WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In the first collegiate event of the 2026 fall slate, the Wake Forest men’s tennis team is set to compete at the 2026 ITA Men’s All-American Championships, held Sept. 19-27 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Demon Deacons will be represented by seven singles players across the pre-qualifying, qualifying and main draw and will also field two doubles teams at the event.

Luca Pow will lead the Demon Deacons with an automatic berth into the singles main draw, while Aryan Shah, Joaquin Guilleme, Dominick Mosejczuk and Kacper Szymkowiak will battle through the qualifying stages. Newcomer Emanuel Ivanišević and Cornelius Shalmi will begin play in pre-qualifying.

In doubles, Pow and Shah will compete in the main draw, while Mosejczuk and Ivanišević will begin in pre-qualifying

The ITA Men’s All-American Championships feature 64-player main draws in singles and 32-team main draws in doubles. Ten singles players will earn qualification to the NCAA Singles Championship through the event, with eight spots going to the main-draw quarterfinalists and two to feed-in consolation finalists. 

Five doubles teams will also qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship, with spots awarded to the four main-draw semifinalists and the consolation champion.

Wake Forest will look to claim its first ITA Men’s All-American Championships singles title since Petros Chrysochos won the event in 2016.

SATURDAY’S MATCHUPS


Singles Pre-Qualifying


Emanuel Ivanišević (WFU) vs. Diego Alcala (Fairfield) – 12:30 p.m.
Cornelius Shalmi (WFU) vs. Ilija Palavestra (Ohio State) – 1 p.m.


Doubles Pre-Qualifying

Mosejczuk/Ivanišević (WFU) vs. Vilchis/Farag-Cao (Santa Clara) – 4:30 p.m.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Pre-qualifying action begins Saturday, Sept. 19, with qualifying play beginning Monday, Sept. 21. Main-draw competition gets underway Wednesday, Sept. 23, with the tournament concluding Sunday, Sept. 27 with the singles and doubles finals. A full breakdown can be found below:
 

Pre-Qualifying


Saturday, Sept. 19 – Singles 160, Doubles R32
Sunday, Sept. 20 – Singles R80, Singles Cons. R80, Singles R40, Doubles R16, Doubles Cons. R16


Qualifying

Monday, Sept. 21 – Singles R64, Doubles R32
Tuesday, Sept. 22 – Singles R32, Singles Cons. R32, Doubles R16, Doubles Cons. R16


Main Draw

Wednesday, Sept. 23 – Singles R64, Doubles R32
Thursday, Sept. 24 – Singles R32, Singles Cons. R32a, Doubles R16, Doubles Cons. R16
Friday, Sept. 25 – Singles R16, Singles QF, Singles Cons. R32b, Singles Cons. R16a, Doubles QF, Doubles Cons. QF
Saturday, Sept. 26 – Singles Semifinals, Singles Cons. R16b, Singles Cons. QF, Doubles Semifinals, Doubles Cons. Semifinals
Sunday, Sept. 27 – Singles Final, Singles Cons. Semifinals, Doubles Final, Doubles Cons. Final

COMPETING DEACS/MATCHUPS


Main Draw Singles



Qualifying Singles


Prequalifying Singles


Main Draw Doubles


Prequalifying Doubles