ELON, N.C. – Playing at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center for the first time this season on Sunday, the Elon University men's tennis team secured its first victory, defeating North Carolina Central 7-0. 

BOX SCORE (PDF)
 
"I felt our guys were dialed in from beginning to end," head coach Michael Leonard said. "We needed to get a win under our belt before we play Campbell on Tuesday." 
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Elon picked up doubles wins in the Nos. 1 and 3 positions to clinch the doubles point. Oskar Antinheimo and Daniel Martin won 6-2 on Court 1 for their second win of the season, while Ben Zipay made his season debut on Court 3, winning 6-2 alongside Nicholas Condos.
• Ahmed Hosni rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 win against NC Central's Neiman Sneed on Court 4 to put the Phoenix ahead 2-0. Hosni has won his last two singles matches, both in straight sets.
• After picking up his first doubles win of the season earlier in the day, Condos also earned his first singles victory, winning 6-0, 6-1 against Naresh Bharathy in the No. 5 spot. 
• Martin sealed the match for Elon with a 6-0, 6-2 result on Court 1 against Sebastian Pino. The junior has now won 10 of his last 12 singles contests dating back to last season, with nine of them coming in straight sets.
• Playing on Court 6, Antinheimo defeated Facundo Olmedo 6-1, 6-1 for his second career singles victory. 
• Nicholas Campbell posted his first singles victory of the season in the No. 2 spot, as the senior beat Oliver Saarinen 6-3, 6-2. 
• Freshman Veljko Krstic wrapped up the singles sweep for the Phoenix by earning his first career singles win on Court 3, defeating Kareem Abdul Hakim 6-2, 6-2.
• Three of Elon's singles victories came from freshmen – Krstic, Hosni and Antinheimo. 
• This is the 13^th straight season Elon has won its first match played at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. 
• With the win, Elon improves to 1-2 on the season. 

UP NEXT
Elon travels for a road match against Campbell on Feb. 7. The contest is slated for a 2 p.m. start time. 
 
RESULTS
Singles
1. Daniel Martin (Elon) def. Sebastian Pino (NCCU) 6-0, 6-2
2. Nicholas Campbell (Elon) def. Oliver Saarinen (NCCU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. Kareem Abdul Hakim (NCCU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Ahmed Hosni (Elon) def. Neiman Sneed (NCCU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Nicholas Condos (Elon) def. Naresh Bharathy (NCCU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) def. Facundo Olmedo (NCCU) 6-1, 6-1 
 
Doubles
1. Oskar Antinheimo/Daniel Martin (Elon) def. Sebastian Pino/Oliver Saarinen (NCCU) 6-2 
2. Nicholas Campbell/Ahmed Hosni (Elon) vs. Kareem Abdul Hakim/Naresh Bharathy (NCCU) 5-4, unfinished
3. Nicholas Condos/Ben Zipay (Elon) def. Shaka Cristellotti/Liam Murtaugh (NCCU) 6-2
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,5,1,6,2,3)