Friday, May 16
Waco, Texas
11 a.m. (ET)
Wake Forest University
vs
(8) Columbia
Photo by: Seth Seebaugh / Wake Forest Athletics
No. 1 Demon Deacons Set for NCAA Championships
5/15/2025 10:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Wake Forest will take on eighth-seeded Columbia in the quarterfinals Friday.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Returning to the NCAA Championships for the second-consecutive season, the No. 1-seeded Wake Forest men's tennis team is set for a quarterfinal matchup with No. 8-seeded Columbia Friday morning at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas.
First serve against the Lions is slated for 11 a.m. eastern time, with the winner moving on to the national semifinals against either No. 4-seeded Virginia or No. 12-seeded Mississippi State on Saturday at 5 p.m. (ET). A full weekend schedule can be found below.
Each round of the NCAA Championships will be streamed live on ESPN+ and fans can keep track of live results via iOnCourt. For those making the trip to Waco, tickets to all three rounds can be purchased here.
Best of the Best
Wake Forest is one of just five schools to make five NCAA quarterfinal appearances since 2017, joining TCU, Texas, Virginia and Ohio State. Additionally with a win on Friday, the Demon Deacons would be just the third team to make four national semifinals since 2018 (Texas, Ohio State).
Demon Deacons in the NCAA Tournament
NCAA Championships Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Earning ACC Coach of the Year for the third time, Bresky has already led the No. 1-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team to its fourth ACC regular season title as well as its first-ever perfect regular season at 33-0. The Demon Deacons are the first ACC program to finish the entire regular season undefeated since Virginia in 2013.
It also marked the third undefeated conference record for the Deacs, with the previous two also coming under Bresky in 2017 and 2019.
In February, the Deacs claimed their second ITA National Indoor Championship with thrilling 4-3 wins over current No. 3 Texas in the semifinals and No. 2 TCU in the championship match. In total, Wake Forest has beaten the remainder of the top five in the current ITA poll this season as well as six of the top 10.
Now with 37 wins, the squad has broken the program record for most wins in a single season, previously set by the 2019 team (34).
In addition to Bresky's ACC accolade, the Demon Deacons had five members selected to All-ACC teams including singles nods for junior standout DK Suresh Ekamabram (first team) and graduate transfer Stefan Dostanic (second team).
In doubles, Suresh also landed on the first team alongside freshman Charlie Robertson, while sophomore Luca Pow and senior Luciano Tacchi garnered third team honors.
Wake Forest 2025 Singles Records
ITA Rankings
Since winning the ITA National Indoor Championship back in February, the Demon Deacons have been tabbed as the best team in the nation in 11-consecutive polls and are one of eight ACC teams in the top 25. Individually, Wake Forest has three singles players and seven doubles pairs ranked.
Singles
Doubles
Last Time Out
In front of an electric crowd of over 400 fans, the top-seeded Wake Forest men's tennis team has advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships with a 4-0 victory over No. 16-seed Texas A&M Friday evening at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
With the win, the Demon Deacons (37-1) have now reached the quarterfinals five times since 2017, including each of the last two seasons. Wake Forest also extended the program record for wins in a season after surpassing the 2019 team (34).
The Deacs completed a perfect season at home for the second time in four seasons, with the 23 wins at the Wake Forest Tennis Center this campaign marking the second most in program history, only behind 2022's record of 26.
Additionally, the win over the No. 18-ranked Aggies marked the 21st ranked victory of the season for Wake Forest.
Wake Forest opened the match against the Aggies by winning its 35th doubles point in 38 matches. On court three, the dominant duo of sophomore Luca Pow and senior Luciano Tacchi reunited once again and defeated Perego/Salvestre, 6-4, on court three. The ITA Doubles All-Americans are now 15-4 as a pair this season and entered the tournament ranked as the No. 18-ranked duo.
Graduate student Stefan Dostanic and freshman Charlie Robertson clinched the opening point as they downed Magadan/Pires, 7-6 (7-5), on court two. The two newcomers are perfect (6-0) as a pair and a combined 32-3 in doubles this season overall.
With his 6-3, 6-1 win over No. 85 Alan Magadan in second singles, junior DK Suresh Ekambaram notched his 18th win of the season, the third-most on the team only behind Pow (28) and graduate student Ioannis Xilas (18). It also marked Suresh's team-high 10th ranked win of the spring.
Following up his earlier doubles win, Dostanic earned a dominant 6-3, 6-3 victory on court one over No. 31 Theo Papamalamis. The No. 13-ranked singles player in the nation is now 10-3 overall in a Wake Forest uniform with eight of his 10 wins coming against ranked opponents.
On court five, Tacchi clinched Wake Forest's ticket to Waco as he notched a 7-6 (8-6), 6-1 victory over Togan Tokac. The win moved the Argentine to 14-8 on the season and brought his career singles wins total to 62, the most out of any active player in a Wake Forest uniform in match play. Tacchi has only dropped two matches in his last 15 outings dating back to March 7.
The Matchup - Columbia
The Lions come to Waco riding a 10-match winning streak and hold an overall record of 20-4, including a perfect 7-0 mark in Ivy League play. This will be Columbia's second-consecutive quarterfinals appearance after making it for the first time in program history last season.
Wake Forest is perfect all-time against Columbia with five wins and zero losses dating back to 2010. This will be the second meeting between the two schools this season after the Deacs' 5-2 defeat of the Lions on Feb. 8.
Ranked Lions
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. This season, he has led Wake Forest to its second ITA National Team Indoor Championship and fourth ACC regular season title.
Individually, Bresky has coached two ACC Players of the Year (Noah Rubin and Melios Efstathiou), along with 40 All-ACC selections and 10 ITA Singles All-Americans.
During his tenure at Wake Forest, Bresky has amassed 366 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
With a win on Friday, the Demon Deacons will advance to the NCAA Semifinals for the second-straight season and battle either Stanford or Mississippi State on Saturday for a spot in the final.
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First serve against the Lions is slated for 11 a.m. eastern time, with the winner moving on to the national semifinals against either No. 4-seeded Virginia or No. 12-seeded Mississippi State on Saturday at 5 p.m. (ET). A full weekend schedule can be found below.
Each round of the NCAA Championships will be streamed live on ESPN+ and fans can keep track of live results via iOnCourt. For those making the trip to Waco, tickets to all three rounds can be purchased here.
Best of the Best
Wake Forest is one of just five schools to make five NCAA quarterfinal appearances since 2017, joining TCU, Texas, Virginia and Ohio State. Additionally with a win on Friday, the Demon Deacons would be just the third team to make four national semifinals since 2018 (Texas, Ohio State).
Demon Deacons in the NCAA Tournament
- NCAA Championships (1)
- 2018
- Final Appearances (2)
- 2018, 2019
- Semifinal Appearances (3)
- 2018, 2019, 2024
- NCAA Elite Eight Appearances (5)
- 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025
- NCAA Round of 16 Appearances (8)
- 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025
- NCAA Tournament Appearances (24)
- 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
NCAA Championships Schedule (All Times Eastern)
- Friday - Quarterfinals (May 16)
- 11 a.m. - (1) Wake Forest vs. (8) Columbia
- 2 p.m. - (4) Stanford vs. (12) Mississippi State
- 5 p.m. - (2) TCU vs. (7) Virginia
- 8 p.m. - (3) Texas vs. UCLA
- Saturday - Semifinals (May 17)
- 5 p.m. -TBD
- 8 p.m. - TBD
- Sunday - Championship (May 18)
- 8 p.m. - TBD
Earning ACC Coach of the Year for the third time, Bresky has already led the No. 1-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team to its fourth ACC regular season title as well as its first-ever perfect regular season at 33-0. The Demon Deacons are the first ACC program to finish the entire regular season undefeated since Virginia in 2013.
It also marked the third undefeated conference record for the Deacs, with the previous two also coming under Bresky in 2017 and 2019.
In February, the Deacs claimed their second ITA National Indoor Championship with thrilling 4-3 wins over current No. 3 Texas in the semifinals and No. 2 TCU in the championship match. In total, Wake Forest has beaten the remainder of the top five in the current ITA poll this season as well as six of the top 10.
Now with 37 wins, the squad has broken the program record for most wins in a single season, previously set by the 2019 team (34).
In addition to Bresky's ACC accolade, the Demon Deacons had five members selected to All-ACC teams including singles nods for junior standout DK Suresh Ekamabram (first team) and graduate transfer Stefan Dostanic (second team).
In doubles, Suresh also landed on the first team alongside freshman Charlie Robertson, while sophomore Luca Pow and senior Luciano Tacchi garnered third team honors.
Wake Forest 2025 Singles Records
| Player | Overall | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Capalbo | 8-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-1 |
| Chang | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Dostanic | 10-3 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Guilleme | 9-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Parichkov | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Pow | 28-3 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 8-3 | 7-0 |
| Robertson | 11-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shalmi | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Suresh | 18-7 | 10-3 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tacchi | 14-8 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 5-2 | 1-2 |
| Thursfield | 5-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Vyas | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Xilas | 18-7 | 3-0 | 7-3 | 5-3 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total | 129-37 | 26-6 | 23-8 | 17-11 | 24-3 | 20-5 | 19-4 |
ITA Rankings
Since winning the ITA National Indoor Championship back in February, the Demon Deacons have been tabbed as the best team in the nation in 11-consecutive polls and are one of eight ACC teams in the top 25. Individually, Wake Forest has three singles players and seven doubles pairs ranked.
Singles
| DK Suresh Ekambaram | 9 |
| Stefan Dostanic | 13 |
| Ioannis Xilas | 123 |
Doubles
Last Time Out
In front of an electric crowd of over 400 fans, the top-seeded Wake Forest men's tennis team has advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships with a 4-0 victory over No. 16-seed Texas A&M Friday evening at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
With the win, the Demon Deacons (37-1) have now reached the quarterfinals five times since 2017, including each of the last two seasons. Wake Forest also extended the program record for wins in a season after surpassing the 2019 team (34).
The Deacs completed a perfect season at home for the second time in four seasons, with the 23 wins at the Wake Forest Tennis Center this campaign marking the second most in program history, only behind 2022's record of 26.
Additionally, the win over the No. 18-ranked Aggies marked the 21st ranked victory of the season for Wake Forest.
Wake Forest opened the match against the Aggies by winning its 35th doubles point in 38 matches. On court three, the dominant duo of sophomore Luca Pow and senior Luciano Tacchi reunited once again and defeated Perego/Salvestre, 6-4, on court three. The ITA Doubles All-Americans are now 15-4 as a pair this season and entered the tournament ranked as the No. 18-ranked duo.
Graduate student Stefan Dostanic and freshman Charlie Robertson clinched the opening point as they downed Magadan/Pires, 7-6 (7-5), on court two. The two newcomers are perfect (6-0) as a pair and a combined 32-3 in doubles this season overall.
With his 6-3, 6-1 win over No. 85 Alan Magadan in second singles, junior DK Suresh Ekambaram notched his 18th win of the season, the third-most on the team only behind Pow (28) and graduate student Ioannis Xilas (18). It also marked Suresh's team-high 10th ranked win of the spring.
Following up his earlier doubles win, Dostanic earned a dominant 6-3, 6-3 victory on court one over No. 31 Theo Papamalamis. The No. 13-ranked singles player in the nation is now 10-3 overall in a Wake Forest uniform with eight of his 10 wins coming against ranked opponents.
On court five, Tacchi clinched Wake Forest's ticket to Waco as he notched a 7-6 (8-6), 6-1 victory over Togan Tokac. The win moved the Argentine to 14-8 on the season and brought his career singles wins total to 62, the most out of any active player in a Wake Forest uniform in match play. Tacchi has only dropped two matches in his last 15 outings dating back to March 7.
The Matchup - Columbia
The Lions come to Waco riding a 10-match winning streak and hold an overall record of 20-4, including a perfect 7-0 mark in Ivy League play. This will be Columbia's second-consecutive quarterfinals appearance after making it for the first time in program history last season.
Wake Forest is perfect all-time against Columbia with five wins and zero losses dating back to 2010. This will be the second meeting between the two schools this season after the Deacs' 5-2 defeat of the Lions on Feb. 8.
Ranked Lions
Singles
| Michael Zheng | 2 |
| Nicolas Kotzen | 52 |
| Hugo Hashimoto | 81 |
Doubles
| Hugo Hashimoto/Michael Zheng | 37 |
| Nicolas Kotzen/Michael Zheng | 41 |
| Sachin Palta/Max Westphal | 86 |
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. This season, he has led Wake Forest to its second ITA National Team Indoor Championship and fourth ACC regular season title.
Individually, Bresky has coached two ACC Players of the Year (Noah Rubin and Melios Efstathiou), along with 40 All-ACC selections and 10 ITA Singles All-Americans.
During his tenure at Wake Forest, Bresky has amassed 366 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, 2025
- ITA National Team Indoor Championship: 2018, 2025
Up Next
With a win on Friday, the Demon Deacons will advance to the NCAA Semifinals for the second-straight season and battle either Stanford or Mississippi State on Saturday for a spot in the final.
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