Wake Forest Athletics
Sunday, March 22
Winston-Salem, N.C.
1 p.m.
Wake Forest University
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Virginia
No. 4 Demon Deacons Take Down No. 1 Virginia
3/22/2026 7:07:00 PM | Men's Tennis
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Wake Forest is the last remaining unbeaten team in ACC play.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In the biggest match of the 2026 campaign so far, the No. 4-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team outlasted top-ranked Virginia, 4-2, and took control of the ACC before grabbing another win over Longwood (4-0) Sunday at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
The Demon Deacons (23-2, 8-0 ACC) secured their fourth win all-time over a No. 1-ranked team on Sunday and have now accomplished the feat in back-to-back seasons. Additionally, this marks the 17th win over a top-ranked opponent in Wake Forest sports history.
Known Wake Forest Wins Over No. 1
*Records based on known wins in record books. Wake Forest encourages fans to submit other known games.
Wake Forest has now taken down each of the three teams ahead of it in the current ITA rankings. The Deacs defeated No. 2 (TCU) and No. 3 (Texas) and also grabbed wins over No. 8 Baylor, No. 13 Vanderbilt and No. 22 Notre Dame. In total since the start of last season, the Deacs have secured 15 victories against top-10 opponents and 10 against teams inside the top five.
Additionally, the Demon Deacons extended their nation-leading home match winning streak to 44 with victories in all three of this weekend's matches. Since 2013, Wake Forest has the most home wins (241) in the county and the second-most overall wins (379).
Wake Forest has also won 23-consecutive ACC regular season matches following a flawless run last year and has taken a total of 124 conference victories since the start of the 2013 campaign, good for second during that span.
Also with the win, the Demon Deacons are in firm control of the ACC regular season as the last remaining unbeaten in conference play with an 8-0 record.
Wake Forest dominated the doubles point against the Cavaliers as sophomore Charlie Robertson and junior Luca Pow took down No. 31 Kim/Dahlberg, 6-1, just seconds before sophomore Kacper Szymkowiak and freshman Mees Rottgering closed their match out, 6-0.
Pow and Robertson extended their team-lead to 10 wins as a duo while Szymkowiak and Rottgering remained perfect at 5-0 as a pair.
With the win, Pow is now tied for eighth in program history with 88 throughout his career and is now three behind teammate DK Suresh for seventh.
Career Doubles Wins - Wake Forest History
In the second match, Szymkowiak teamed up with fellow sophomore Cornelius Shalmi and grabbed a 6-2 victory on court three before redshirt freshman Andrew Delgado and freshman Aryan Shah clinched the 22nd doubles point of the season and 14th in a row.
After taking the first set on four of the six singles courts against the Cavaliers, the Demon Deacons closed it out on three, five and six.
Already one of the winningest singles players in the recent era of Wake Forest tennis, Pow as he continued to cement himself as a legend in the Old Gold & Black. The Englishman took down No. 110 Jangjun Kim in straight sets (7-5, 6-3) and put the Deacs up 2-1 on the Cavaliers. He followed that up with a quick and easy 6-0, 6-1 victory over Rufus Plane of Longwood on court two for his 10th-consecutive win.
Pow now sits at 93 singles wins through his three seasons as a Deac, which is just eight behind David Loewenthal (2001-04) for 10th. Combined, he has contributed to 181 combined singles and doubles victories.
Just seconds after the court three win against Virginia, sophomore standout Joaquin Guilleme wrapped up his team-leading 16th singles win of the season as he downed Mans Dahlberg (6-1, 7-6[2]) on court five. He was down 5-6, 15-40 in the second set before winning three-consecutive points and dominating the tiebreak.
With the Demon Deacons leading 3-2, undefeated freshman Dominick Mosejczuk came back from down a break in the second set and secured a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Stiles Brockett on court six and clinched the massive win for the hosts. The New York native is now 11-0 this spring in singles to go along with a 9-1 doubles record.
Against the Lancers, Szymkowiak earned a 6-0, 6-1 win against Ninad Raut for his fourth win of the year before Delgado clinched Wake Forest's 16th-consecutive win with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Alejandro Uribe on court six. Delgado is now a perfect 6-0 in singles and 12-0 in doubles this spring.
With five matches left in the 2026 regular-season campaign, the Demon Deacons have compiled a 79-17 record in singles play while going 47-9 in doubles.
How It Happened (Virginia)
Singles Results (Virginia)
1. #2 Dylan Dietrich (UVA) def. #21 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) 6-3, 6-4
2. #47 Mees Rottgering (WFU) vs. #12 Keegan Rice (UVA) 7-5, 3-5, unfinished
3. #20 Luca Pow (WFU) def. #110 Jangjun Kim (UVA) 7-5, 6-3
4. #42 Andres Santamarta Roig (UVA) def. Charlie Robertson (WFU) 7-6(5), 6-1
5. Joaquin Guilleme (WFU) def. Mans Dahlberg (UVA) 6-1, 7-6(2)
6. Dominick Mosejczuk (WFU) def. Stiles Brockett (UVA) 7-5, 7-5
Order of finish: 1, 3, 5, 4, 6
Doubles Results (Virginia)
1. #5 Delgado/Suresh (WFU) vs. #11 Dietrich/Brockett (UVA) 4-2, unfinished
2. Pow/Robertson (WFU) def. #31 Kim/Dahlberg (UVA) 6-1
3. Rottgering/Szymkowiak (WFU) def. Rice/Santamarta Roig (UVA) 6-0
Order of finish: 2, 3
How It Happened (Longwood)
Singles Results (Longwood)
1. Charlie Robertson vs. Daniel Borisov (LU) 5-7, 1-4, unfinished
2. #20 Luca Pow (WFU) def. Rufus Plane (LU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Aryan Shah (WFU) vs. Daniel Lopez (LU) 6-3, 4-2, unfinished
4. Kacper Szymkowiak (WFU) def. Ninad Raut (LU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Joaquin Guilleme (WFU) vs. Petter Lindquist (LU) 6-2, 3-4, unfinished
6. #93 Andrew Delgado (WFU) def. Alejandro Uribe (LU) 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 2, 4, 6
Doubles Results (Longwood)
1. Delgado/Shah (WFU) def. Borisov/Mrdak (LU) 6-2
2. Pow/Robertson (WFU) vs. Plane/Raut (LU) 5-3, unfinished
3. Shalmi/Szymkowiak (WFU) def./vs. Uribe/Lopez (LU) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 1
From Coach Bresky
"Like I always say, the ACC is the best conference in the country. Virginia has an excellent program, it was a really good and competitive match. We came out unbelievable in doubles and carried that momentum over to singles. It helps to have the best fans in the country, it was a packed house. Big thanks to the band for coming out, as well as our alums and students, they made a big difference today." – Head coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will now hit the road for four matches starting with two Big Four matches against North Carolina (March 27) and Duke (March 29) before heading west for battles against Stanford (April 3) and Cal (April 5).
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The Demon Deacons (23-2, 8-0 ACC) secured their fourth win all-time over a No. 1-ranked team on Sunday and have now accomplished the feat in back-to-back seasons. Additionally, this marks the 17th win over a top-ranked opponent in Wake Forest sports history.
Known Wake Forest Wins Over No. 1
| Date | Sport | Opponent | Location | Score |
| March 22, 2026 | Men's Tennis | Virginia | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 4-2 |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | Men's Tennis | TCU | Dallas, Texas | 4-3 |
| Sept. 17, 2025 | Women's Golf | Stanford | Lake Bluff, Ill. | 3-2 |
| April 18, 2025 | Women's Golf | Stanford | Greensboro, N.C. | 3-2 |
| Sept. 19, 2024 | Women's Soccer | Stanford | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 1-0 |
| April 24, 2016 | Men's Tennis | Virginia | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 4-3 |
| April 3, 2016 | Men's Tennis | Virginia | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 4-3 |
| Nov. 1, 2012 | Men's Soccer | Maryland | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 4-2 |
| Jan. 28, 2009 | Men's Basketball | Duke | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 70-68 |
| Sept. 27, 1998 | Men's Soccer | Washington | Seattle, Wash. | 2-1 |
| Feb. 23, 1992 | Men's Basketball | Duke | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 72-68 |
| Sept. 23, 1991 | Men's Soccer | Virginia | Charlottesville, Va. | 2-0 |
| Jan. 21, 1989 | Men's Basketball | Duke | Greensboro, N.C. | 75-71 |
| Jan. 21, 1982 | Men's Basketball | North Carolina | Chapel Hill, N.C. | 55-48 |
| Apr. 23, 1977 | Baseball | Clemson | Clemson, S.C. | 5-4 |
| Apr. 24, 1977 | Baseball | Clemson | Clemson, S.C. | 22-9 |
| Jan. 3, 1975 | Men's Basketball | NC State | Greensboro, N.C. | 83-78 |
Wake Forest has now taken down each of the three teams ahead of it in the current ITA rankings. The Deacs defeated No. 2 (TCU) and No. 3 (Texas) and also grabbed wins over No. 8 Baylor, No. 13 Vanderbilt and No. 22 Notre Dame. In total since the start of last season, the Deacs have secured 15 victories against top-10 opponents and 10 against teams inside the top five.
Additionally, the Demon Deacons extended their nation-leading home match winning streak to 44 with victories in all three of this weekend's matches. Since 2013, Wake Forest has the most home wins (241) in the county and the second-most overall wins (379).
| Rank | Team | Home Wins Since 2013 |
| 1. | Wake Forest | 241 |
| 2. | Ohio State | 231 |
| 3. | Baylor | 195 |
| 4. | Tennessee | 176 |
| 5. | Texas | 174 |
Wake Forest has also won 23-consecutive ACC regular season matches following a flawless run last year and has taken a total of 124 conference victories since the start of the 2013 campaign, good for second during that span.
| Rank | Team | ACC Wins Since 2013 |
| 1. | Virginia | 132 |
| 2. | Wake Forest | 124 |
| 3. | North Carolina | 104 |
| 4. | Duke | 94 |
| 5. | NC State | 86 |
Also with the win, the Demon Deacons are in firm control of the ACC regular season as the last remaining unbeaten in conference play with an 8-0 record.
Wake Forest dominated the doubles point against the Cavaliers as sophomore Charlie Robertson and junior Luca Pow took down No. 31 Kim/Dahlberg, 6-1, just seconds before sophomore Kacper Szymkowiak and freshman Mees Rottgering closed their match out, 6-0.
Pow and Robertson extended their team-lead to 10 wins as a duo while Szymkowiak and Rottgering remained perfect at 5-0 as a pair.
With the win, Pow is now tied for eighth in program history with 88 throughout his career and is now three behind teammate DK Suresh for seventh.
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. | 91 |
| T8. | Luca Pow | 2023-Pres. | 88 |
| T8. | Raul Munoz | 1998-2001 | 88 |
| T8. | Brent Ross | 1992-96 | 88 |
| T8. | Petros Chrysochos | 2016-19 | 88 |
| 12. | Todd Paul | 2003-07 | 84 |
In the second match, Szymkowiak teamed up with fellow sophomore Cornelius Shalmi and grabbed a 6-2 victory on court three before redshirt freshman Andrew Delgado and freshman Aryan Shah clinched the 22nd doubles point of the season and 14th in a row.
After taking the first set on four of the six singles courts against the Cavaliers, the Demon Deacons closed it out on three, five and six.
Already one of the winningest singles players in the recent era of Wake Forest tennis, Pow as he continued to cement himself as a legend in the Old Gold & Black. The Englishman took down No. 110 Jangjun Kim in straight sets (7-5, 6-3) and put the Deacs up 2-1 on the Cavaliers. He followed that up with a quick and easy 6-0, 6-1 victory over Rufus Plane of Longwood on court two for his 10th-consecutive win.
Pow now sits at 93 singles wins through his three seasons as a Deac, which is just eight behind David Loewenthal (2001-04) for 10th. Combined, he has contributed to 181 combined singles and doubles victories.
Just seconds after the court three win against Virginia, sophomore standout Joaquin Guilleme wrapped up his team-leading 16th singles win of the season as he downed Mans Dahlberg (6-1, 7-6[2]) on court five. He was down 5-6, 15-40 in the second set before winning three-consecutive points and dominating the tiebreak.
With the Demon Deacons leading 3-2, undefeated freshman Dominick Mosejczuk came back from down a break in the second set and secured a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Stiles Brockett on court six and clinched the massive win for the hosts. The New York native is now 11-0 this spring in singles to go along with a 9-1 doubles record.
Against the Lancers, Szymkowiak earned a 6-0, 6-1 win against Ninad Raut for his fourth win of the year before Delgado clinched Wake Forest's 16th-consecutive win with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Alejandro Uribe on court six. Delgado is now a perfect 6-0 in singles and 12-0 in doubles this spring.
With five matches left in the 2026 regular-season campaign, the Demon Deacons have compiled a 79-17 record in singles play while going 47-9 in doubles.
How It Happened (Virginia)
- Wake Forest jumped out early in doubles, earning breaks on courts two and three to take control of the opening point.
- Suresh and Delgado added another break on court one as all three Demon Deacon pairs built leads across the board.
- The Deacs secured the doubles point in dominant fashion, as Pow/Robertson rolled to a 6-1 win on court two before Rottgering/Szymkowiak followed with a 6-0 victory on court three.
- In singles, Wake Forest carried momentum early with Guilleme and Robertson each going up a break while the other courts remained tightly contested.
- Guilleme, Mosejczuk and Rottgering all claimed first sets, while Pow battled back from a break down to take his opener on court three.
- Virginia responded with wins on courts one and four to even the match at 2-2.
- Pow delivered a crucial point for the Deacs, taking down Kim in straight sets (7-5, 6-3) on court three to regain the lead.
- Moments later, Guilleme showed resilience on court five, rallying late in the second set before dominating the tiebreak to extend the advantage to 3-2.
- With the match on the line, Mosejczuk stayed composed on court six and secured a 7-5, 7-5 victory to clinch the match for Wake Forest.
Singles Results (Virginia)
1. #2 Dylan Dietrich (UVA) def. #21 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) 6-3, 6-4
2. #47 Mees Rottgering (WFU) vs. #12 Keegan Rice (UVA) 7-5, 3-5, unfinished
3. #20 Luca Pow (WFU) def. #110 Jangjun Kim (UVA) 7-5, 6-3
4. #42 Andres Santamarta Roig (UVA) def. Charlie Robertson (WFU) 7-6(5), 6-1
5. Joaquin Guilleme (WFU) def. Mans Dahlberg (UVA) 6-1, 7-6(2)
6. Dominick Mosejczuk (WFU) def. Stiles Brockett (UVA) 7-5, 7-5
Order of finish: 1, 3, 5, 4, 6
Doubles Results (Virginia)
1. #5 Delgado/Suresh (WFU) vs. #11 Dietrich/Brockett (UVA) 4-2, unfinished
2. Pow/Robertson (WFU) def. #31 Kim/Dahlberg (UVA) 6-1
3. Rottgering/Szymkowiak (WFU) def. Rice/Santamarta Roig (UVA) 6-0
Order of finish: 2, 3
How It Happened (Longwood)
- Once again, the Demon Deacons jumped ahead quickly in doubles, taking early control on all three courts.
- Shalmi and Szymkowiak set the tone with a 6-2 win on court three.
- Just moments later, Delgado and Shah secured a 6-2 victory on court one to clinch the doubles point and give Wake Forest the early 1-0 lead.
- In singles, Wake Forest carried its momentum immediately, with Pow and Szymkowiak each racing to dominant 6-0 first sets on courts two and four, respectively.
- Guilleme added a strong start on court five, taking his opening set 6-2, while Shah built a 6-3 first-set win on court three.
- Pow wasted no time extending the lead, cruising to a 6-0, 6-1 victory on court two to put the Deacs up 2-0.
- Shortly after, Szymkowiak followed suit with a commanding 6-0, 6-1 win on court four, pushing the advantage to 3-0.
- With the match within reach, Delgado delivered the clincher on court six, defeating Alejandro Uribe 6-3, 6-1 to secure Wake Forest's 4-0 victory and 16th-consecutive win overall.
Singles Results (Longwood)
1. Charlie Robertson vs. Daniel Borisov (LU) 5-7, 1-4, unfinished
2. #20 Luca Pow (WFU) def. Rufus Plane (LU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Aryan Shah (WFU) vs. Daniel Lopez (LU) 6-3, 4-2, unfinished
4. Kacper Szymkowiak (WFU) def. Ninad Raut (LU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Joaquin Guilleme (WFU) vs. Petter Lindquist (LU) 6-2, 3-4, unfinished
6. #93 Andrew Delgado (WFU) def. Alejandro Uribe (LU) 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 2, 4, 6
Doubles Results (Longwood)
1. Delgado/Shah (WFU) def. Borisov/Mrdak (LU) 6-2
2. Pow/Robertson (WFU) vs. Plane/Raut (LU) 5-3, unfinished
3. Shalmi/Szymkowiak (WFU) def./vs. Uribe/Lopez (LU) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 1
From Coach Bresky
"Like I always say, the ACC is the best conference in the country. Virginia has an excellent program, it was a really good and competitive match. We came out unbelievable in doubles and carried that momentum over to singles. It helps to have the best fans in the country, it was a packed house. Big thanks to the band for coming out, as well as our alums and students, they made a big difference today." – Head coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will now hit the road for four matches starting with two Big Four matches against North Carolina (March 27) and Duke (March 29) before heading west for battles against Stanford (April 3) and Cal (April 5).
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
12
Dylan Dietrich/ Stiles Brockett (11/-) [VA]
20
4UF
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Dylan Dietrich / 0 (2/-) [VA]
66
34
#2 Singles Match
123
Keegan Rice / 0 (12/-) [VA]
550
73UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Jangjun Kim / 0 (110/-) [VA]
53
76
#4 Singles Match
12
AndresSantamartaRoig / 0 (42/-) [VA]
76
61
#5 Singles Match
12
Mans Dahlberg / 0 [VA]
16
67
#6 Singles Match
12
Stiles Brockett / 0 [VA]
55
77
Order of Finish:
1,3,5,4,6
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