DALLAS, TX – For the second consecutive season, the No. 1-seeded Wake Forest men’s tennis team (12-0, 0-0 ACC) advanced to the ITA National Indoor Championship semifinals after a hard-fought 4-2 victory over rival NC State (7-3, 0-0 ACC) on Saturday.
With the win, Wake Forest remains undefeated (12-0) for the first time since its 2018 National Championship season. The Demon Deacons will now face No. 3-seed Texas on Monday, Feb. 17, at 4:30 p.m. ET for a spot in the ITA National Indoor Championship final.
Match Highlights
- Doubles Dominance: Wake Forest secured the doubles point, improving to 24-4 in doubles this season and winning all 12 doubles points in 2024.
- Stefan Dostanic (7-6(4), 7-6(3)): Defeated No. 16 Braden Shick in a thrilling two-set tiebreaker.
- Luca Pow (6-3, 3-6, 6-4): Clinched the match with a three-set win on Court 6.
- Luciano Tacchi (6-3, 3-6, 6-3): Won after rallying from a third-set deficit.
- Demon Deacons Improve to 46-12 All-Time vs. NC State
Match Recap: Wake Forest 4, NC State 2
Doubles Results (Wake Forest Wins 2-1)
- No. 28 Shick/Van Sambeek (NCST) def. No. 30 Suresh/Dostanic (WFU) – 6-3
- No. 3 Tacchi/Pow (WFU) def. No. 33 Leroux/Staeheli (NCST) – 6-4
- Capalbo/Xilas (WFU) def. Manning/Nedelchev (NCST) – 6-3
- Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles Results (Wake Forest Wins 3-2, 1 UF)
- No. 17 Stefan Dostanic (WFU) def. No. 16 Braden Shick (NCST) – 7-6(4), 7-6(3)
- No. 45 Martin Borisiouk (NCST) def. No. 7 DK Suresh (WFU) – 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
- No. 110 Luca Staeheli (NCST) def. No. 98 Charlie Robertson (WFU) – 6-3, 7-6(5)
- No. 100 Ioannis Xilas (WFU) vs. Fons Van Sambeek (NCST) – 4-6, 6-4, 2-5 (unfinished)
- Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Nikolay Nedelchev (NCST) – 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
- Luca Pow (WFU) def. Jules Leroux (NCST) – 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
- Order of Finish: 3, 1, 5, 2, 6
What’s Next?
Wake Forest will face No. 3 Texas in the ITA National Indoor Semifinals:
- Monday, Feb. 17 – 🆚 (3) Texas 🕟 4:30 p.m. ET
- Live Stream: ITA YouTube Channel
If the Demon Deacons win, they will advance to the ITA National Indoor Championship Final on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET against the winner of (1) TCU vs. (6) Stanford.
