RALEIGH, N.C. – Daniel Martin and Nicholas Campbell posted impressive singles wins but it was not enough to propel the Elon University men's tennis team past No. 35 North Carolina State, as the Phoenix lost 5-2. 

BOX SCORE (PDF)
 
With the defeat, Elon drops to 5-5 while NC State improves to 6-4. 
 
THE RUNDOWN

• The Phoenix debuted three new doubles tandems on Sunday but lost a tight doubles point. 
• After the Wolfpack won in the No. 3 spot, their team of Robin Catry and Luca Staeheli used a late break of serve at 4-4 to clip Oskar Antinheimo and Veljko Krstic 6-4 on Court 2, clinching the doubles point for NC State. Nicholas Campbell and Daniel Martin were tied 4-4 on Court 1 against Rafa Izquierdo Luque and Joseph Wayand, who are ranked No. 39 in the ITA's doubles rankings. 
• NC State won the first four completed singles matches in straight sets to go ahead 5-0. 
• Daniel Martin won the opening set 6-4 against No. 75 Rafa Izquierdo Luque on Court 1 but lost the second by the same score to go to a match tiebreak. With the score tied 9-9, the junior earned the final two points to seal a victory. The win was Martin's first in two attempts against a player ranked in the ITA singles rankings since joining the Phoenix. He now has a team-high seven singles wins this season. 
• Nicholas Campbell also won 11-9 in a match tiebreak, as the senior overcame an early deficit to give Elon victories in the Nos. 1 and 2 positions. Campbell has now won six of his last eight singles matches, with four of the wins coming in the No. 2 spot.
• With Martin and Campbell's victories, Elon has won in both Nos. 1 and 2 singles in six of the last eight contests. 
• This is the first time in the last four meetings between Elon and NC State that the Phoenix has won more than one point.  

 
UP NEXT
Elon hosts a pair of matches next weekend at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. The Phoenix will face Hampton on March 4 at 2 p.m. before taking on Wofford March 5 at 1:30 p.m. 
 
RESULTS
Singles
1. Daniel Martin (Elon) def. No. 75 Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NCSU) 6-4, 4-6, 11-9
2. Nicholas Campbell (Elon) def. Luca Staeheli (NCSU) 6-4, 2-6, 11-9
3. Braden Shick (NCSU) def. Veljko Krstic (Elon) 6-0, 6-1
4. Robin Catry (NCSU) def. Ahmed Hosni (Elon) 6-3, 6-2
5. Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) 6-0, 6-1
6. Joseph Wayand (NCSU) def. Ben Zipay (Elon) 6-1, 6-3
 
Doubles
1. Nicholas Campbell/Daniel Martin (Elon) vs. No. 39 Rafa Izquierdo Luque and Joseph Wayand (NCSU) 4-4, unfinished
2. No. 50 Robin Catry/Luca Staeheli (NCSU) def. Oskar Antinheimo/Veljko Krstic (Elon) 6-4
3. Braden Shick/Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) def. Ahmed Hosni/Ben Zipay (Elon) 6-1
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,5,6,4,1,2)