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Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | by Jacob Kisamore, Elon Athletic Communications

Women’s Tennis Beats North Carolina A&T 5-0

ELON, N.C. – The Elon University women's tennis team picked up a 5-0 victory against North Carolina A&T at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center on Tuesday.

BOX SCORE (PDF) 
 
With the win, the Phoenix improves to 6-3 on the season. The Aggies drop to 2-1.
 
THE RUNDOWN
  • Sibel Tanik and Lizette Reding clinched the doubles point for the Phoenix with a 6-0 win on Court 1 against Cielo Tapia-Cruz and Nuria Sanz. The duo is now 4-3 on the season. 
  • Miray Konar improved to 5-0 on the season in singles with a 6-2, 6-2 triumph on Court 5 against Asima Sazan. The was the sophomore's first win at the No. 5 spot, as her previous four victories came at No. 6
  • Olivia Archer battled to win the first set of her match against Nour Gueblaoui in a tiebreak on Court 4 before winning the second 6-3, clinching the match for the Phoenix. The win is the Archer's 61st of Archer's career, as the fifth-year senior is now just seven back of Frida Jansaker (2011-2014) for the most singles wins in Elon's Division I history. 
  • Playing her first ever match at the No. 2 spot, Helen Sarikulaya won 7-5, 6-3 on Court 2 against Cielo Tapia-Cruz to make it 5-0 for Elon.
  • The Phoenix is 3-0 at home this season and 2-0 at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. 
 
UP NEXT
Elon continues its season-long seven-match homestand on Friday when it takes on Middle Tennessee at 2 p.m. 
 
RESULTS
Singles
1. Lizette Reding (Elon) vs. Lana Caculovic (NCAT) 4-6, 6-3, unfinished
2. Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) vs. Cielo Tapia-Cruz (NCAT) 7-5, 6-3
3. Julie Ball (Elon) vs. Nuria Sanz (NCAT) 6-4, 4-6, 3-1, unfinished
4. Olivia Archer (Elon) def. Nour Gueblaoui (NCAT) 7-6 (3), 6-3
5. Miray Konar (Elon) def. Asima Sazan (NCAT) 6-2, 6-2
6. Shauna Galvin (Elon) won by default
 
Doubles
1. Sibel Tanik/Lizette Reding (Elon) def. Cielo Tapia-Cruz/Nuria Sanz (NCAT) 6-0
2. Lana Caculovic/Nour Gueblaoui (NCAT) vs. Julie Ball/Madison Cordisco (Elon) 3-2, unfinished
3. Miray Konar/Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) won by default
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,5,4,2)
 
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