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Nick Mangiapane
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
October 23, 2026 | Men's Tennis
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Members of the University of North Carolina men's tennis team posted a strong first day on Friday at the Wake Forest Invitational at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
Tar Heel players went 3-1 in singles matches and 2-2 in doubles on the first day of the three-day event.
Will Mayew, Nick Mangiapane and Lachlan Gaskell all won their initial singles matches. In doubles play, the teams of Mayew and Gaskell and Oliver Narbut and Mangiapane each split their two matches on Friday.
Action at the Wake Forest Invitational will continue on Saturday and Sunday in Winston-Salem.
Wake Forest Invitational Results
October 23-25, 2026
Winston-Salem, N.C. (Wake Forest Tennis Center)
Friday, October 23
Singles
Will Mayew def. Andrew Hayduke II (UNCW) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
Nick Mangiapane def. Nicolo Consonni (VCU) 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
Lachlan Gaskell def. Nicolas Niox Chateau (Mercer) 6-3, 6-4
Yonatan Sagiv (NC A&T) def. Oliver Narbut 4-6, 6-3 (injury default)
Doubles
Will Mayew/Lachlan Gaskell def. James Wakefield/Gregorio Hidalgo (Davidson) 6-2
Kaua Lopes Cressoni/Aurelien Schmitt (James Madison) def. Will Mayew/Lachlan Gaskell 6-1
Oliver Narbut/Nick Mangiapane def. Jakub Prachar/Juan Andres Listo (ETSU) 6-2
Benjamin Scott/Enrique Pena (North Florida) def. Oliver Narbut/Nick Mangiapane 6-3
Saturday, October 24
Singles
Will Mayew vs. Antonin Witz (South Carolina), 10 a.m.
Nick Mangiapane vs. Carlos Victor Ferreira Gonzalez (ETSU), 10 a.m.
Lachlan Gaskell vs. Alex Degabriele (UNCW), 10 a.m.
Tar Heel players went 3-1 in singles matches and 2-2 in doubles on the first day of the three-day event.
Will Mayew, Nick Mangiapane and Lachlan Gaskell all won their initial singles matches. In doubles play, the teams of Mayew and Gaskell and Oliver Narbut and Mangiapane each split their two matches on Friday.
Action at the Wake Forest Invitational will continue on Saturday and Sunday in Winston-Salem.
Wake Forest Invitational Results
October 23-25, 2026
Winston-Salem, N.C. (Wake Forest Tennis Center)
Friday, October 23
Singles
Will Mayew def. Andrew Hayduke II (UNCW) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
Nick Mangiapane def. Nicolo Consonni (VCU) 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
Lachlan Gaskell def. Nicolas Niox Chateau (Mercer) 6-3, 6-4
Yonatan Sagiv (NC A&T) def. Oliver Narbut 4-6, 6-3 (injury default)
Doubles
Will Mayew/Lachlan Gaskell def. James Wakefield/Gregorio Hidalgo (Davidson) 6-2
Kaua Lopes Cressoni/Aurelien Schmitt (James Madison) def. Will Mayew/Lachlan Gaskell 6-1
Oliver Narbut/Nick Mangiapane def. Jakub Prachar/Juan Andres Listo (ETSU) 6-2
Benjamin Scott/Enrique Pena (North Florida) def. Oliver Narbut/Nick Mangiapane 6-3
Saturday, October 24
Singles
Will Mayew vs. Antonin Witz (South Carolina), 10 a.m.
Nick Mangiapane vs. Carlos Victor Ferreira Gonzalez (ETSU), 10 a.m.
Lachlan Gaskell vs. Alex Degabriele (UNCW), 10 a.m.
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Sunday, October 25
Sunday, October 25
Sunday, October 25
Sunday, October 25