No. 1 Demon Deacons Open Season with Doubleheader Sweep

Sunday, January 11

Winston-Salem, N.C.

10 a.m.

Wake Forest University

Saint Joseph's

No. 1 Demon Deacons Open Season with Doubleheader Sweep

1/11/2026 4:43:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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Junior Luca Pow surpassed 150 combined singles and doubles wins after a perfect Sunday.

By: Dylan Shackelford

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The No. 1-ranked and defending national champion Wake Forest men's tennis team opened the 2026 season with a pair of victories over Saint Joseph's and ETSU Sunday inside the Wake Forest Tennis Center.

With the sweep, Wake Forest has now started the season 2-0 for the fifth-consecutive season and extended its home winning streak to 30-consecutive matches dating back to April of 2024. Since 2013, Wake Forest has the most home wins (226) in the nation and the second-most overall wins (358).

Five players made their dual-match debuts for the Demon Deacons with Mees Rottgering, Andrew Delgado, Kacper Szymkowiak, Dominick Mosejczuk and Ariel Zauber all taking the court on Sunday.

A year removed from taking 38 of 41 doubles points, the Demon Deacons (2-0, 0-0 ACC) picked up where they left off as they dominated the opening point in both matches on Sunday.

With his early doubles victory alongside Rottgering, Luca Pow surpassed 150 combined singles and doubles wins with the Demon Deacons and the Englishman would go on to earn a dominant 6-0, 6-1 win on the first singles court over Othman Bezzaz. Overall, Pow is now 79-16 in singles and 73-18 in doubles as a Demon Deacon.

In total, seven different Demon Deacons picked up singles victories as Guilleme and Cornelius Shalmi both went 2-0 on the day. Of note, Delgado, Mosejczuk, Szymkowiak and Zauber each recorded their first dual match wins as Wake Forest players. Guilleme improved to 11-0 in dual match play after a perfect 9-0 spring last season.

Wake Forest is now 30-2 against ETSU all-time, dating back to 1974, and have won 27-consecutive matches against the Buccaneers. Meanwhile, this was the first-ever meeting against the Hawks.

How It Happened (Saint Joseph's)

All three doubles courts remained on serve over the first couple of games, until Pow/Rottgering earned the first break of the season on court one.
Shortly after, Guilleme/Szymkowiak also went up a break as the Deacs led, 3-1, on courts one and three.
The Demon Deacon pair on court one closed out their match in dominant fashion, 6-2, before Wake Forest closed out the opening point with a 6-3 victory on court one.
The Deacs jumped out to dominant leads all around in singles, holding break advantages in all six matches less than 20 minutes in.
Guilleme was the first Demon Deacon to take a set and was quickly followed by Pow, Zauber and Shalmi.
Wake Forest took the first set on all six courts as Szymkowiak and Mosejczuk closed theirs out handedly.
The Deacs quickly converted those early advantages into straight-set victories, with Guilleme cruising to a 6-1, 6-1 win on court three to put Wake Forest on the board in singles.
- Pow followed shortly after on court one, dropping just one game to extend the lead.
Wins from Mosejczuk, Shalmi, Zauber and Szymkowiak soon followed, as Wake Forest completed a 7-0 sweep without dropping a set in singles play.

Singles Results (Saint Joseph's)
1. #12 Luca Pow (WFU) def. Othman Bezzaz (SJU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Kacper Szymkowiak (WFU) def. Santiago Valle (SJU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Joaquin Guilleme (WFU) def. Davi Carlos (SJU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Dominick Mosejczuk (WFU) def. Damir Abdusamadov (SJU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Cornelius Shalmi (WFU) def. Ernesto Ruy (SJU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Ariel Zauber (WFU) def. Jakub Gaudreau Barnes (SJU) 6-0, 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 1, 4, 5, 6, 2

Doubles Results (Saint Joseph's)
1. Pow/Rottgering (WFU) def. Bezzaz/Ruy (SJU) 6-2
2. Delgado/Shalmi (WFU) vs. Abdusamadov/Valle (SJU) 4-4, unfinished
3. Guilleme/Szymkowiak (WFU) def. Carlos/Gaudreau Barnes (SJU) 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 3

How It Happened (ETSU)

On court three, Delgado/Mosejczuk jumped out to a 4-0 lead.
- Meanwhile, the Deacs led 3-1 on two and 2-1 on one.
The Wake Forest pair on three closed out a quick 6-0 victory shortly before Pow/Rottgering secured the opening point on court two with a 6-2 win.
In singles, Delgado took a commanding 4-0 lead on court four.
- 20 minutes in, courts two, three, five and six remained on serve.
- The Buccaneers held an early lead on court one.
Delgado and Shalmi cruised to first-set victories on courts four and six, followed by Mosejczuk on court five.
- The Bucs took the first set on court one.
Guilleme took a first-set tiebreak on court three while Robertson dropped his on court two.
The Demon Deacons surged in the second sets, as Shalmi earned his second singles win of the day followed by Delgado and Guilleme.

Singles Results (ETSU)
1. Mees Rottgering (WFU) vs. Oscar Martinez (ETSU) 4-6, 4-5, unfinished
2. Charlie Robertson (WFU) vs. Martin Vergara (ETSU) 6(3)-7, 4-2, unfinished
3. Joaquin Guilleme (WFU) def. Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) 7-6(6), 6-1
4. #92 Andrew Delgado (WFU) def. Kai Cowcher (ETSU) 6-0, 6-4
5. Dominick Mosejczuk (WFU) vs. Arenui Luethi (ETSU) 6-4, 5-3, unfinished
6. Cornelius Shalmi (WFU) def. Carlos Gonzales (ETSU) 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: 6, 4, 3

Doubles Results (ETSU)
1. Robertson/Szymkowiak (WFU) vs. Martinez/Vergara (ETSU) 3-3, unfinished
2. Pow/Rottgering (WFU) def. Listo/Luethi (ETSU) 6-2
3. Delgado/Mosejczuk (WFU) def. Cowcher/Sim (ETSU) 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 2

From Coach Bresky
"It's just great to get back out there and compete. We put a lot of new faces out there this afternoon and we had a lot of different guys play. In college tennis, it's always a little different than junior and pro tennis. We played a couple good teams today and we were tested, which is exactly what we needed. We've had lots of tennis with the 2 pro events these couple weeks. We're excited to start 2-0 and we're looking forward to another great week." - Head coach Tony Bresky

Next Up
Wake Forest will now hit the road for two tough tests against SEC opponents as it visits Tennessee (Jan. 18) and No. 2 Texas (Jan. 21).

The Deacs will return home for ITA Kickoff Weekend (Jan. 23-24) as it welcomes Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt and North Carolina to the ITC for a spot in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.

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