Guilleme Secures NCAA Individual Championship Berth

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Sophomore Joaquin Guilleme highlighted the week for Wake Forest men's tennis at the 2025 ITA East Sectionals in Chapel Hill, N.C., as he won a quarterfinal playoff match to secure an automatic berth in the 2025 NCAA Singles Championships, set for Nov. 18-23 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.

Guilleme opened his run with a straight-sets win over Cornell's Rodrigo Fernandes before rallying past Harvard's Valdemar Pape in three sets during the round of 16. He pushed through a tight quarterfinal loss to North Carolina's Niels Ratiu but rebounded in the playoff round to secure his NCAA qualification, marking a major milestone in his collegiate career.

Elsewhere in singles, Andrew Delgado reached the Round of 16 after defeating No. 56 Sean Daryabeigi (South Carolina) in a three-set comeback, while Kacper Szymkowiak earned a consolation win over NC State's Charlie Camus.

With the result, Guilleme joins DK Suresh Ekambaram and Luca Pow in representing Wake Forest at the NCAA Singles Championships, while Suresh and Delgado will team up in the doubles draw following their ITA All-American runner-up finish.

Wake Forest NCAA Individual Qualifiers

Singles

DK Suresh Ekambaram (ITA All-American Championship Quarterfinalist)

Luca Pow (ITA Carolina Regional Finalist)

Joaquin Guilleme (ITA East Sectional)

Doubles

DK Suresh Ekambaram/Andrew Delgado (ITA All-American Championship Finalists)

Wake Forest Results

Singles

(5) Kacper Szymkowiak

R32: Loss vs. Felipe Pinzon (Cornell) 6-3, 4-6, 5-7

Consolation: Win vs. Charlie Camus (NC State) 6-3, 6-1

(7) Andrew Delgado

R32: Win vs. No. 56 Sean Daryabeigi (South Carolina) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1

R16: Loss vs. Mans Dahlberg (Virginia) 6-1, 3-6, 2-6

Joaquin Guilleme

R32: Win vs. Rodrigo Fernandes (Cornell) 6-2, 7-6(5)

R16: Win vs. Valdemar Pape (Harvard) 1-6, 6-2, 6-1

QF: Loss vs. Niels Ratiu (North Carolina) 3-6, 6-2, 5-7

QF Playoff: Win vs. Mans Dahlberg (Virginia) 7-5, 7-5

Next Up

The Demon Deacons will conclude fall action at the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships beginning Tuesday, Nov. 18 and running through Sunday, Nov. 23 in Orlando, Fla.

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