No. 3 Demon Deacons Sweep Sunday Doubleheader with Georgia Tech and SC State

Sunday, March 1

Winston-Salem, N.C.

12 p.m.

Wake Forest University

Georgia Tech

Photo by: Bryce Mitchell / Wake Forest Athletics

No. 3 Demon Deacons Sweep Sunday Doubleheader with Georgia Tech and SC State

3/1/2026 6:05:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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The Deacs will now hit the road for a pair of conference matches at Miami and Florida State.

By: Keion Robinson

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The No. 3-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team wrapped up the opening weekend of ACC play with a 4-0 victory over No. 43 Georgia Tech (8-4, 0-2 ACC) followed by a 4-0 sweep of SC State (1-6) Sunday at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.

The Deacs (15-2, 2-0 ACC) extended their home winning streak to a stellar 39 matches dating back to April of 2024. Since 2013, Wake Forest leads the nation in home wins with 235 and ranks second during that span in total wins with 371.

Rank	Team	Home Wins Since 2013
1.	Wake Forest	235
2.	Ohio State	229
3.	Baylor	195
4.	Tennessee	176
5.	Texas	175

Additionally, Wake Forest has now won 17-consecutive ACC regular season matches following a flawless run last year and has now won 118 conference victories since the start of the 2013 campaign.

Rank	Team	ACC Wins Since 2013
1.	Virginia	131
2.	*Wake Forest*	*118*
3.	North Carolina	103
4.	Duke	93
5.	NC State	85

The Deacs continued their strong play in doubles throughout the day, having now won the opening point 14 times this spring. Mees Rottgering and Kacper Szymkowiak played together for the second and third times this year during Sunday, now 2-0 as a pair.

Competing as the team leader in singles this spring, sophomore Joaquin Guilleme moved to 12-1 during Sunday. For the second consecutive contest, he clinched the Deacs' match point, doing so versus Georgia Tech. He now stands at an exceptional 21-1 overall mark in collegiate dual matches.

Junior Luca Pow wrapped his impressive weekend with solo wins over Georgia Tech's Jonathan Irwanto (6-1, 6-2) and SC State's Novak Novakovic (6-3, 6-4). The ranked Deac now holds a 10-3 singles record this spring and has pieced together 167 combined singles and doubles wins over the last three years – the most out of any active Wake Forest player. He joins Guilleme as one of two Demon Deacons with double-digit solo wins for the year so far.

Career Doubles Wins - Wake Forest History

Rank	Name	Years	Wins
4.	Steven Forman	2007-10	94
T5.	Trent Brendon	2000-03	92
T5.	David Hopkins	2008-13	92
7.	DK Suresh	2023-Pres.	89
T8.	Raul Munoz	1998-2001	88
T8.	Brent Ross	2002-96	88
T8.	Petros Chrysochos	2016-19	88
11.	Todd Paul	2003-07	84
12.	Luca Pow	2023-Pres.	82

On court one, senior star DK Suresh Ekambaram, the No. 17-ranked player in the nation, picked up his second singles win of his 2026 spring campaign as he downed SC State's Mikalai Bankou, 7-6, 6-0. This marked his 64th singles victory in a Wake Forest uniform and 39th in dual match play as he continues to cement himself as one of the all-time Demon Deacons.

In his second-career ACC dual match, redshirt sophomore Andrew Delgado secured a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Georgia Tech's Robert Baur on court six. He is now 4-0 overall in singles dual matches and 9-0 in doubles.

Playing in his fourth singles match this season, Cornelius Shalmi only dropped three total games in a dominant straight-sets showing (6-2, 6-1) over Vanja Petrov of SC State.

The Deacs have now won five matchups over Georgia Tech tracing back to the 2023 campaign. Against SC State, Wake Forest improved to 6-0 in the all-time series.

With two match sweeps on Sunday, Wake Forest has posted sweeps in each of its last four showings.

How It Happened (GT)

DK Suresh Ekambaram/Andrew Delgado took their first three games as doubles play got underway.
Meanwhile, in third doubles, Aryan Shah/Dominick Mosejczuk dominated their third game to step in front, 2-1.
Mees Rottgering/Kacper Szymkowiak worked to tie things at 2 all in second doubles.
- The pairing was able to win two more in a row for some comfort at 4-2.
Shah/Mosejczuk maintained complete control, taking four more consecutive games for a first victory (6-1).
Still active in first and second doubles, Delgado/Suresh and Rottgering/Szymkowiak remained in front with 5-2 and 5-3 advantages, respectively.
It would be Rottgering/Szymkowiak to wrap things up on a 6-3 win, securing Wake's opening point.
Within singles, Delgado quickly grabbed the first three games in his opening set.
- The redshirt freshman, Joaquin Guilleme and Luca Pow each went on to take 4-0 leads to start.
Pow was the first individual to win a set (6-1) before Delgado followed with a 6-1 victory of his own.
Joaquin Guilleme won the first five games in his first frame, ultimately capturing a 6-1 decision as well.
- Minutes later, Szymkowiak added to the pattern with a 6-2 clip.
Shah made a nice fight in his opening set, evening the board at 5-5.
- He kept poised to win 7-5.
  - Five of the six opening sets went the way of Wake Forest.
Pow upped the Deacs' match lead to 2-0 with a straight-sets win in second singles (6-1, 6-2).
Suresh Ekambaram forced a third set after dominating his second (6-1).
Delgado finished with the same scores as Pow on court six, helping Wake go up 3-0.
For the second time in as many matches, Guilleme was the one to clinch for the Deacs (6-1, 6-4).
Wake Forest swept Georgia Tech, 4-0.

Singles Results (GT)
1. #17 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) vs. Gianluca Carlini (GT) 3-6, 6-1, 0-1, unfinished
2. #21 Luca Pow (WFU) def. Jonathan Irwanto (GT) 6-1, 6-2
3. Aryan Shah (WFU) vs. Elias Shokry (GT) 7-5, 1-2, unfinished
4. Kacper Szymkowiak (WFU) vs. Richard Biagiotti (GT) 6-2, 4-5, unfinished
5. Joaquin Guilleme (WFU) def. Owen DeMuth (GT) 6-1, 6-4
6. #76 Andrew Delgado (WFU) def. Robert Bauer (GT) 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 6, 5

Doubles Results (GT)
1. #2 Delgado/Suresh (WFU) vs. Biagiotti/Irwanto (GT) 5-2, unfinished
2. Rottgering/Szymkowiak (WFU) def. Carlini/Shokry (GT) 6-3
3. Shah/Mosejczuk (WFU) def. DeMuth/Bauer (GT) 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2

How It Happened (SCST)

Luca Pow/Andrew Delgado tacked on several standout rallies early on in doubles, leading 3-0.
- Wake also went up 2-1 in first and second doubles.
Impressing on their returns, Pow/Delgado jumped ahead 5-1.
Aryan Shah/Dominick Mosejczuk were able to get in front, 4-2.
Pow/Delgado finished first in third doubles, 6-1.
Shah/Mosejczuk were victorious in two of their final three games, taking second doubles in a 6-3 finish while clinching the Deacs' first point of the match.
Once singles competition unfolded, Cornelius Shalmi enjoyed a great start on court six, leaping ahead 4-0.
- Pow and Shah tallied 3-2 starts in second and third singles, respectively.
Shalmi was the first Deac to win a set (6-2).
- Pow and Mosejczuk soon joined him in that area.
Suresh Ekambaram hung on for a 7-6 tiebreaker in a first frame that went down to the wire.
- The senior then jumped on a 3-0 boost in his second period.
Shalmi had a nice finish in sixth singles (6-2, 6-1), giving Wake a 2-0 match lead.
Similarly to Suresh Ekambaram, Shah was able to complete a first-set tiebreaker.
Pow added to the Deacs' column with a straight-sets win in second singles (6-3, 6-4).
Suresh Ekambaram went untouched in his final set – a 6-0 surge to clinch the match for Wake.
The Deacs swept SC State, 4-0.

Singles Results (SCST)
1. #17 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) def. Mikalai Bankou (SCST) 7-6, 6-0
2. Luca Pow (WFU) def. Novak Novakovic (SCST) 6-3, 6-4
3. Aryan Shah (WFU) vs. Iliyas Muratuly (SCST) 7-6, unfinished
4. Andrew Delgado (WFU) vs. Andrii Borodatiuk (SCST) 5-7, unfinished
5. Dominick Mosejczuk (WFU) vs. Bastian Zamora (SCST) 6-4, 4-2, unfinished
6. Cornelius Shalmi (WFU) def. Vanja Petrov (SCST) 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 2, 1

Doubles Results (SCST)
1. Rottgering/Szymkowiak (WFU) vs. Bankou/Novakovic (SCST) 5-4, unfinished
2. Shah/Mosejczuk (WFU) def. Muratuly/Borodatiuk (SCST) 6-3
3. Pow/Delgado (WFU) def. Augunas/Zamora (SCST) 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2

From Coach Bresky
"Another good day – it was awesome to get outside and have a great crowd again. To get another 4-0 win over an ACC team was very good. Then, we followed up in the afternoon with another match to get some guys some more outdoor tennis. I love where we are at. Obviously, now we have to get ready to hit the road for some ACC matches, which is always challenging. We're excited to keep testing ourselves against some really good team." – Head coach Tony Bresky

Up Next
The Demon Deacons will now travel to Florida for a pair of matches against Miami (March 6) and Florida State (Match 8)

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