ELON, N.C. – Elon University women's tennis concludes its fall season this week, Oct. 29-30, when it hosts the Elon Invite at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center on Elon's campus.
 
LAST TIME OUT
- Julie Ball continued her strong fall by winning four consecutive matches in the consolation bracket of the qualifying round.
- Sibel Tanik defeated CCU's Megan Hopton 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the A2 Main draw to pick up her lone singles win of the weekend.
- Lizette Reding earned two singles wins during qualifying at the tournament, defeating GWU's Maria Jardim (6-1, 7-6(4)) and UNC's Lucie Petruzelova (6-3, 6-3) respectively.
- Olivia Archer also added a singles win, outlasting GWU's Elise Semmartin 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the B1 draw.
- Alison O'Dea took down CSU's Amila Jusufbegovic 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in three sets to advance to the round of 16 of the B1 draw.
- The combination of Julie Ball and Olivia Archer led the way for the Phoenix in doubles play, advancing to the finals of the A2 Main draw consolation bracket.
- Sibel Tanik and Lizette Reding outlasted WC's Steryous and Wilbur 8-7(5) to advance to the round of 16 in the A2 Main draw.
- Sarah Allen combined with Shauna Galvin to defeat GWU's Semmartin and Fyvie in an 8-7(5) tiebreak in the Main B doubles draw.

ABOUT THE PHOENIX
- Elon enters this season following a year in which it posted a 17-5 overall record and clinched a berth into the CAA Tournament semifinals.
- The Phoenix posted a 12-2 mark in matches played at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center and went 4-1 in road contests last season.
- Elon returns six athletes from last year's squad in All-CAA selections Tanik (1^st Team), Reding (Rookie of the Year; 2^nd Team Singles; 3^rd Team Doubles), Saldh (3rd Team Singles), and O'Dea (3^rd Team Doubles).
- Other returners for the Phoenix include Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sport Excellence Award recipient, Archer, and junior Galvin.
- The Phoenix is led by Elizabeth Anderson, who will begin her 18^th season at the helm of the program in 2021-22.
 
NEW FACES FOR 2021-22
- Elon will feature two newcomers this season in first-year Sarah Allen and Tennessee transfer Julie Ball.
- Allen joins the Phoenix from Christ Church Episcopal School, where she was a five-time team State Champion from 2016-2020 and earned four top-5 finishes at the All-State Singles Championships in 2017 (5th), 2018 (4th), 2019 (4th) and 2020 (2nd).
- Ball comes to Elon from the University of Tennessee where she earned Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll honors in 2020.