ELON, N.C. — The Elon men's tennis team will open its fall season Friday when it travels to Cary, N.C., for the Duke James Bonk Invitational. The tournament will be held through Sunday at the Cary Tennis Park.
 
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

• Friday's slate features the first and second rounds of doubles play at 10 and 11 a.m., followed by the first round of singles at 1:30 p.m. The second and third rounds of singles are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday. The final round of doubles is set for 9 a.m. Sunday, with the final round of singles following it at 11.
• Live stats and video will not be available for the tournament.
• Other teams participating in the tournament include Duke, Charlotte, ETSU, Indiana, Miami, UNCW, VCU, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech and Yale.
• A full list of the draws for the tournament can be found here (PDF).

ABOUT THE PHOENIX

• Elon is coming off a strong spring in which it went 15-9 and finished as the runner-up at the CAA Championship.
• Among the returnees is Nicholas Campbell, the Most Outstanding Player at the CAA Tournament and an All-CAA second-team singles selection.
• Others include senior Nicholas Condos; juniors Daniel Martin (All-CAA second team in singles and doubles), Luke Queiroz and Ben Zipay; and sophomore Esteban Penagos.
• The Phoenix welcomes three freshmen in Oskar Antinheimo, Veljko Krstic and Jake Pettingell. Antinheimo, from Helsinki, earned a UTR rating of 12 and has been ranked as high as No. 483 in the ITF Junior Rankings in singles play. A native of Belgrade, Serbia, Krstic has been ranked as high as No. 175 in the ITF Junior Rankings in both singles and doubles. Pettingell, from Sarasota, Fla., achieved a top USTA ranking of No. 22 in the state of Florida.
• Elon is led by Michael Leonard, who is beginning his 19th season at the helm.

UP NEXT

• The Phoenix will host its lone fall tournament, the Elon Invitational, from Sept. 23-25 at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.