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Highlighted by the collegiate debut of freshman Aryan Shah, the No. 1-ranked Wake Forest men’s tennis team secured its first road win of 2026 as it took down Tennessee, 4-1, Sunday inside the Goodfriend Tennis Center.
Demon Deacons own the court 👑 pic.twitter.com/550fpBIia4
— Wake Forest Men's Tennis (@WakeMTennis) January 18, 2026
With the win, Wake Forest has now started the season 3-0 for the fourth time in the last five years and extended its road winning streak to 16-consecutive matches dating back to March of 2024. Since 2013, Wake Forest has recorded second-most wins in the country (359). The Demon Deacons (3-0, 0-0 ACC) continued its dominance in doubles, as it took the opening point with wins on courts one and two. In his highly anticipated collegiate debut, Shah teamed up with junior Luca Pow as the two cruised to a 6-1 victory over Garcia/Skierkier on court two.
11-0 for his career in match play ✅
One more, Deacs! pic.twitter.com/7J9bm8JwS2
— Wake Forest Men's Tennis (@WakeMTennis) January 18, 2026
Making his season debut, DK Suresh picked up where he left off a year ago and clinched the doubles point alongside Charlie Robertson with a 6-4 win on court one against Stefanowicz/Cazacu. The dynamic duo moved to 11-1 as a pair after earning All-American honors together in 2025.
NEVER A DOUBT 💥 pic.twitter.com/baMv4X5cOm
— Wake Forest Men's Tennis (@WakeMTennis) January 18, 2026
Wake Forest then carried that momentum into singles, where it closed out the match with wins on courts three, four and six. Freshman Mees Rottgering secured his first singles win at the collegiate level following a dominant second set. He took down Ethan Muza on court four, 6-3, 6-0 and gave Wake Forest a 2-0 lead and the momentum.
Who is it gonna be? 👇
1⃣ DK: 6-3, 3-6, 1-0
2⃣ Aryan: 7-5, 4-3
3⃣ Luca: 6-1, 3-6, 0-1
4⃣ Mees: 6-3, 6-0 ✅
5⃣ Charlie: 6-3, 5-5
6⃣ Jo: 6-4, 6-1 ✅— Wake Forest Men's Tennis (@WakeMTennis) January 18, 2026
Opening 2026 with three wins in three matches, sophomore Joaquin Guilleme improved to 12-0 in match play throughout his young career as he extended Wake Forest’s advantage with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Boruch Skierkier on court six. Additionally, he is the first Demon Deacon to reach three singles wins this campaign.
The first of many as a Demon Deacon for Mees 🔥
2-0 Deacs. pic.twitter.com/Isk3nJ7xkC
— Wake Forest Men's Tennis (@WakeMTennis) January 18, 2026
As he did in doubles, Pow controlled his singles match as he claimed a 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Jose Garcia on court three. Overall, Pow is now 80-16 in singles and 74-18 in doubles as a Demon Deacon over the last three years. Additionally, he has now won seven-consecutive dual matches and 28 of his last 29.
Make that 6-for-6! ✅
1⃣ DK: 6-3, 2-1
2⃣ Aryan: 7-5, 0-1
3⃣ Luca: 6-1, 2-3
4⃣ Mees: 6-3, 3-0
5⃣ Charlie: 6-3, 2-1
6⃣ Jo: 6-4, 2-0 https://t.co/u1H8l7z8Df— Wake Forest Men's Tennis (@WakeMTennis) January 18, 2026
Wake Forest has now earned back-to-back wins over Tennessee for the first time since it had a stretch of four-consecutive wins in the series from 2015-2017. Additionally, this marked the third-ever win in Knoxville for the Demon Deacons and first since 2017.
Singles Results
1. #121 Alejandro Moreno (UT) def. #12 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WFU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Aryan Shah (WFU) vs. Dragos Cazacu (UT) 7-5, 5-7, 0-1, unfinished
3. #15 Luca Pow (WFU) def. Jose Garcia (UT) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
4. Mees Rottgering (WFU) def. Ethan Muza (UT) 6-3, 6-0
5. Charlie Robertson (WFU) vs. Jan Kobierski (UT) 6-3, 5-7, 4-2, unfinished
6. Joaquin Guilleme (WFU) def. Boruch Skierkier (UT) 6-4, 6-1
Order of finish: 4, 6, 1, 3
The dynamic duo is back! 🎩
Doubles point secured ✅ pic.twitter.com/GD4fgccExJ
— Wake Forest Men's Tennis (@WakeMTennis) January 18, 2026
Doubles Results
1. Suresh/Robertson (WFU) def. Siekanowicz/Cazacu (UT) 6-4
2. Pow/Shah (WFU) def. Garcia/Skierkier (UT) 6-1
3. Mosejczuk/Szymkowiak (WFU) vs. Muza/Moreno (UT) 3-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 2, 1
Dominance 🔥
1⃣ DK/Charlie: 4-4
2⃣ Luca/Aryan: 6-1 ✅
3⃣ Kacper/Dom: 2-3 pic.twitter.com/ChlLFLAMJY— Wake Forest Men's Tennis (@WakeMTennis) January 18, 2026
From Coach Bresky
“We’re excited to pick up the big road win. Tennessee has a very good program and it’s always tough when you go on the road, especially to start the season. I think we have a very talented team, but a very new and young team. We had a few new guys in the lineup that hadn’t really played from last year. Even for the older guys, it’s always different getting back to dual match form.
Tennessee did a really good job, they had a great crowd. I have to thank our fans for the people who traveled here. We had a great crowd on hand, which is tough, making the four-hour drive in the morning and back. We have very loyal fans and we appreciate that. Now we’re excited to hit the road again tomorrow to go play Texas.” – Head coach Tony Bresky
Next Up
Wake Forest will remain on the road for another tough SEC test, as it visits No. 2 Texas on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
The Deacs will return home for ITA Kickoff Weekend (Jan. 23-24) as it welcomes Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt and North Carolina to the ITC for a spot in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
Courtesy: godeacs.com
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