ELON, N.C. – Elon University women's tennis returns to action tomorrow, April 17, when it hosts Davidson in its regular-season finale at 1:00 p.m. at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
 
THE SERIES
- Elon and Charleston will meet for the 20^th time in program history on Saturday, with Elon trailing in the all-time series 9-10.
- The Phoenix defeated the Wildcats, 5-2, in their most recent meeting on Feb. 16, 2020.   
 
ABOUT THE PHOENIX
- Elon is off to an 15-4 start to the season after outlasting College of Charleston, 4-3, in its most recent outing.
- The Phoenix is currently 11-2 in matches played at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center this season and 4-1 in road contests.
- Freshman Lizette Reding has started the season off hot, going 14-3 through the first 17 singles matches of her career. Reding holds an 11-2 record in No. 3 singles so far this season.
- Junior Victoria Saldh is off to an 13-5 start in singles play this season, while posting a 9-4 record in the No. 1 slot.
- Sibel Tanik has compiled an 10-4 record in No. 2 singles this season after winning her last four matches against Methodist, William & Mary, UNCG and College of Charleston respectively. 
- The combination of Victoria Saldh and Sofia Edo lead the team with 12 doubles wins on the year.
- Alison O'Dea and Lizette Reding have posted a 9-4 record in doubles play this season, including a 6-3 mark in the No. 2 slot.
- Victoria Saldh earned the first CAA weekly honor for the Phoenix this season after being named the Women's Singles Player of the Week on Feb. 24.
- Lizette Reding and Alison O'Dea picked up this season's first CAA doubles honor for Elon, winning Women's Doubles Team of the Week on April 7.
- Elon returns six athletes from last year's squad for the 2021 season in Sofia Edo, Olivia Archer, Victoria Saldh, Shauna Galvin, Kiana Rizzolo and Uma Nayar. Elon also added East Carolina transfer Sibel Tanik, as well as freshmen Alison O'Dea and Lizette Reding to the team.
- The Phoenix is led by seventeenth-year head coach Elizabeth Anderson.
 
SCOUTING DAVIDSON
- Davidson is led by head coach Susanne Depka, who is in his fourth season at the helm of the women's tennis program.
- The Cougars are off to a 5-13 start to the season after losing to Appalachian State, 4-3, in its most recent contest.
- Josie Schaffer is leading the way for Davidson, posting a 9-9 record in singles play with a 9-9 mark in the No. 1 slot. Schaffer also ranks second on the team with eight doubles wins so far this season.

UP NEXT
Elon will prepare for the upcoming CAA Women's Tennis Championship beginning on April 22.