CARY, N.C. (theACC.com) – The two teams that shared the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference men’s tennis regular-season title with identical 12-1 league records met in Sunday’s championship match, with top-seeded Wake Forest defeating No. 2 seed Virginia, 4-2, at Cary Tennis Park.
No. 7 Wake Forest (30-3, 12-1 ACC) captured its fourth ACC championship, and its first since winning back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019. The victory also marks the third time the Demon Deacons have defeated Virginia for the conference title (2016, 2019, 2026). All four championships have come under head coach Tony Bresky.
No. 4 Virginia (22-4, 12-1 ACC), making its sixth consecutive appearance in the finals, finished runner-up for the third straight season (2024, 2025, 2026).
Wake Forest, which handed Virginia its only conference loss of the regular season with a 4-2 win in Winston-Salem on March 22, set the tone early by claiming the doubles point. The nation’s No. 2 tandem of DK Suresh Ekambaram and Andrew Delgado posted a 6-2 win over Virginia’s Måns Dahlberg and Jangjun Kim on court No. 1. Wake clinched the point on court No. 2, where Mees Rottgering and Kacper Szymkowiak earned a 6-4 victory.
In singles play, Wake Forest extended its lead to 2-0 behind a dominant performance from No. 29 Luca Pow, who defeated Andres Santamarta Roig 6-1, 6-0. Virginia answered at the top spot, as No. 1 Dylan Dietrich recorded a 6-2, 6-4 win over No. 30 Suresh Ekambaram to cut the deficit to 2-1.
The Cavaliers evened the match when Dahlberg earned a 6-2, 6-4 win over Joaquin Guilleme on court No. 6, but Wake Forest responded with depth. No. 60 Rottgering secured a key ranked win over No. 15 Keegan Rice, 6-4, 7-6 (4), giving the Demon Deacons a 3-2 advantage.
Aryan Shah clinched the championship for Wake Forest with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 victory over Stiles Brockett on court No. 5, securing the decisive fourth point and the ACC title.
Rottgering was tabbed the Most Valuable Player for the championship.
#7 Wake Forest 4, #4 Virginia 2
Doubles
1. #2 DK Suresh Ekambaram/Andrew Delgado (WF) def. #45 Måns Dahlberg/Jangjun Kim (UVA) – 6-2
2. Mees Rottgering/Kacper Szymkowiak (WF) vs. Dylan Dietrich/Andres Santamarta Roig (UVA) – 6-4
3. Luca Pow/Aryan Shah (WF) vs. Keegan Rice/Stiles Brockett (UVA) – 5-4 unfinished
Singles
1. #1 Dylan Dietrich (UVA) def. #30 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WF) – 6-2, 6-4
2. #60 Mees Rottgering (WF) def. #15 Keegan Rice (UVA) – 6-4, 7-6 (4)
3. #29 Luca Pow (WF) def. #48 Andres Santamarta Riog (UVA) – 6-1, 6-0
4. Charlie Robertson (WF) vs. #124 Jangjun Kim (UVA) – 6-4, 4-6, 4-1 unfinished
5. #108 Aryan Shah (WF) def. Stiles Brockett (UVA) – 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
6. Måns Dahlberg (UVA) def. Joaquin Guilleme (WF) – 6-2 ,6-4
Order of Finish
Doubles: 1, 2
Singles: 3, 1, 6, 2, 5
2026 ACC Men’s Tennis Championship
Wednesday, April 15
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Match 1: No. 9 Duke 4, No. 16 Boston College 0
Match 3: No. 10 California 4, No. 15 Georgia Tech 0
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Match 2: No. 13 Florida State 4, No. 12 Louisville 1
Match 4: No. 11 North Carolina 4, No. 14 Virginia Tech 0
Thursday, April 16
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Match 5: No. 13 Florida State 4, No. 5 NC State 3
Match 7: No. 11 North Carolina 4, No. 6 Clemson 3
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Match 6: No. 9 Duke 4, No. 8 Miami 0
Match 8: No. 10 California 5, No. 7 SMU 0
Friday, April 17
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Match 9: No. 1 Wake Forest 4, No. 9 Duke 0
Match 11: No. 2 Virginia 4, No. 10 California 3
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Match 10: No. 4 Stanford 4, No. 13 Florida State 3
Match 12: No. 3 Notre Dame 4, No. 11 North Carolina 3
Saturday, April 18
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Match 13: No. 1 Wake Forest 4, No. 4 Stanford 0
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Match 14: No. 2 Virginia 4, No. 3 Notre Dame 1
Sunday, April 19
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Match 15: No. 1 Wake Forest 4, No. 2 Virginia 2