ELON, N.C – Following a pair of 4-3 victories over the weekend, the Elon University men's tennis team heads to Greensboro on Wednesday, March 2, to take on North Carolina A&T in a 3 p.m. match.
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LAST TIME OUTThe Phoenix (6-3) improved its win streak to four matches with 4-3 victories against Brown Feb. 26 and VCU Feb. 28.
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Felipe Sarrasague clinched the win over Brown with a 7-5, 6-4 singles win while
Chris Humphreys used a second-set comeback to top his opponent and seal the victory against VCU.
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SERIES HISTORYElon is a perfect 7-0 against the Aggies dating back to 2000. The Phoenix most recently defeated the Aggies 6-1 last season.
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HOME COOKINGThe Phoenix has impressed on its home court to begin the season. Elon holds a 4-0 record at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center and a 5-0 home record overall. Since the beginning of the 2013 spring season, the Phoenix has achieved a home record of 27-7.
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UP NEXTElon hosts 28
th-ranked Old Dominion on Saturday, March 5, in a 1 p.m. match at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
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HEAD COACH MICHAEL LEONARDMichael Leonard is in his 12
th season as Elon's director of tennis and head men's tennis coach. Leonard is a five-time winner of the Southern Conference Coach of the Year award and has led the program to five conference championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances.
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2016 CAA TOURNAMENTElon was selected to host the 2016 Men's and Women's Tennis Championships, which will be held April 21-24 at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center and the Burlington Tennis Center. It will mark the first-ever CAA Tournament hosted by the Phoenix and first conference tournament hosted by the program since the 2013 SoCon Tournament.
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