University of North Carolina Athletics

Freshman Lachlan Gaskell
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
October 25, 2026 | Men's Tennis
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—North Carolina freshman Lachlan Gaskell played well all weekend and won Flight 2 of the Wake Forest Invitational on Sunday at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
Gaskell went 4-0 over the three-day event this weekend to improve his overall record this fall to 6-2. On Sunday, he won the first set against VCU's Erwann Bouchet, then took the match victory when Bouchet was forced to retire because of injury.
The Tar Heels will return to action at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Sectionals in Charlottesville, Va., November 5-8.
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 def. Antonin Witz (South Carolina) 7-6 (0), 6-3
Carlos Victor Ferreira Gonzalez (ETSU) def. Nick Mangiapane 6-4, 7-6 (3)
Lachlan Gaskell def. Alex Degabriele (UNCW) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
Lachlan Gaskell def. Jakub Smejcky (Duke) by injury default
Alexander Cornelius Shalmi (Wake Forest) def. Will Mayew 0-6, 6-0, 6-3
Sunday, October 25
Singles
Lachlan Gaskell def. Erwann Bouchet (VCU) 6-0 (injury retirement)
William Mirarchi (Georgia Southern) def. Will Mayew 6-4, 6-2
Gaskell went 4-0 over the three-day event this weekend to improve his overall record this fall to 6-2. On Sunday, he won the first set against VCU's Erwann Bouchet, then took the match victory when Bouchet was forced to retire because of injury.
The Tar Heels will return to action at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Sectionals in Charlottesville, Va., November 5-8.
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 def. Antonin Witz (South Carolina) 7-6 (0), 6-3
Carlos Victor Ferreira Gonzalez (ETSU) def. Nick Mangiapane 6-4, 7-6 (3)
Lachlan Gaskell def. Alex Degabriele (UNCW) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
Lachlan Gaskell def. Jakub Smejcky (Duke) by injury default
Alexander Cornelius Shalmi (Wake Forest) def. Will Mayew 0-6, 6-0, 6-3
Sunday, October 25
Singles
Lachlan Gaskell def. Erwann Bouchet (VCU) 6-0 (injury retirement)
William Mirarchi (Georgia Southern) def. Will Mayew 6-4, 6-2
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