ELON, N.C. - Elon University men's tennis won its third consecutive match on Tuesday, Feb. 22, defeating North Carolina A&T, 6-1, at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Kyle Frankel led the way for Elon in singles play, defeating Vasil Invanov 6-3, 6-3 in the No. 2 position. The win marked Frankel's second in a row and moved him to 2-0 in No. 2 singles.
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Camilo Ponce clinched the match for the Phoenix, making quick work of Jorge Perez 6-1, 6-2. Ponce now sits at 3-2 overall this season and has won three consecutive matches.
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Nicholas Condos outlasted Eder Blanco, 6-4, 3-6, 10-4 in a three-set battle on Tuesday. The win marked the first of the season for Condos.
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Esteban Penagos picked up his second singles win of the season, taking down Ethan Baly in straight sets 6-1, 6-1.
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Chung-Han Tsai rounded out the singles wins for the Phoenix, defeating Ian Pederson 6-1, 6-3 in the No. 5 position. Tsai is now tied for the team lead in victories this season with three.
- The combination of Tsai and
Daniel Martin clinched the doubles point for Elon, beating Esteban Lopez and Ivanov 6-3 in No. 1 singles. The duo now leads the team in doubles wins with four.
- Frankel and Ponce got the ball rolling in doubles play, finishing Perez and Blanco 6-1 in the No. 2 slot.
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Luke Queiroz and
Ben Zipay picked up their first doubles win of the year, outlasting Pederson and Baly 7-6 (8-6) in a tiebreaker.
UP NEXT
Elon returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 26, when it hosts Gardner-Webb in a 1:30 p.m. matchup at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
RESULTS
Doubles
1.
Chung-Han Tsai/
Daniel Martin (ELON) def. LOPEZ, Esteban/IVANOV, Vasil (NCATM) 6-3
2.
Kyle Frankel/
Camilo Ponce (ELON) def. PEREZ, Jorge/BLANCO, Eder (NCATM) 6-1
3.
Luke Queiroz/
Ben Zipay (ELON) def. PEDERSEN, Ian/BALY, Ethan (NCATM) 7-6 (8-6)
Singles
1. LOPEZ, Esteban (NCATM) def.
Nicholas Campbell (ELON) 6-3, 6-4
2.
Kyle Frankel (ELON) def. IVANOV, Vasil (NCATM) 6-3, 6-3
3.
Nicholas Condos (ELON) def. BLANCO, Eder (NCATM) 6-4, 3-6, 10-4
4.
Camilo Ponce (ELON) def. PEREZ, Jorge (NCATM) 6-1, 6-2
5.
Chung-Han Tsai (ELON) def. PEDERSEN, Ian (NCATM) 6-1, 6-3
6.
Esteban Penagos (ELON) def. BALY, Ethan (NCATM) 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,6,4,2,1,3)
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