in conference play this season, which brought his career record in ACC matches to 18-0.
Dostanic returned to the singles lineup for the first time in a month and picked up where he left off for the Demon Deacons, as he earned a 6-3, 6-3 victory on court one over No. 29 Braden Shick. The No. 17-ranked player in the nation is now 7-2 in a Wake Forest uniform with six of his seven wins coming against ranked opponents.
Of note, it marked Dostanic's first singles win since his three-set thriller over TCU's Jack Pinnington to clinch Wake Forest's second ITA National Indoor Championship back in February. Additionally, it was his second win over Shick this season following his 7-6(4), 7-6(3) win over him in the quarterfinals of national indoors.
After taking the time to adjust to collegiate tennis, Robertson has now completely taken over and won six-straight matches to bring his record to 8-6 on the year as he defeated Fons Van Sambeek (6-4, 6-4) on court four to clinch the regular season title.
The Scot has not lost since Feb. 25 and now holds a perfect 5-0 record against ACC opponents. He has quickly become one of the most clutch players in the nation with multiple clinching victories in huge matches. Of note, Wake Forest hasn't dropped the fourth singles court since Feb. 25 against UNCW and holds an incredible 21-2 record overall.
2025 ACC Men's Tennis Tournament
Earning the No. 1 seed for the 2025 ACC men's tennis tournament, Wake Forest will have a bye until the quarterfinals which will take place Friday, April 18 at Cary Tennis Park at 3:30 p.m. Both semifinal matches will be played on Saturday at 2 p.m., with the championship match scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday. Visit the ACC website for more information.
One-day tickets are priced at $15 for adults (ages 18 and older) and $10 for children ages 17 and under and non-ACC college students with a valid school ID. Admission is free for children 8 and under and ACC college students with a school ID. A full championship pass for all six days is priced at $30. Tickets may be purchased online here.
How It Happened
1. No. 17 Stefan Dostanic (WFU) def. No. 29 Braden Shick (NCSU) 6-3, 6-3
2. No. 32 Martin Borisiouk (NCSU) def. No. 6 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) 6-3, 6-2
3. No. 89 Luca Staeheli (NCSU) def. No. 105 Ioannis Xilas (WFU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Charlie Robertson (WFU) def. Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Luca Pow (WFU) def. Jules Leroux (NCSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) vs. William Manning (NCSU) 6-4, 6-6 (1-2), unfinished
Order of finish: 5, 2, 1, 3, 4
Doubles Results
1. Suresh/Pow (WFU) def. No. 7 Shick/Van Sambeek (NCSU) 6-3
2. Dostanic/Robertson (WFU) def. No. 12 Leroux/Staeheli (NCSU) 6-3
3. Borisiouk/Nedelchev (NCSU) def. Tacchi/Capalbo (WFU) 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
From Coach Bresky
"First off, credit to NC State on the season they've had. Awesome to play a match like this with two undefeated teams on the last Saturday of the ACC season. It was an amazing crowd, they did a great job with that. It felt like it was a pro-Wake Forest crowd so like I said, our fans are unbelievable. Credit to our guys. I think the ACC this year is clearly the toughest conference in the country. There's eight teams ranked in the top-25 in the country, and for us to go undefeated during the regular season, facing a ton of adversity and came out here and played a very good match. I'm excited for the boys to be ACC champions."
Next Up
The Demon Deacons will now look ahead to the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament which will take place on Friday, April 18.
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Also with the win, the Demon Deacons (33-0, 13-0 ACC) secured the first-ever perfect regular season in program history, as well as the third undefeated conference record with the previous two also coming under head coach Tony Bresky in 2017 and 2019. Wake Forest is the first ACC team to finish the entire regular season without a loss since Virginia in 2013.
This marks the first regular-season crown for the Demon Deacons since they three-peated from 2017-2019. Since 2017, Wake Forest is tied with Virginia for the most regular-season titles in the conference.
Now with 33 wins, Bresky's squad is now just one shy of the program record for most wins in a single season, previously set by the 2019 team (34). The Demon Deacons can break the record as early as next week with wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals of the ACC Tournament.
Playing together for the first time, graduate student Stefan Dostanic and freshman Charlie Robertson took down No. 12 Leroux/Staeheli, 6-3, on court two. The two newcomers are a combined 22-3 in doubles this season, with both primarily playing alongside junior DK Suresh Ekambaram.
Suresh and sophomore Luca Pow moved to 3-0 as a pairing this campaign with a 6-3 victory over No. 7 Shick/Van Sambeek on court one. It marked Suresh's team-high 25th doubles win this season as he moved to 11-1 against ranked duos. Additionally, Pow is now second on the team with 18 doubles wins with six coming against ranked foes. The win clinched Wake Forest's 31st doubles point in 33 matches as the Deacs took a 1-0 lead into singles.
Extending his winning streak to 21-consecutive matches, Pow picked up a quick and dominant 6-0, 6-0 win over Jules Leroux on court five. He now holds a 26-2 record in singles this season and an incredible 51-4 mark over his two-year career with the Demon Deacons. Pow is now just three matches shy of his previous career-best winning streak of 24. Additionally, the Englishman finished with an 11-0 record in conference play this season, which brought his career record in ACC matches to 18-0.
Dostanic returned to the singles lineup for the first time in a month and picked up where he left off for the Demon Deacons, as he earned a 6-3, 6-3 victory on court one over No. 29 Braden Shick. The No. 17-ranked player in the nation is now 7-2 in a Wake Forest uniform with six of his seven wins coming against ranked opponents.
Of note, it marked Dostanic's first singles win since his three-set thriller over TCU's Jack Pinnington to clinch Wake Forest's second ITA National Indoor Championship back in February. Additionally, it was his second win over Shick this season following his 7-6(4), 7-6(3) win over him in the quarterfinals of national indoors.
After taking the time to adjust to collegiate tennis, Robertson has now completely taken over and won six-straight matches to bring his record to 8-6 on the year as he defeated Fons Van Sambeek (6-4, 6-4) on court four to clinch the regular season title.
The Scot has not lost since Feb. 25 and now holds a perfect 5-0 record against ACC opponents. He has quickly become one of the most clutch players in the nation with multiple clinching victories in huge matches. Of note, Wake Forest hasn't dropped the fourth singles court since Feb. 25 against UNCW and holds an incredible 21-2 record overall.
2025 ACC Men's Tennis Tournament
Earning the No. 1 seed for the 2025 ACC men's tennis tournament, Wake Forest will have a bye until the quarterfinals which will take place Friday, April 18 at Cary Tennis Park at 3:30 p.m. Both semifinal matches will be played on Saturday at 2 p.m., with the championship match scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday. Visit the ACC website for more information.
One-day tickets are priced at $15 for adults (ages 18 and older) and $10 for children ages 17 and under and non-ACC college students with a valid school ID. Admission is free for children 8 and under and ACC college students with a school ID. A full championship pass for all six days is priced at $30. Tickets may be purchased online here.
How It Happened
- Doubles remained tightly-contested early on, as Dostanic and Robertson went up a break on court two while the Wolfpack pair on court three held a slight advantage.
- On court one, Suresh and Pow went up a break (3-1) as the Deacs began to take control of doubles.
- Dostanic and Robertson put the Deacs in good position following a 6-3 victory on court two over No. 12 Leroux/Staeheli.
- NC State took court three as the doubles point would come down to court one.
- Wake Forest took the 1-0 lead following a 6-3 victory from Suresh and Pow over No. 7 Shick/Van Sambeek.
- The first couple of breaks in singles belonged to Pow and Tacchi on court five and six, respectively.
- Courts one through four remained even 20 minutes in.
- Dostanic and Robertson kept the momentum rolling in favor of the Deacs as they went up breaks on courts one and four.
- Pow was the first to take a first set as he did so in dominant 6-0 fashion.
- On court one, Dostanic took the opening set against Shick, 6-3.
- The Wolfpack took the first set on court two.
- Wake Forest added two more first sets with Robertson and Tacchi, both 6-4.
- NC State took the first set on court three.
- Pow made it 2-0 in favor of Wake Forest following an incredibly dominant 6-0, 6-0 victory over Leroux on court five.
- Not long after NC State got one back with a win on court two, the Demon Deacons immediately responded as Dostanic claimed his 6-3, 6-3 win over Leroux on court one and brought the Deacs to within one away from clinching the match.
- The Wolfpack made it 3-2 with a win on court three.
- Finding himself in yet another high-pressure situation, the young freshman from Scotland stepped up once again and defeated Fons Van Sambeek, 6-4, 6-4, and clinched the title for Wake Forest.
- Tacchi's match went unfinished in the second set.
1. No. 17 Stefan Dostanic (WFU) def. No. 29 Braden Shick (NCSU) 6-3, 6-3
2. No. 32 Martin Borisiouk (NCSU) def. No. 6 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) 6-3, 6-2
3. No. 89 Luca Staeheli (NCSU) def. No. 105 Ioannis Xilas (WFU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Charlie Robertson (WFU) def. Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Luca Pow (WFU) def. Jules Leroux (NCSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) vs. William Manning (NCSU) 6-4, 6-6 (1-2), unfinished
Order of finish: 5, 2, 1, 3, 4
Doubles Results
1. Suresh/Pow (WFU) def. No. 7 Shick/Van Sambeek (NCSU) 6-3
2. Dostanic/Robertson (WFU) def. No. 12 Leroux/Staeheli (NCSU) 6-3
3. Borisiouk/Nedelchev (NCSU) def. Tacchi/Capalbo (WFU) 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
From Coach Bresky
"First off, credit to NC State on the season they've had. Awesome to play a match like this with two undefeated teams on the last Saturday of the ACC season. It was an amazing crowd, they did a great job with that. It felt like it was a pro-Wake Forest crowd so like I said, our fans are unbelievable. Credit to our guys. I think the ACC this year is clearly the toughest conference in the country. There's eight teams ranked in the top-25 in the country, and for us to go undefeated during the regular season, facing a ton of adversity and came out here and played a very good match. I'm excited for the boys to be ACC champions."
Next Up
The Demon Deacons will now look ahead to the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament which will take place on Friday, April 18.
Follow the Deacs:
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