Sunday, February 22
Winston-Salem, N.C.
12 p.m.
Baylor
2
at
4
Wake Forest
No. 6 Baylor MT Falls to No. 4 Wake Forest in Top-10 Rematch
2/22/2026 4:17:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Wake Forest gets revenge on Baylor a week after ITA upset
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – No. 6 Baylor men's tennis, who beat the Demon Deacons last weekend in Waco, couldn't quite get it done in a rematch on the road in Winston-Salem, falling 4-2 at No. 4 Wake Forest on Sunday afternoon.
The Bears (7-4) claimed two ranked singles wins, but the Demon Deacons (11-2) secured the doubles point and added three singles victories to clinch the match.
THE RUNDOWN
Wake Forest took the early 1-0 lead by winning two of three doubles courts. Baylor's duo of Alexandru Chirita and Zsombor Velcz started the race hot with a 6-3 win at the No. 2 position, but the Deacons prevailed on Courts One and Three to secure the point with the help of its No. 2 ranked duo of Suresh and Delgado.
In singles, No. 13 Devin Badenhorst put Baylor on the board with a commanding 6-1, 6-4 victory over No. 17 DK Suresh at the top spot to earn his second victory over the top ranked Demon Deacon. No. 27 Connor Van Schalkwyk followed with a 6-3, 6-4 win against No. 65 Aryan Shah at No. 3 singles, tying the match 2-2 after Wake Forest first took Court Five over Luc Koenig.
Wake Forest answered with straight-set wins at No. 2 singles to regain control before clinching the team victory at the No. 4 position. No. 21Luca Pow rallied past No. 73 Chirita, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-2, to seal the 4-2 result. The match at No. 6 singles between Joaquin Guilleme and Louis Bowden was left unfinished.
In Singles, Wake Forest was able to strike first, winning Court Five 6-3, 6-1, extending their lead to 2-0. Devin Badenhorst got Baylor on the board with a 6-1, 6-4 win on Court One, making the score 2-1 Deacons. Wake Forest then struck back with a 6-2, 6-2 win on Court Two, padding their lead up to 3-1. Connor Van Schalkwyk kept the Bears in the fight with a 6-3, 6-4 win on Court Three, cutting the deficit down to 3-2. With a 6-7, 6-1, 6-2 win on Court Four, The Demon Deacons were able to clinch a 4-2 match victory.
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor continues its road swing and takes on the Illinois Fighting Illini on Friday, Feb. 27th in Urbana-Champaign at 6 p.m. CT.
RESULTS
Doubles
Singles
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The Bears (7-4) claimed two ranked singles wins, but the Demon Deacons (11-2) secured the doubles point and added three singles victories to clinch the match.
THE RUNDOWN
Wake Forest took the early 1-0 lead by winning two of three doubles courts. Baylor's duo of Alexandru Chirita and Zsombor Velcz started the race hot with a 6-3 win at the No. 2 position, but the Deacons prevailed on Courts One and Three to secure the point with the help of its No. 2 ranked duo of Suresh and Delgado.
In singles, No. 13 Devin Badenhorst put Baylor on the board with a commanding 6-1, 6-4 victory over No. 17 DK Suresh at the top spot to earn his second victory over the top ranked Demon Deacon. No. 27 Connor Van Schalkwyk followed with a 6-3, 6-4 win against No. 65 Aryan Shah at No. 3 singles, tying the match 2-2 after Wake Forest first took Court Five over Luc Koenig.
Wake Forest answered with straight-set wins at No. 2 singles to regain control before clinching the team victory at the No. 4 position. No. 21Luca Pow rallied past No. 73 Chirita, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-2, to seal the 4-2 result. The match at No. 6 singles between Joaquin Guilleme and Louis Bowden was left unfinished.
In Singles, Wake Forest was able to strike first, winning Court Five 6-3, 6-1, extending their lead to 2-0. Devin Badenhorst got Baylor on the board with a 6-1, 6-4 win on Court One, making the score 2-1 Deacons. Wake Forest then struck back with a 6-2, 6-2 win on Court Two, padding their lead up to 3-1. Connor Van Schalkwyk kept the Bears in the fight with a 6-3, 6-4 win on Court Three, cutting the deficit down to 3-2. With a 6-7, 6-1, 6-2 win on Court Four, The Demon Deacons were able to clinch a 4-2 match victory.
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor continues its road swing and takes on the Illinois Fighting Illini on Friday, Feb. 27th in Urbana-Champaign at 6 p.m. CT.
RESULTS
Doubles
- #2 Delgado/Suresh (WF) def. Koenig/Van Schalkwyk (BU), 6-4
- Chirita/Velcz (BU) def. Rottgering/Shah (WF), 6-3
- Pow/Robertson (WF) def. Badenhorst/Bowden (BU), 6-2
Singles
- #13 Devin Badenhorst (BU) def. #17 DK Suresh (WF), 6-1, 6-4
- #59 Mees Rottgering (WF) def. #39 Zsombor Velcz (BU), 6-2, 6-2
- #27 Connor Van Schalkwyk (BU) def. #65 Aryan Shah (WF), 6-3, 6-4
- #21 Luca Pow (WF) def. #73 Alexandru Chirita (BU), 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-2
- Charlie Robertson (WF) def. Luc Koenig (BU), 6-3, 6-1
- Joaquin Guilleme (WF) vs. Louis Bowden (BU), 6-3, 3-6, 5-1, unfinished
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
66
DK Suresh / 0 (17/-) [WF]
14
#2 Singles Match
12
22
Mees Rottgering / 0 (59/-) [WF]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Aryan Shah / 0 (65/-) [WF]
34
#4 Singles Match
123
712
Luca Pow / 0 (21/-) [WF]
666
#5 Singles Match
12
31
Charlie Robertson / 0 [WF]
66
#6 Singles Match
1234
361UF
Joaquin Guilleme / 0 [WF]
635UF
Order of Finish:
5,1,2,3,4
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