Friday
The Demon Deacons continued to roll as they picked up a victory against Virginia Tech handily on Friday evening, 4-0. After earning the doubles point for the 20th time this season, the Deacs opened the match with a 1-0 lead to get their momentum going.
The freshman pair of Dominick Mosejczuk and Andrew Delgado got the early break to take care of their opponents, 6-3, and set the tone.
On Court 2, the dynamic duo of junior Luca Pow and sophomore Charlie Robertson was locked in a battle at 5-5 before getting the break and clinching their match, 7-5, and snagging the doubles point for the Deacs.
The singles session went quickly, as three Deacs made easy work of their opponents, all finishing with a score of 6-0, 6-1.
Kacper Szymkowiak, No. 20-ranked Luca Pow, and Joaquin Guilleme cruised to dominant wins for Wake Forest and secured the 4-0 victory.
“I’m really proud of the way we set the tone from the start tonight,” Head Coach Tony Bresky said. “Doubles was competitive across the board. From there, our guys carried that energy into singles and did a great job taking control early on every court.”
Sunday
Wake Forest captured its biggest win yet this season, with a compelling victory of top-ranked Virginia, 4-2, on Sunday. The Demon Deacons have now taken firm control of the ACC regular season as they become the last remaining undefeated team at 8-0 in conference play.
Wake Forest grabbed the doubles point in dominating fashion. Robertson and Pow handled Virginia’s No. 31 Kim/Dahlberg, 6-1, while Szymkowiak and Rottgering bageled Rice/Santamarta Roig, 6-0, to earn the point.
The singles session started in favor of the Deacs, as Guilleme and Robertson got an early break on their respective courts. Mosejczuk and Rottgering both claimed their first sets, 7-5, while Pow battled back from a break down to take his opening set on Court 3. Guilleme easily took his first set, 6-1.
Pow came in clutch as he got the break in the second set to clinch his match, 7-5, 6-3.
Guilleme toughed out a tightly contested set as he defeated his opponent, 7-6 (2). He was down 5-6, 15-40 in the second set before winning three consecutive points and dominating the tiebreak.
Virginia responded and handed Wake Forest two losses. #21 DK Suresh Ekambaram was defeated on Court 1 by No.2 Dylan Dietrich, 6-3, 6-4, and Robertson on Court 4 by #42 Santamarta Roig, 7-6(5), 6-1.
With the Deacs leading 3-2, Mosejczuk kept his composure through a back-and-forth match to eventually grab the win, 7-5, 7-5, clinching the match 4-2 for the home team. The fans erupted as Virginia’s ball sailed out of bounds, giving Wake its 15th win in a row and a monumental win over the top-ranked team.
“Like I always say, the ACC is the best conference in the country,” Bresky said. “Virginia has an excellent program. It was a really good and competitive match. It helps to have the best fans in the country; it was a packed house.”
Later that day, Wake Forest secured its 16th consecutive win against Longwood, 4-0.
Szymkowiak and Cornelius Shalmi took down Longwood’s Uribe/Lopez, 6-2, just as Andrew Delgado and Aryan Shah clinched the doubles point against Borisov/Mrdak, 6-2.
Delgado took care of his match, 6-3, 6-1, while Pow and Szymkowiak both finished their opponents off, 6-0, 6-1, completing the weekend sweep for the Demon Deacons. Delgado now has a perfect 18-0 record across singles and doubles this season.
The Demon Deacons are on a tear through the ACC, and will look to continue that as they face North Carolina and Duke next weekend.
