No. 4 Demon Deacons Take Down No. 6 Baylor, Coastal Carolina

Sunday, February 22

Winston-Salem, N.C.

1 p.m.

Wake Forest University

Baylor

No. 4 Demon Deacons Take Down No. 6 Baylor, Coastal Carolina

2/22/2026 7:12:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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Wake Forest will now open ACC play on Friday, Feb. 27 against Clemson at home.

By: Dylan Shackelford

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Avenging its loss from a week ago, the No. 4-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team battled to a 4-2 victory over No. 6 Baylor Sunday afternoon at the Wake Forest Tennis Center. The Demon Deacons followed that up with another 4-0 win against Coastal Carolina to complete a perfect weekend.

The Deacs (12-2, 0-0 ACC) extended their home winning streak to a stellar 36 matches dating back to April of 2024. Since 2013, Wake Forest leads the nation in home wins with 232 and ranks second during that span in total wins with 368.

The win over Baylor ranked Wake Forest's third top-10 win of the season after previously taking down No. 4 Texas and No. 5 TCU. It has now accumulated 28 top-25 wins since the start of last season.

Once again, the Demon Deacons took the doubles point in both matches and have now started with a 1-0 lead in 11 of their 14 matches this campaign.

The No. 2-ranked pair in the country of senior DK Suresh Ekambaram and redshirt sophomore Andrew Delgado cruised to a 6-4 win over Baylor's van Schalkwyk/Koenig on court one and moved to 4-0 together this spring. With the win, Suresh is now tied for seventh all-time in program history with 88 total doubles victories and is four away from cracking the top five.

The British duo of junior Luca Pow and sophomore Charlie Robertson paired up once again and earned their fourth and fifth wins together this campaign. Of note, Pow is now three doubles wins away from joining Suresh in the top 10 in program history (81).

Cementing himself as one of the top freshmen in the country, Mees Rottgering cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 victory over No. 39 Zsombor Velcz of Baylor on court two before a 6-1, 6-2 win over Coastal Carolina's Christopher Norlin. He is now 9-2 at the collegiate level with three ranked wins to his name. He also partnered with sophomore Conrelius Shalmi and picked up a 6-3 win in doubles to clinch the doubles point against the Chanticleers.

Picking up his fifth win of the season with just one loss, Robertson defeated Baylor's Luc Koenig in straight sets (6-3, 6-1) before Pow clinched the win over the Bears with a comeback victory against No. 73 Alexandru Chirita 6(5)-7, 6-1, 6-2. It marked the first ranked win of the year for Pow, who moved to 7-3 overall this campaign.

Becoming the first Demon Deacon to 10 singles wins, sophomore Joaquin Guilleme is now 19-1 as a Demon Deacon in dual match play as he downed Juan Cruz Collardin (6-3, 6-1) and has been a crucial piece in the Deacs' success so far this season.

Freshman Dominick Mosejczuk continued the perfect start to his career, clinching the second match with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Enzo Garutti. He is now 6-0 as a Demon Deacon with three of his wins coming over the last three days.

Of note, Wake Forest freshmen have accounted for 21 singles victories so far this season.

How It Happened (Baylor)

Wake Forest went up a break early on in doubles on courts one and three, and controlled the matches on both throughout.
Baylor claimed court two, but Delgado/Suresh (6-4) and Pow/Robertson (6-2) closed out their matches and gave Wake Forest a 1-0 lead.
In singles, Baylor was the first to take a set on court one before the Deacs responded with Rottgering (6-2), Robertson (6-3) and Guilleme (6-3) in quick succession.
- The Bears responded with first sets on three and four.
Robertson went on to extend Wake Forest's lead to 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-1 victory on court five.
Each team picked up a win within seconds of each other as Baylor claimed court one right before Rottgering closed out his match on three, 6-2, 6-2.
The Bears made it 3-2 as they took court three while Pow and Guilleme entered a third set on courts four and six, respectively.
Pow battled back after dropping a tight first-set tiebreak and dominated the final two sets, 6-1, 6-2, clinching the match on court four to secure the 4-2 victory for Wake Forest.

Singles Results (Baylor)
1. #13 Devin Badenhorst (BU) def. #17 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) 6-1, 6-4
2. #59 Mees Rottgering (WFU) def. #39 Zsombor Velcz (BU) 6-2, 6-2
3. #27 Connor van Schalkwyk (BU) def. #65 Aryan Shah (WFU) 6-3, 6-4
4. #21 Luca Pow (WFU) def. #73 Alexandru Chirita (BU) 6(5)-7, 6-1, 6-2
5. Charlie Robertson (WFU) def. Luc Koenig (BU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Joaquin Guilleme (WFU) vs. Louis Bowden (BU) 6-3, 3-6, 5-1, unfinished

Order of finish: 5, 1, 2, 3, 4

Doubles Results (Baylor)
1. #2 Delgado/Suresh (WFU) def. van Schalkwyk/Koenig (BU) 6-4
2. Chirita/Velcz (BU) def. Rottgering/Shah (WFU) 6-3
3. Pow/Robertson (WFU) def. Badenhorst/Bowden (BU) 6-2

Order of finish: 3, 1, 2

How It Happened (Coastal Carolina)

Wake Forest jumped out quickly in doubles play as Pow/Robertson rolled to a 6-1 win on court three.
Shortly after, Rottgering/Shalmi secured the doubles point with a 6-3 victory on court two.
- Court one (Delgado/Mosejczuk) was even at 4-4 and went unfinished as the Deacs claimed the early 1-0 advantage.
Guilleme was first off the court in singles, delivering a 6-3, 6-1 victory on court three to extend the lead to 2-0.
Rottgering followed shortly after with a convincing 6-1, 6-2 win over Christopher Norlin on court one, pushing the Deacs within one point of the team victory.
Mosejczuk clinched the match for Wake Forest with a 6-1, 6-0 win on court five, sealing the 4-0 victory and completing the weekend sweep.
- Shah and Delgado both held leads in their respective matches, while Zauber had begun mounting a comeback before play was halted.

Singles Results (Coastal Carolina)
1. #59 Mees Rottgering def. Christopher Norlin (CCU) 6-1, 6-2
2. #65 Aryan Shah (WFU) vs. Jack Dixon (CCU) 6-2, 4-3, unfinished
3. Joaquin Guilleme (WFU) def. Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) 6-3, 6-1
4. #76 Andrew Delgado (WFU) vs. Eric Tripathi (CCU) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
5. Dominick Mosejczuk (WFU) def. Enzo Garutti (CCU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Ariel Zauber (WFU) vs. Curzio Manucci (CCU) 4-6, 2-1, unfinished

Order of finish: 3, 1, 5

Doubles Results (Coastal Carolina)
1. Delgado/Mosejczuk (WFU) vs. Dixon/Tripathi (CCU) 4-4, unfinished
2. Rottgering/Shalmi (WFU) def. Norlin/Fernandes (CCU) 6-3
3. Pow/Robertson (WFU) def. Cruz Collardin/Cahill (CCU) 6-1

Order of finish: 3, 2

From Coach Bresky
"It's great to get back home. So much credit goes to the best fans in the country. It was a great atmosphere. Baylor has a very good team, we were coming off of a loss to them at their place last weekend. I think boys were motivated. It was nice to play a couple of high quality out-of-conference matches. It was a long, tough weekend. We're excited to get ready for the ACC season starting Friday."" – Head coach Tony Bresky

Up Next
The Demon Deacons will open ACC play at home on Friday, Feb. 27 against Clemson at 5 p.m. followed by a doubleheader against Georgia Tech (12 p.m.) and SC State (4 p.m.) on Sunday, March 1.

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