ELON, N.C. - Elon University men's tennis dropped a hard-fought decision against Liberty, 4-3, on Friday, Feb. 4, at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center in Greensboro, N.C.

"It was a great college match against a strong Liberty team," head coach Michael Leonard said. "We're looking forward to competing in our first conference match against William & Mary this Sunday."

HIGHLIGHTS
- The combination of Nicholas Campbell and Nicholas Condos clinched the doubles point for Elon, outlasting Goncalo Ferreira and Josh Wilson 7-6 to move to 2-0 this season. Condos and Campbell are now 5-1 as a duo since the beginning of last season.
- The tandem of Chung-Han Tsai and Daniel Martin got the ball rolling for the Phoenix in doubles play, taking down Deji Thomas-Smith and Christiaan Worst 6-2 in the No. 1 position. The win marked the first of the season for the duo.
- Martin also picked up his first singles win this spring, battling back against Thando Longwe-Smit to earn a 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 three-set victory. The sophomore is now 1-0 in No. 5 singles.
- Tsai logged his first singles victory of the year on No. 6 singles, defeating Zion Heaven in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.
- Nicholas Campbell dropped a three-set battle in No. 2 singles, falling 6-7, 6-4, 6-7 to Rafael Silva in a third-set tiebreaker.

UP NEXT
Elon will be back in action on Sunday, Feb. 6, when it travels to Williamsburg, Va. for a 1 p.m. matchup with William & Mary.
 
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Chung-Han Tsai/Daniel Martin (ELON) def. Deji Thomas-Smith/Christiaan Worst (LIBERTYM) 6-2
2. Nicaise Muamba/R. Marques Da Silva (LIBERTYM) def. Kyle Frankel/Camilo Ponce (ELON) 6-3
3. Nicholas Campbell/Nicholas Condos (ELON) def. Goncalo Ferreira/Josh Wilson (LIBERTYM) 7-6

Singles
1. Nicaise Muamba (LIBERTYM) def. Kyle Frankel (ELON) 6-2, 6-3
2. R. Marques Da Silva (LIBERTYM) def. Nicholas Campbell (ELON) 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Christiaan Worst (LIBERTYM) def. Nicholas Condos (ELON) 6-1, 6-3
4. Deji Thomas-Smith (LIBERTYM) def. Camilo Ponce (ELON) 6-2, 6-3
5. Daniel Martin (ELON) def. Thando Longwe-Smit (LIBERTYM) 6-7, 6-4, 6-3
6. Chung-Han Tsai (ELON) def. Zion Heaven (LIBERTYM) 6-4, 6-4
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,4,1,6,2,5)