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Ben Zipay slice backhand vs. Longwood
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Winner Elon University ELON (3-3)
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | by Jacob Kisamore, Elon Athletic Communications

Men’s Tennis Earns Wednesday Sweep of Longwood

ELON, N.C. – The Elon University men's tennis team rolled past Longwood on Wednesday, winning all of its doubles and singles sets to post a 7-0 result. 

BOX SCORE (PDF)
 
With the win, Elon is now 3-3 on the season. Longwood fell to 0-2 with the loss. 
 
HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Phoenix dominated in doubles, quickly picking up wins in the Nos. 1 and 3 spots. Ben Zipay and Nicholas Condos improved to 3-0 as a pair this season with a 6-1 win on Court 3, and the team Oskar Antinheimo and Daniel Martin clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 win of their own on Court 1.
  • Ahmed Hosni improved his singles record to 3-3 on the season with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Longwood's Lukas Krause in the No. 4 spot. 
  • In his first singles appearance of the season, Zipay overcame an early deficit in the first set to pick up a 6-2, 6-0 win on Court 6 over Longwood's Gary Huang. Zipay is now 4-0 this season in doubles and singles. 
  • Antinheimo, the reigning Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week, clinched the match for the Phoenix with a 6-1, 6-2 result against Alejandro Uribe on Court 5. The freshman is now 5-1 this season in singles and has the most victories on the team. 
  • On Court 1, Daniel Martin secured a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Guillermo Cagigas. The junior is now 4-2 in singles this season. 
  • Nicholas Campbell battled to a 6-3, 6-3 triumph over Timéo Puech on Court 2. 
  • Freshman Veljko Krstic earned his third career singles victory in the No. 6 spot. He is now 3-2 in singles this season. 
  • With the win, Elon is now 2-0 this season at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center with both wins coming by 7-0 scores.
 
UP NEXT
The Phoenix returns to the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center on Saturday for a doubleheader against Shaw and Georgia State. The match against Shaw is scheduled for a 10:30 a.m. start and the contest against Georgia State will start at 2 p.m. 
 
RESULTS
Singles
1. Daniel Martin (Elon) def. Guillermo Cagigas (Longwood) 6-2, 6-2
2. Nicholas Campbell (Elon) def. Timéo Puech (Longwood) 6-3, 6-3
3. Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. Luis Reis (Longwood) 6-3, 6-4
4. Ahmed Hosni (Elon) def. Lukas Krause (Longwood) 6-1, 6-0
5. Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) def. Alejandro Uribe (Longwood) 6-1, 6-2
6. Ben Zipay (Elon) def. Gary Huang (Longwood) 6-2, 6-0
 
Doubles
1. Oskar Antinheimo/Daniel Martin (Elon) def. Guillermo Cagigas/Luis Reis (Longwood) 6-1
2. Nicholas Campbell/Ahmed Hosni (Elon) vs. Gary Huang/Lukas Krause (Longwood) 5-2, unfinished
3. Nicholas Condos/Ben Zipay (Elon) def. Timéo Puech/Alejandro Uribe (Longwood) 6-1
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,6,5,1,2,3)
 
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