No. 2 Wake Forest vs. North Florida & East Tennessee St. | Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center | Jan. 14, 2017 THE TEAMS DEACS OPEN 2017 SEASON AT HOME SCHEDULE & RESULTS Wake Forest • No. 2 Wake Forest opens the spring season on Saturday, Jan. 14, as the Demon Demon Deacons Deacons welcome North Florida and East Tennessee State to Winston-Salem. JANUARY • First serve against North Florida is set for 10 a.m. while the Deacs’ nightcap against 14 NORTH FLORIDA 10 a.m. ETSU is set to begin at 6 p.m. 14 EAST TENNESSEE ST. 6 p.m. • Both matches will take place inside the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center 21 #12 OKLAHOMA 5 p.m. 27 NEBRASKA# TBA @WakeMTennis LAST TIME OUT 28 GEORGIA STATE/AUBURN# TBA North Florida East Tennesse St. Ospreys Buccaneers • The Demon Deacons capped the fall slate by hosting the Wake Forest Invitational, FEBRUARY Nov. 11-13. 12 at #14 Oklahoma State 1 p.m. • Alan Gadjiev won four straight matches en route to claiming the A2 singles bracket. 17-20 ITA National Indoors& TBA In the finals, Gadjiev defeated Henry Patten of UNC Asheville in three sets, 6-0, 4-6, 6-1. 25 at Tennessee 11 a.m. @ospreymten @ETSUMensTennis CHRYSOCHOS CLAIMS ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MARCH THE RECORDS • Sophomore Petros Chrysochos became Wake Forest’s first-ever ITA All-American 4 at #4 Texas 4 p.m. Champion on Monday, Oct. 10, when he defeated Ohio State’s Hugo Di Feo in the 6 at #7 TCU 2 p.m. #2 Wake Forest championship, 6-4, 6-0. 10 #9 NORTH CAROLINA* 1 p.m. Record............................................................. 0-0 • Chrysochos became the first Demon Deacon to appear in the championship match, as 12 at Duke* 1 p.m. ACC ................................................................. 0-0 Romain Bogaerts (2014) and Tripper Carleton (2010) each advanced to the semifinals. 16 at #5 Georgia 3 p.m. vs. Ranked ....................................................... 0-0 21 VIRGINIA TECH* 4 p.m. Home ........................................................... 0-0 Road ............................................................ 0-0 DEMON DEACON DUO WIN NATIONAL INDOOR DOUBLES TITLE 24 at Clemson* 5 p.m. • Christian Seraphim and Skander Mansouri claimed Wake Forest’s second national title 26 at Georgia Tech* 12 p.m. North Florida of the fall campaign, as the duo paired up to claim the doubles title at the USTA/ITA 31 #1 VIRGINIA* 4 p.m. Record............................................................. 0-0 National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships on Sunday, Nov. 6. A-Sun .............................................................. 0-0 • Seraphim and Mansouri gave the Deacs their second-ever title in the event. Cory Parr APRIL vs. Ranked ....................................................... 0-0 and Steve Forman won the doubles championship in 2008. 2 MIAMI* 1 p.m. Road ............................................................ 0-0 2 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 4 p.m. East Tennessee State DEACS IN THE RANKINGS 14 FLORIDA STATE* 4 p.m. 16 LOUISVILLE* 12 p.m. Record............................................................. 0-0 • Wake Forest opened the spring season ranked No. 2 in the team rankings, the best SoCon ............................................................. 0-0 19 at NC State* 3 p.m. vs. Ranked ....................................................... 0-0 ranking in program history. 21 at Boston College* TBA Home ........................................................... 0-0 • Petros Chrysochos enters the spring season ranked No. 1 in the country. He is joined by 23 at Notre Dame* 12 p.m. Skander Mansouri (4th), Christian Seraphim (21st) and Alan Gadjiev (122nd). 26-30 ACC Tournament% TBA IN THE RANKINGS • On the doubles side, Mansouri and Christian Seraphim are ranked No. 1 in the country. • Seven opponents on Wake Forest’s schedule are ranked in the top-25 of the ITA MAY Singles preseason rankings, including five of the top-10. 18-29 NCAA Regionals^ TBA Player Team Ranking • This season, the ITA will release a top-25 team rankings instead of a top-75. 18-29 NCAA Championships! TBA Petros Chrysochos .................WF ...................1 Skander Mansouri .................WF ...................4 WAKE FOREST NEWCOMERS Home games in BOLD CAPS Christian Seraphim ................WF ................ 21 • Wake Forest welcomed two new players to the team at the start of the spring season, * - ACC match David Biosca .......................ETSU ................ 43 Borna Gojo and Patrick Hannity. # - ITA Kickoff Weekend Jack Findel-Hawkins ............ UNF ................ 51 • Gojo a native of Croatia, will compete for a spot in the starting lineup immediately, while & - Played in Charlottesville, Va. Diego Nunez .......................ETSU ................ 65 Hannity, a who hails from New York, enrolled early and plans to redshirt. % - Played in Rome, Ga. Alan Gadjiev ..........................WF .............. 122 ^ - Played at host sites UP NEXT ! - Played in Athens, Ga. Doubles All times listed are ET Pairing Team Ranking • Wake Forest continues its five-match homestand to open the spring season on Seraphim/Mansouri ...............WF ...................1 Saturday, Jan. 21, as the Demon Deacons take on Oklahoma at 5 p.m. Findel-Hawksin/Muscheites UNF ................ 12 Kecic/Muscheites ............... UNF ................ 58 2017 WAKE FOREST MEN’S TENNIS ROSTER Name Height Year Hometown (Previous School) THE COVERAGE Petros Chrysochos ..................6-1 ............. So. ..............Larnaca, Cyprus (America Academy of Larnaca) ONLINE Alan Gadjiev ...........................6-6 ............. R-Fr. ...........Tashkent, Uzbekistan (ES International School) Twitter // @WakeMTennis Borna Gojo..............................6-5 ............. Fr. ...............Split, Croatia (Marko Antun De Dominis) Live updates with stats & notes Patrick Hannity .......................5-10 ........... Fr. ...............Cold Springs Harbor, N.Y. (Laurel Springs School) Facebook // Wake Forest Sports Maksim Kan ...........................6-2 ............. Sr. ..............Cleveland, Ohio (Orange HS) Photos and news Instagram // DemonDeacons Skander Mansouri ..................6-3 ............. Jr. ...............Tunis, Tunisia (Pierre-Mendes-France) Photos and videos Charles Perry ..........................5-9 ............. Fr. ...............Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Oxbridge Academy) WakeForestSports.com Christian Seraphim .................6-10 ........... R-Jr. ...........Munich, Germany (Otto-von-Taube-Gymnasium) Complete coverage of Wake Forest tennis Live Blog: go.wfu.edu/mtenliveblog* Dennis Uspensky ....................6-2 ............. So. ..............Atlantic Beach, N.Y. (Laurel Springs School) * Home matches only Head Coach - Tony Bresky (Fifth year) | Assistant Coach - Chris Eaton (First year).