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ELON, N.C. – Behind the strength of four singles victories, the Elon women’s tennis team earned its second Southern Conference victory of the season with a 4-3 defeat of the Appalachian State Mountaineers at The Jimmy Powell Tennis Center on Wednesday afternoon. After dropping the doubles point, Elon (6-7, 2-2) won four straight singles matches en route to its second consecutive win. ASU dropped to 6-5 overall, 0-2 in league play.

“I am really proud of the team and how they bounced back in singles and were determined to win,” commented head coach Elizabeth Anderson. “It was a total team effort and we were very focused in singles play. We were also very appreciative of the support from the Elon athletics community.”

Freshman Frida Jansaker earned the first Phoenix point to knot the match at one. Jansaker cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 result against Blakely Bean at number three. The rookie is now 2-2 against league foes. On court five, sophomore Briana Berne gave Elon a lead it would never relinquish, posting a 6-2, 6-4 win against Gisela Fernandez. The Phoenix went ahead 3-1 on another straight-set win when Viviana Stavreva knocked off Jessica Thaggard, 6-4, 6-2 at number four. The result on court one ultimately decided the match as Jordan Johnston picked up a 6-2, 7-6 (1) clinching win over Ellie Linsell.

With the match already determined, the Mountaineers picked up singles wins on courts two and six.

In some tight doubles matches to begin the day, the Phoenix’s lone victory came at the number two position. Bryn Khoury and Jansaker defeated Bean and Fernandez, 8-6. It was the tandem’s third consecutive win as the duo moved to 8-4 on the year.

Elon will begin a five-match road swing on Monday, March 21 when it travels to Georgia Southern to take on the Eagles at 2 p.m.