THE FLATS – The Yellow Jackets hosted No. 1 Wake Forest in the final home match of the season but fell to the top-ranked Demon Deacons 4-1.
Wake struck first in doubles action, with the team of DK Suresh Ekambaram and Charlie Robertson defeating Tech’s Nate Bonetto and Gianluca Carlini 6-3.
The Demon Deacons took a 1-0 lead on the day with a quick win from doubles court three, where Ioannis Xilas and Franco Capalbo beat Gabriele Brancatelli and Robert Bauer 6-2.
With Tech down 1-0, attention turned to singles play, where Tech claimed a win from senior Nate Bonetto.
In his final match at home, Bonetto used a straight set win to even the match at 1-1, defeating No. 67 Xilas 6-2, 6-2.
Wake retook the lead following a win from the number three spot, where Tech’s Christophe Clement fell 3-6, 2-6 to Wake Forest’s Robertson.
The visiting Demon Deacons held a 3-1 advantage on the day following a win from number one singles, where No. 6 Suresh Ekambaram got a 6-4, 7-5 win over Brancatelli.
Wake clinched the win with a 6-4, 7-5 win from the number five spot, where Luca Powell defeated Carlini.
The Yellow Jackets hit the road next weekend, traveling to Virginia (April 4) and Virginia Tech (April 6).
#1 Wake Forest 4, #46 Georgia Tech 1
Singles
- #6 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WF) def. Gabriele Brancatelli (GT) 6-4, 7-5
- #109 Nate Bonetto (GT) def. #67 Ioannis Xilas (WF) 6-2, 6-2
- Charlie Robertson (WF) def. Christophe Clement (GT) 6-3, 6-2
- Krish Arora (GT) vs. Luciano Tacchi (WF) 3-6, 6-6, unfinished
- Luca Pow (WF) def. Gianluca Carlini (GT) 6-4, 7-5
- Richard Biagiotti (GT) vs. Franco Capalbo (WF) 3-6, 6-4, unfinished
Doubles
- #40 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Charlie Robertson (WF) def. #20 Nate Bonetto/Gianluca Carlini (GT) 6-3
- #59 Krish Arora/Christophe Clement (GT) vs. #3 Luca Pow/Luciano Tacchi (WF) 4-4, unfinished
- Ioannis Xilas/Franco Capalbo (WF) def. Gabriele Brancatelli/Robert Bauer (GT) 6-2
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