ELON, N.C. – Elon University men's tennis returns to action on Friday, Sept. 24, when it hosts the Elon Fall Invitational at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
- The tournament is set to begin on Friday, Sept. 24 and conclude on Sunday, Sept. 26.
- Matches will start at 10 a.m. on Friday and then 9 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.
- Live stats and live video will not be available for the tournament.
- Other teams participating in the Elon Fall Invitational include – North Carolina A&T, N.C. Central, Old Dominion, Richmond, VCU, James Madison, UNC Asheville, Charlotte, Liberty, UNCG, Radford and North Carolina.
- Admission to the tournament is free.
- A full list of the draws for the tournament can be found here.   
 
LAST TIME OUT
- Elon opened its fall season on Sept. 17-19 at the Duke Bonk Invitational.
- The Phoenix was led by Daniel Martin who picked up two singles wins and combined with Nicholas Campbell to win their doubles flight over the weekend.
- Martin started the fall campaign off strong, outlasting Joseph Wayand of N.C. State and Liberty's Deji Thomas-Smith in singles play.
- First-year Esteban Penagos took down GWU's Chrisjan Van Wyk in straight sets to earn his first singles win of the fall.
- In doubles play, Campbell combined with Martin to take home the B Draw crown after defeating Duke's Vallabhaneni and Khan in the final. The duo also picked up wins over VCU's Almeida and Voelzke and Duke's J. Krug and C. Krug along the way.
- The tandem of Ben Zipay and Esteban Penagos picked up a their first doubles win this fall, defeating ETSU's Rengifo and Lobo in a round-robin style portion of the bracket.
 
ABOUT THE PHOENIX
- Elon enters the 2021-22 season following a year in which it posted a 15-6 overall record and clinched a berth into the CAA Tournament semifinals.
- The Phoenix logged an 11-1 mark in matches played at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center and finished 1-1 in contests played at a neutral site.
- Returners for Elon include All-CAA selections Kyle Frankel (1^st Team; 2^nd Team Doubles), Camilo Ponce (2^nd Team; 2^nd Team Doubles) and Chung-Han Tsai (2^nd Team Doubles).
- Other returners for the Phoenix include Nicholas Campbell, Nicholas Condos, Luke Queiroz and Ben Zipay.
- The combination of Frankel and Ponce earned a No. 30 ranking in the Preseason ITA Doubles Rankings heading into this season. Frankel also earned a No. 113 Preseason ITA ranking for singles play.
- Elon is led by Michael Leonard, who will begin his 18^th season at the helm of the program in 2021-22.
 
NEW FACES FOR 2021-22
- Elon will feature four newcomers in freshmen Joshua Miller, Esteban Penagos and Joseph Dougherty, as well as Minnesota transfer Daniel Martin.
- Penagos joins the Phoenix from Laurel Springs High School, where he earned a top-300 ITF ranking.
- Dougherty comes to Elon from North Carolina Cyber Academy where he garnered a top-200 national ranking (18s) and was considered a 4-Star Player on Tennis Recruiting.
- Martin joins Elon from the University of Minnesota where he posted an 8-8 mark in singles play last season.
- Miller, a native of Delray Beach, Fla., will also join the Phoenix for the upcoming 2021-22 season.
 
UP NEXT
The Phoenix will head to Greensboro, N.C. for the UNCG Invitational on Oct. 16-17.