2024-04-06 02:40:58
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Highlighted by a dominant straight-set singles win from senior Filippo Moroni, the No. 6-ranked Wake Forest men’s tennis team defeated No. 15 Florida State, 5-2, Friday evening at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center in Tallahassee, Fla.
With the victory, Wake Forest (23-4, 8-1 ACC) has now won 13-consecutive matches, marking the program’s longest streak since 2019. Additionally, Friday improved the Demon Deacons to an impressive 7-2 over their last nine meetings against the Seminoles.
Individually, the Deacs were led by No. 36 Moroni as the standout senior defeated the nation’s No. 2-ranked singles player, Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc in straight sets (6-4, 7-6). Of note, the victory marked the highest ranked singles win of Moroni’s career.
After securing the doubles point, the Demon Deacons found themselves in a tightly-contested battle as Florida State (16-6, 6-4 ACC) quickly evened the ledger with a win on court three. Unphased, the Deacs stormed back to reel off consecutive singles victories to take a 3-1 lead.
The Seminoles then pulled back within one before No. 74 DK Suresh Ekambaram and Luca Pow earned back-to-back wins to secure the 5-2 result for Wake Forest. Of note, Pow’s win on court six marked his 14th-straight.
After Friday’s results, the Demon Deacons currently sit in second place in the ACC with three league matches remaining.
ACC Standings
School
ACC
Overall
Streak
No. 2 Virginia
9-0
17-4
W9
No. 6 Wake Forest
8-1
22-4
W13
No. 22 North Carolina
7-2
13-5
W3
No. 17 Duke
7-2
15-7
W4
No. 20 NC State
6-2
13-5
W1
No. 15 Florida State
6-4
16-6
L1
Georgia Tech
4-4
14-6
W1
Virginia Tech
3-7
10-8
W1
Louisville
2-6
13-10
L2
Clemson
2-6
10-11
L1
Miami
2-7
10-10
L4
Notre Dame
1-7
10-12
L2
Boston College
0-9
4-12
L9
How It Happened
- Florida State got off to a strong start in doubles, leading on courts one and three, respectively.
- The Demon Deacons settled in minutes later and took the lead on each court.
- No. 1 Suresh Ekambaram/Koons notched the first doubles win, knocking off No. 33 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc/Joshua Dous Karpenschif.
- Tacchi/Pow then clinched the doubles point for Wake Forest with a win on court three.
- The Demon Deacons led, 1-0, going into singles play.
- Wake Forest took the first set on courts 1-3, while Florida State took the first set on courts 4-6.
- The Seminoles quickly tied the contest at one apiece with a win on court four.
- The Demon Deacons then responded with back-to-back singles victories to take a 3-1 lead.
- No. 36 Filippo Moroni defeated No. 2 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc in straight sets (6-4, 7-6).
- Holden Koons stormed back to knock off Joshua Dous Karpenschif (1-6, 6-1, 6-3).
- Florida State brought itself to with one (3-2) with a win in third singles.
- No. 74 DK Suresh Ekambaram then clinched the victory for Wake Forest, taking second singles.
- The two teams decided to play out the contest.
- Luca Pow closed the match, taking sixth singles (2-6, 6-4, 6-4)
- The Demon Deacons defeated the Seminoles, 5-2, earning their 13th-straight win.
Singles Results
1. #36 Filippo Moroni (WFU) def. #2 A. Cornut-Chauvinc (FSU) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
2. #74 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) def. Loris Pourroy (FSU) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-3
3. Jamie Connell (FSU) def. #113 Luciano Tacchi (WFU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
4. Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Matthew Thomson (WFU) 6-1, 7-5
5. Holden Koons (WFU) def. J. Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
6. Luca Pow (WFU) def. Alex Bulte (FSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Doubles Results
1. #1 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Holden Koons (WFU) def. #33 A. Cornut-Chauvinc/J. Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) 6-3
2. Youcef Rihane/Loris Pourroy (FSU) def. Filippo Moroni/Matthew Thomson (WFU) 7-5
3. Luciano Tacchi/Luca Pow (WFU) def. Jamie Connell/Alex Bulte (FSU) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,1,5,3,2,6)
From Coach Bresky
“This was a good, gritty ACC road win. We played solid in doubles to take a 1-0 lead. Then, we battled in singles to force third sets in a couple of matches. Florida State is a really good team, so I’m proud of the toughness we displayed. We earned it. Now, it’s on to Miami.” – Head coach Tony Bresky
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will now travel to face No. 52 Miami on Sunday (April 7) in their regular season road finale. First serve is slated for 12 p.m.
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