2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster
Melios Efstathiou
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Limassol, Cyprus
- High School:
- Pascal Greek School
Awards
• 2023 ACC Player of the Year
• 2023 All-ACC First Team
• 2022 All-ACC Second Team
• 98-36 record in singles
• 59-35 record in doubles
2021-22 (Senior)
• Singles: 16-7
• Doubles: 2-1
Results
• Recorded a 16-7 singles record and went 8-3 in ACC action and earned Second-Team All-ACC honors
• Started the season winning nine-straight (Jan. 9 to Feb. 6)
• Picked up three ranked win over No. 46 Bastien Huon (Coastal Carolina), No. 62 Trent Bryde (Georgia), No. 67 Patrick Maloney (Michigan).
• Posted a 3-3 record in three-set matches
• Played at the top three singles positions for Wake Forest, earning the most wins at the No. 3 singles position (7)
• Entered the ITA rankings at No. 51 in singles (Feb. 10)
2020-21 (Junior)
• Singles: 12-8
• Doubles: 17-8
Results
• Recorded a 12-8 singles record and went 6-2 in ACC action
• Went on a 7-straight win streak from (Jan. 31 to Feb. 28)
• Had the most wins at the No. 5 spot with 6 singles wins
• Posted a 17-8 record in doubles, partnered mostly with Taha Baadi (13-6) and went 5-2 in conference play
• Ranked as high as No. 56 in doubles with Taha Baadi
• Claimed 8 wins at the No. 2 and 9 wins at the No. 3 doubles position
2019-20 (Sophomore - Season shortened due to COVID-19)
• Singles: 15-4
• Doubles: 2-2
Results
• Posted a 15-4 overall record and 10-2 in dual match competition
• Split his time between courts two, three and four, picking up a 5-1 record in the fourth spot
• Went 1-0 in ACC play, defeating Spencer Furman of Duke 6-2, 7-5
• Went 2-2 in doubles with partner Taha Baadi on the second court
• Won seven of his final eight singles matches
2018-19 (Freshman)
• Singles: 33-12
• Doubles: 20-13
Results
• Finished second on the team in singles wins with a 33-12 record
• Was the only player to play a dual match at all six singles positions this year for Wake Forest, earning wins at every spot except No. 2 singles
• Posted a perfect 9-0 singles record in ACC play, having finished the year playing primarily at the No. 5 spot
• Collected four wins over ranked opponents, including a win over No. 60 Ewan Moore of Tulane in his first collegiate match
• Owned a season-high ranking of 39 entering the spring season
• Finished second on the team in matches clinched with seven
• Tied for third in doubles wins on the year, finishing 20-13 having competed primarily at the No. 3 position with Siddhant Banthia
• Efstathiou picked up five wins against ACC opponents in doubles action
Prior to Wake Forest
• Competed in the Davis Cup for Cyprus with current Demon Deacon Petros Chrysochos
• Shares the same coach in Cyprus as Efstathiou
• Has competed in the junior level of three grand slam events, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open Juniors, the second round of singles and the quarterfinals in doubles at the Wimbledon Juniors and the Round of 16 at the US Open Juniors, all in 2017
• Efstathiou, who has been ranked as high as 14.14 in the UTR, has also excelled on the ITF circuit
• Swept the Uzbekistan ITF event singles and doubles titles in 2017 and 2016 after previously sweeping both titles at the 2015 Lebanon ITF event
• Efstathiou has also advanced to the finals in singles and doubles at ITF events held in Cyprus (2016) and Jordan (2015) while advancing to the singles championship in Morocco (2016). Competed in both the Cyprus Tennis Europe and Malta Tennis Europe events. In 2015 he claimed the singles and doubles titles at both U16 events
• Previously won both singles and doubles events in the U16 level in 2014 at Malta Tennis Europe
• In 2013 he won the U14 singles title in Malta and claimed the doubles championship at the U14 in Cyprus
Personal
• Born March 2, 1999
• Son of Andreas and Nicole Efstathiou
• Has an older brother, Pavlos
• Attended The Pascal Greek School in Limassol
