GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Elon University women's tennis team continued its strong start to the season on Friday, as the Phoenix defeated UNC Greensboro 6-1 at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center for its third straight win.

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With the victory, Elon improved to 3-1 on the season, while UNCG fell to 2-5 with the loss.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• In doubles, Sibel Tanik and Lizette Reding earned their second win of the season with a 6-4 result on Court 1. 
• For the second straight match, the freshman duo of Madison Cordisco and Helen Sarikulaya clinched the doubles point for the Phoenix, as they won 6-3 in the No. 3 position. 
• Shortly after Elon's win on Court 3, Olivia Archer and Julie Ball completed their first doubles win of the season with a 6-3 decision on Court 2.
• Playing in the No. 2 spot for the second time this season, Lizette Reding rolled to a 6-2, 6-0 victory against UNCG's Alexandra Dodashev. The win was Reding's third straight, as the junior has now won six consecutive sets. 
• On Court 5, Archer cruised to a 6-0 opening set victory against Luna Urso of UNCG. The senior held on to win the second 6-3 to make the score 3-0 in favor of the Phoenix. The victory was the 58^th of Archer's career, tying her for third all-time with Barbora Lazarova (2012-15) in all-time singles wins at Elon. 
• For the second time in her freshman season, Sarikulaya clinched a match for Elon. Sarikulaya won the opening set 6-4 but dropped the second 6-2. She rallied for a 6-3 final set to defeat UNCG's Hanna Giddings, putting Elon up 4-1.
• Tanik came from a set behind to win 7-5 in the third against UNCG's Arina Babkova in the No. 1 spot. The win was Tanik's third straight, as the senior has now won 13 of her last 16 singles contests in the No. 1 position. 
• Miray Konar capped off Elon's stellar singles session with a dramatic win in a third-set tiebreak. The tiebreak was tied 7-7 before Konar won the final two points to clinch the match. Both of Konar's singles victories this season have come in final-set tiebreaks. 
• With the win, Elon is off to a 3-1 start for the second time in the last three seasons. 
• The Phoenix has now won its last four matches played at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center dating back to the 2021 season. 

UP NEXT
Elon returns to the road for matches against Clemson on Feb. 11 and Gardner-Webb on Feb. 12.
 
RESULTS
Singles
1. Sibel Tanik (Elon) def. Arina Babkova (UNCG) 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5
2. Lizette Reding (Elon) def. Alexandra Dodashev (UNCG) 6-2, 6-0
3. Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) def. Hanna Giddings (UNCG) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
4. Olivia Gallagher (UNCG) def. Julie Ball (Elon) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 
5. Olivia Archer (Elon) def. Luna Urso (UNCG) 6-0, 6-3
6. Miray Konar (Elon) def. Raegan Mitchell (UNCG) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7)
 
Doubles
1. Sibel Tanik/Lizette Reding (Elon) def. Olivia Gallagher/Hanna Giddings (UNCG) 6-4
2. Olivia Archer/Julie Ball (Elon) def. Arina Babkova/Raegan Mitchell (UNCG) 6-3
3. Madison Cordisco/Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) def. Alexandra Dodashev/McCollough Perry (UNCG) 6-4
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,5,4,3,1,6)