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Men’s Tennis: No. 3 Virginia falls at No. 2 Wake Forest, 6-1

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UVA men’s tennisThe No. 3 Virginia men’s tennis team (12-3, 3-2 ACC) suffered a 6-1 loss at No. 2 Wake Forest (16-3, 4-0 ACC) on Sunday (March 17) in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Junior Carl Soderlund (Stockholm, Sweden) picked up the lone point for the Cavaliers, toppling 2018 NCAA Singles Champion Petros Chrysochos in straight sets. Soderlund, who is currently ranked No. 15 in singles, downed Chrysochos, who is currently ranked No. 2, 6-4, 7-5, on court two.

The Cavaliers battled with three of the six singles matches’ first sets decided in tiebreakers. Seniors Henrik Wiersholm (Kirkland, Wash.) and Aswin Lizen (Douglas, Isle of Man) and sophomore Matthew Lord (Bloomfield, Conn.) all had their first sets knotted 6-6, with both Wiersholm and Lord being edged 8-6 in the tiebreaker and Lizen falling, 7-5. On court one, freshman Brandon Nakashima (San Diego, Calif.) dropped his second set in a tiebreaker, 7-4, to Borna Gojo.

In doubles, Wiersholm and Nakashima started the match by picking up a 6-3 victory over Chrysochos and Bar Botzer, but Wake clinched by picking up a late break on court three to win 7-5.

The Cavaliers return home next week, hosting Georgia Tech on Friday, March 22 at 3 p.m. and Clemson on Sunday, March 24 at 1 p.m. Both matches are slated to be played outdoors at the Snyder Tennis Center.

#2 Wake Forest 6, #3 Virginia 1

Singles competition

  1. #89 Borna Gojo (WF) def. #50 Brandon Nakashima (VA) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
  2. #15 Carl Soderlund (VA) def. #2 Petros Chrysochos (WF) 6-4, 7-5
  3. #21 Bar Botzer (WF) def. Henrik Wiersholm (VA) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
  4. Rrezart Cungu (WF) def. #96 Gianni Ross (VA) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
  5. #60 Melios Efstathiou (WF) def. Aswin Lizen (VA) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
  6. Siddhant Banthia (WF) def. Matthew Lord (VA) 7-6 (8-6), 6-3

Doubles competition

  1. Borna Gojo/Alan Gadjiev (WF) def. Carl Soderlund/Matthew Lord (VA) 6-4
  2. #71 Henrik Wiersholm/Brandon Nakashima (VA) def. #35 Bar Botzer/Petros Chrysochos (WF) 6-3
  3. Siddhant Banthia/Julian Zlobinsky (WF) def. Gianni Ross/Aswin Lizen (VA) 7-5

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,1,2,5,4,3)

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