Gonzaga University
ITA Conference Masters Championship
11/7/2026 5:09:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Nicholas Reeves and Jay Fairclough Battled Against Wake Forest
ROME, Ga. – Gonzaga duo Nicholas Reeves and Jay Fairclough finished play at the ITA Conference Masters Championship Saturday afternoon.
After winning their Thursday and Friday matches, Reeves and Fairclough advanced to the quarterfinals. Competing against Wake Forest's Luca Pow and Cornelius Alexander Shalmi, the Bulldogs won the first set, 6-3, before dropping the second, 3-6. The match was decided by a match tiebreak, which Wake Forest claimed, 10-3. The loss dropped Gonzaga out of the main bracket and out of contention for an NCAA Championship bid.
Other competition at the championship will continue through tomorrow at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Georgia. The four singles finalists (with no Gonzaga players competing) and the two doubles finalists will earn spots in the NCAA Championship. Other members of the men's tennis team will continue competition in the Gonzaga Fall Invitational this weekend at the Stevens Center in Spokane, Washington.
Results:
Doubles:
Quarterfinals: Luca Pow/Cornelius Alexander Shalmi (WFU) def. Nicholas Reeves/Jay Fairclough, 3-6, 6-3, [10-3]
