WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Lachlan Gaskell kept rolling Saturday at the Wake Forest Invitational, winning twice to move on in the singles draw at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
The UNC freshman opened his day with a three-set win over UNCW’s Alex Degabriele, taking it 6-1, 3-6, 6-2. He then advanced again when Duke’s Jakub Smejcky exited by injury default.
Will Mayew also picked up a victory Saturday before his day ended with a loss. He beat South Carolina’s Antonin Witz in straight sets, 7-6 (0), 6-3, then fell to Wake Forest’s Alexander Cornelius Shalmi in three sets, 0-6, 6-0, 6-3.
Nick Mangiapane was knocked out in his opening match Saturday, dropping a 6-4, 7-6 (3) decision to ETSU’s Carlos Victor Ferreira Gonzalez.
The invitational wraps up Sunday.
UNC had already put together a busy Friday as well. Mayew came through in singles against UNCW’s Andrew Hayduke II, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, while Mangiapane outlasted VCU’s Nicolo Consonni, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5.
Gaskell added another win for the Tar Heels with a 6-3, 6-4 result over Mercer’s Nicolas Niox Chateau. Oliver Narbut’s singles match against NC A&T’s Yonatan Sagiv ended with an injury default.
In doubles, Mayew and Gaskell beat Davidson’s James Wakefield and Gregorio Hidalgo 6-2 before falling to James Madison’s Kaua Lopes Cressoni and Aurelien Schmitt 6-1. Narbut and Mangiapane defeated ETSU’s Jakub Prachar and Juan Andres Listo 6-2, then lost to North Florida’s Benjamin Scott and Enrique Pena 6-3.
Wake Forest Invitational Results
October 23-25, 2026
Winston-Salem, N.C. (Wake Forest Tennis Center)
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