Wake Forest Falls to Virginia in National Semifinals

Saturday, May 16

Athens, Ga.

1 p.m.

Wake Forest University

(4) Virginia

5/16/2026 5:39:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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The Demon Deacons concluded the 2026 campaign with 34 wins and an ACC Championship.

By: Dylan Shackelford

ATHENS, Ga. - The top-seeded Wake Forest men's tennis team saw its historic 2026 campaign come to a close with a 4-3 loss to fourth-seeded Virginia Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Semifinals at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Despite the defeat, the Demon Deacons concluded another remarkable season with a 34-4 overall record, an ACC Championship and the program's fifth NCAA semifinal appearance, all coming since 2018.

Wake Forest additionally finished the year with 24 ranked victories, including five against top-10 opponents, while advancing to at least the national semifinals for the third-consecutive season.

Wake Forest also continued its dominance in doubles play, securing the opening point for the 27th-consecutive match and for the 35th time this season with victories on courts one and two.

The nation's top-ranked doubles duo of Andrew Delgado and DK Suresh Ekambaram earned another statement victory with a 6-3 win over No. 12 Dahlberg/Dietrich on court one. The pair finished the season a perfect 15-0 together while recording seven ranked wins and six victories over top-25 opponents.

The win also marked Suresh's 100th career doubles victory, moving him into fourth place in program history.

Career Doubles Wins - Wake Forest History

Rank	Name	Years	Wins
1.	Skander Mansouri	2014-18	117
T2.	Cory Parr	2005-09	108
T2.	Christian Seraphim	2014-18	108
4.	DK Suresh	2023-Pres.	100
5.	Steven Forman	2007-10	94
6.	Luca Pow	2023-Pres.	93
T7.	Trent Brendon	2000-03	92
T7.	David Hopkins	2008-13	92
T9.	Raul Munoz	1998-2001	88
T9.	Brent Ross	1992-96	88
T9.	Petros Chrysochos	2016-19	88
12.	Todd Paul	2003-07	84

Mees Rottgering and Kacper Szymkowiak capped off their undefeated doubles campaign with a 6-4 victory over Santamarta/Kim on court two, finishing the season 16-0 overall.

In singles play, No. 38 Rottgering closed out his freshman season in impressive fashion with a straight-set victory over No. 21 Keegan Rice on court two, while Szymkowiak added another point for the Deacs with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Mans Dahlberg on court six.

Virginia ultimately claimed victories on courts one, three, four and five, with the deciding point coming in a three-set battle on court four.

How It Happened

Wake Forest immediately grabbed momentum in doubles play, earning an early break on court two to jump out to a 3-0 advantage.
The Demon Deacons followed with another break on court one to take a 3-1 lead against the nation's 12th-ranked doubles pair.
Delgado and Suresh clinched the first doubles win of the afternoon with a 6-3 victory on court one.
Moments later, Rottgering and Szymkowiak sealed the doubles point with a 6-4 triumph on court two.
Wake Forest carried its momentum into singles play, earning early breaks on five of the six courts.
Suresh claimed the opening set on court one before Shah, Guilleme, Szymkowiak and Rottgering followed.
Virginia responded with a comeback on court one as top-ranked Dylan Dietrich rallied for a three-set victory over Suresh Ekambaram.
Szymkowiak extended Wake Forest's lead back to two with a straight-set win on court six.
Rottgering followed shortly after with another straight-set victory on court two to move the Deacs within one point of the championship match.
Wake Forest suffered tough second-set tiebreak losses on courts four and five, allowing Virginia to force decisive third sets on both courts.
Pow answered with a second-set comeback on court three to extend his match into a deciding third set.
Virginia eventually pulled even with a three-set victory on court three.
The Cavaliers then clinched the semifinal match with three-set wins on courts three and four.

Singles Results
1. #1 Dylan Dietrich (UVA) def. #27 DK Suresh (WFU) 2-6, 6-0, 6-3
2. #38 Mees Rottgering (WFU) def. #21 Keegan Rice (UVA) 6-4, 6-3
3. #114 Jangjun Kim (UVA) def. #28 Luca Pow (WFU)7-5, 5-7, 6-2
4. #58 Andres Santamarta (UVA) def. #125 Aryan Shah (WFU) 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4
5. Stiles Brockett (UVA) def. Joaquin Guilleme (WFU) 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-3
6. Kacper Szymkowiak (WFU) def. Mans Dahlberg (UVA) 6-4, 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 6, 2, 5, 3, 4

Doubles Results
1. #1 Delgado/Suresh (WFU) def. #12 Dahlberg/Dietrich (UVA) 6-3
2. Rottgering/Szymkowiak (WFU) def. Santamarta/Kim (UVA) 6-4
3. Pow/Shah (WFU) vs. Brockett/Rice (UVA) 5-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 1, 2

From Coach Bresky
"It's incredibly difficult to see this group's season come to an end because of everything they accomplished together. This team competed with tremendous heart all season long and represented Wake Forest at the highest level. We fought until the very end today, and while the result hurts, I couldn't be more proud of the culture, leadership and resilience this group showed throughout the year." – Head coach Tony Bresky

Season Highlights

Sustained National Dominance

The Demon Deacons have reached at least the NCAA semifinals in each of the last three tournaments and is one of just two schools (Texas) to reach the semifinals five times since 2018.

Deacs in the NCAA Tournament

NCAA Championships (2)
- 2018, 2025
NCAA Finalists (3)
- 2018, 2019, 2025
Semifinal Appearances (5)
- 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025, 2026
Quarterfinal Appearances (6)
- 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025, 2026
Round of 16 Appearances (11)
- 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026
Second Round Appearances (19)
- 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Tournament Appearances (25)
- 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Defended Home Court

The Demon Deacons extended the nation's longest active home winning streak to 49 matches.
- The streak dates back to April 2024.
Since 2013, Wake Forest has totaled 244 home victories, the most in the country.
Wake Forest improved to 4-0 all-time when hosting NCAA Super Regionals.
The Deacs went undefeated at the Wake Forest Tennis Center in back-to-back seasons while hosting another NCAA Super Regional and multiple postseason matches.

ACC Power

Wake Forest captured its fifth ACC regular season championship in program history and second-straight title.
The Deacs won their fourth ACC Tournament title, all under Bresky.
The Demon Deacons went 25-1 in ACC play over the last two seasons.
Since 2017, Wake Forest's five ACC regular season titles are tied with Virginia for the most in the conference.
Wake Forest swept all 13 ACC regular season doubles points and extended that dominance throughout the postseason.
The Demon Deacons went 4-0 with four sweeps against in-state ACC rivals Duke (twice), North Carolina and NC State.

Doubles Dominance

Wake Forest claimed the doubles point in 27-consecutive matches and 35 of 38 overall matches.
The Deacs compiled a 75-11 doubles record entering championship weekend.
DK Suresh and Andrew Delgado finished the year as the No. 1-ranked doubles pair in the country while going a perfect 15-0 together with six ranked wins.
Freshman duo Mees Rottgering and Kacper Szymkowiak also went a perfect 16-0 together.

Depth Across the Lineup

Wake Forest held a combined 91-18 singles record on courts three through six throughout the season.
The Deacs did not lose a match on court three from Feb. 22 through the NCAA quarterfinals.
Wake Forest recorded 17 sweeps over its last 25 matches, including nine during ACC play.
The team compiled a combined 119-31 singles record entering the NCAA semifinals.

The Freshmen Impact

Wake Forest freshmen accounted for 48 singles victories.
Mees Rottgering became the sixth Demon Deacon to earn ACC Freshman of the Year honors while also winning ACC Tournament MVP.
Rottgering finished the season with a 18-3 singles record, eight ranked wins and an ATP Tour debut already on his résumé.
Dominick Mosejczuk finished a perfect 13-0 in spring singles action without dropping a single set.
Aryan Shah clinched the ACC Championship and entered the semifinals on a five-match winning streak.
Redshirt freshman Andrew Delgado finished unbeaten in both singles (6-0) and doubles (20-0).

Individual Notes

Tony Bresky earned ACC Coach of the Year honors for the fourth time in his career.
Bresky surpassed 404 career victories during the season.
Luca Pow surpassed the 30-win mark in singles for the third-consecutive season and moved within striking distance of Wake Forest's all-time top 10 in career singles wins.
Pow will take a 10-1 record in NCAA Tournament singles matches into his senior year.
DK Suresh climbed to fourth all-time in career doubles wins at Wake Forest with 100.
Joaquin Guilleme led the team with 25 spring singles victories and delivered multiple NCAA Tournament clinchers.