ELON, N.C. – Elon University women's tennis returns to action on Friday, March 25, when it hosts Norfolk State in a 2:30 p.m. matchup at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
 
The Phoenix will then return to action on Saturday, March 26, when it welcomes UNCW to the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center for a 12 p.m. contest.
 
GAMEDAY COVERAGE
- Friday's action will begin with doubles play at 2:30 p.m. with singles to follow shortly after.
- Live stats are available and can be found using this link.
- Saturday's action gets underway with doubles play at noon with singles to follow shortly after.
- Live stats are available and can be found using this link.
 
THE MATCHUP (NORFOLK STATE)
- Friday afternoon marks the first meeting between Elon and Norfolk State.
- The all-time series is currently tied 0-0.
 
THE MATCHUP (UNCW)
- Saturday afternoon marks the 21^st meeting between Elon and UNCW.
- The Phoenix currently leads the Seahawks in the all-time series, 12-8.
- In the most recent meeting between the two programs, Elon defeated UNCW, 6-1, on March 19, 2021.
- Elon has won each of its last four matchups with UNCW dating back to March 10, 2018.

SCOUTING ELON
- The Phoenix enters the contest with a 9-6 record after falling to the College of Charleston, 5-2, in its most recent outing.
- Olivia Archer is leading the way for Elon, as the junior has racked up a team-high 10 wins early this season. Archer has also won eight of her last nine matches and is currently on a three-match winning streak.
- Julie Ball ranks second on the team in singles play, as she holds a 8-4 overall record and a 7-4 mark in the No. 4 slot this season. Ball has won consecutive matches and six of her last eight overall.
- Alison O'Dea and Lizette Reding are tied for third on the team in singles victories, as the sophomores each hold six wins this season.
- Sibel Tanik is currently fourth on the squad with five singles wins on the year. Tanik holds a 5-5 mark overall and in the No.1 position.
- Shauna Galvin and Sarah Allen are the only Phoenix that are still undefeated in singles play, as Galvin holds a perfect 4-0  record early this season, while Allen moved to 1-0 and picked up her first career win against Pfeiffer.
- Victoria Saldh rounds out the singles wins for Elon with four.
- The tandem of Olivia Archer and Alison O'Dea is leading the way for the Phoenix in doubles play, as the pair holds a team-best 9-5 mark and has won eight of its last 10 matches.
- The combination of Sibel Tanik and Lizette Reding ranks second on the team in doubles wins, as the duo has won seven matches this season.
- Julie Ball and Victoria Saldh currently rank third on the team in doubles wins with six.
- Olivia Archer and Alison O'Dea were named the CAA Doubles Team of the Week on March 2, after winning all three of their matches last week against North Carolina A&T, Methodist and Pfeiffer respectively.
- On Wednesday, Feb. 2, the CAA announced that junior Sibel Tanik was named its Player of the Week. It was the first honor of the season for the Phoenix and was the first Player of the Week award of Tanik's career.
- Four All-CAA selections return for the Phoenix in 2021-22 in Sibel Tanik (1^st Team), Lizette Reding (Rookie of the Year; 2^nd Team Singles; 3^rd Team Doubles), Victoria Saldh (3rd Team Singles), and Alison O'Dea (3^rd Team Doubles).
- Other returners for the Phoenix include Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sport Excellence Award recipient, Olivia Archer, and junior Shauna Galvin.
- The Phoenix is led by Elizabeth Anderson, who will begin her 18^th season at the helm of the program in 2021-22.
 
SCOUTING NORFOLK STATE
- The Spartans enter Friday's contest with a 2-9 overall record after falling to Drexel, 4-1, in its most recent outing.
- Norfolk State is led by Peter Banas who is in his first season at the helm of the program. Banas served as the associate head coach at Fordham from 2019-2021 prior to joining the Spartans program.
- Amber Fuller leads the Spartans in singles play with a 5-6 singles record, including a 4-5 mark in the No. 2 slot.
- The pairing of Fuller and Aleksandra Evdokimova currently holds the top mark for Norfolk State in doubles play at 3-1.
 
SCOUTING UNCW
- The Seahawks enter Saturday's contest with a 9-3 overall record after defeating Towson, 6-1, in its most recent outing.
- UNCW is led by Hans Olsen who is in his seventh season at the helm of the program. Olsen has led three different programs to a combined eight NCAA Tournament appearances as a head coach.
- Zoe Huffman leads the Seahawks in singles play with an 7-4 record, including a 2-0 mark in the No. 1 spot.
- The pairing of Sasha Belaya and Lauren Gish currently holds the top mark for UNCW in doubles play at 7-1 overall and in No. 1 doubles.

LAST TIME OUT
- Elon fell in a close match against Charleston, 5-2, on Tuesday, March 15, in Charleston, S.C.
- Olivia Archer led the way for Elon, taking down Clara Errard 6-3, 6-1 in No. 6 singles.
- Julie Ball won her second consecutive match, finishing Kate Earnhardt 6-0, 7-6 in the No. 4 slot.
- Lizette Reding got off to a hot start, taking the first set against Halli Trinkle 6-0. Trinkle battled back from there winning the second set 6-4 before earning an eventual win in decisive third set, 6-2.
- After falling in the opening set 6-2 and 6-4 respectively, Sibel Tanik and Victoria Saldh each held leads in the second set and nearly forced a third before falling 7-5.
 
THE FACES OF 2021-22
- The Phoenix welcomes back six returners from last year's squad in seniors Olivia Archer and Victoria Saldh, juniors Shauna Galvin and Sibel Tanik, and sophomores Lizette Reding and Alison O'Dea.
- Elon will feature two newcomers this season in first-year Sarah Allen and Tennessee transfer Julie Ball.
- Allen joins the Phoenix from Christ Church Episcopal School, where she was a five-time team State Champion from 2016-2020 and earned four top-5 finishes at the All-State Singles Championships in 2017 (5th), 2018 (4th), 2019 (4th) and 2020 (2nd).
- Ball comes to Elon from the University of Tennessee where she earned Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll honors in 2020.
 
COMING SOON
- The Phoenix rounds out March on Thursday, March 31, when it hosts Bluefield and Shaw in a double header at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
- Elon will then open April with back-to-back road matchups against JMU (April 9) and UNC Greensboro (April 13) respectively.
- The Phoenix returns home on Saturday, April 16, when it hosts East Carolina on Senior Day at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.