ELON, N.C. – The Elon University women's tennis team posted a perfect 12-0 record in singles on the opening day at the Jimmy Powell Invitational at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center on Friday. The team also went 3-1 in doubles to finish the day with a 15-1 overall mark.
Sibel Tanik, Madison Cordisco, Lizette Reding, Helen Sarikulaya and Shauna Galvin all delivered a pair of singles victories for the Phoenix. Olivia Archer and Julie Ball also picked up singles wins.
Tanik started her day with a 6-4, 6-4 win against Wake Forest's Jingyi Li before battling to a 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 win over Eeva Ristola of Campbell. Tanik is now 4-0 in singles matches at the Jimmy Powell Invitational over the last two seasons.
Cordisco came from a set down in her first singles match of the day to defeat Wake Forest's Maddie Lynch 1-6, 6-4, 10-0. She then lost just one game in her next match, a 6-1, 6-0 victory against Campbell's Lena Karlovcan.
Galvin, Reding and Sarikulaya all went 4-0 in singles sets on the day. Galvin swept Bruna Sampaio of Liberty 6-2, 6-1 before defeating Campbell's Anna Head 6-2, 6-2. Reding earned a 7-6 (4), 6-0 victory over Liberty's Micaela Ode and followed it up with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph against Tamsin Hart of Campbell. Sarikulaya won 6-1, 7-6 (6) against Liberty's Maretha Burger before coming through a tight 6-3, 7-6 (5) encounter with Campbell's Veronika Prospalova.
Ball cruised past Liberty's Elsa Kirch 6-2, 6-2, and Archer rounded out Elon's singles victories with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Campbell's Abbie Tyler.
In doubles, Tanik and Reding, who went 3-0 as a team at last year's Jimmy Powell Invitational, delivered a 6-2 win over Casey Accola and Emily Tannenbaum of Navy. Cordisco and Sarikulaya paired for a 6-2 victory over Navy's team of Sylvia Eklund and Kate Lee. The team of Galvin and Sarah Allen finished off Elon's strong session by beating Corinne Farid and Stella Ribaudo of Navy 6-4
Elon went 27-3 on the day in sets across singles and doubles. Galvin, Reding and Sarikulaya all went 6-0 in sets on the day with straight-sets wins in doubles and both singles sessions.
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Elon rounds out the Invitational on Saturday. The teams will play two sessions of doubles beginning at 10 and 11 a.m. before closing out the day with a session of singles at 1 p.m.
Singles Results
Sibel Tanik (Elon) def. Stella Li (Wake Forest) 6-4, 6-4
Madison Cordisco (Elon) def. Maddie Lynch (Wake Forest) 1-6, 6-4, 10-0
Lizette Reding (Elon) def. Micaela Ode (Liberty) 7-6 (4), 6-0
Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) def. Maretha Burger (Liberty) 6-1, 7-6 (6)
Julie Ball (Elon) def. Elsa Kirch (Liberty) 6-2, 6-2
Shauna Galvin (Elon) def. Bruna Sampaio (Liberty) 6-2, 6-1
Sibel Tanik (Elon) def. Eeva Ristola (Campbell) 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
Madison Cordisco (Elon) def. Lena Karlovcan (Campbell) 6-1, 6-0
Lizette Reding (Elon) def. Tamsin Hart (Campbell) 6-1, 6-1
Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) def. Veronika Prospalova (Campbell) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
Olivia Archer (Elon) def. Abbie Tyler (Campbell) 6-2, 6-2
Shauna Galvin (Elon) def. Anna Head (Campbell) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles Results
Lizette Reding/Sibel Tanik (Elon) def. Casey Accola/Emily Tannenbaum (Navy) 6-2
Sia Chaudry/Jillian Taggert (Navy) def. Olivia Archer/Julie Ball (Elon) 7-5
Madison Cordisco/Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) def. Sylvia Eklund/Kate Lee (Navy) 6-2
Sarah Allen/Shauna Galvin (Elon) def. Corinne Farid/Stella Ribaudo (Navy) 6-4
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