ELON, N.C. – The Elon University men's tennis team (7-5) will try for a third consecutive win on Monday when it faces College of Charleston (4-6) on the road. The match is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start time. 
 
COVERAGE

• The match will begin with doubles at 2 p.m. and will conclude with singles shortly after.
• Live scoring for Monday's match can be accessed here. 
• Updates will be provided during the match by the program's Twitter account, @ElonMTennis. 

SERIES HISTORY VS. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

• Elon leads the all-time series against College of Charleston 13-9.
• The Phoenix defeated the Cougars 4-0 in their most recent meeting on April 22, 2022, in the quarterfinal round of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament. Daniel Martin, Nicholas Campbell and Camilo Ponce won singles matches to clinch the victory for Elon.  
• Elon is 3-4 in matches played at College of Charleston. 

 
ABOUT THE PHOENIX

• Elon is coming off a strong spring in which it went 15-9 and finished as the runner-up at the CAA Championship.
• Among the returnees is Nicholas Campbell, the Most Outstanding Player at the CAA Tournament and an All-CAA second-team singles selection.
• Others include senior Nicholas Condos; juniors Daniel Martin (All-CAA second team in singles and doubles), Luke Queiroz and Ben Zipay; and sophomore Esteban Penagos.
• The Phoenix welcomes three freshmen in Oskar Antinheimo, Veljko Krstic and Jake Pettingell. Antinheimo, from Helsinki, earned a UTR rating of 12 and has been ranked as high as No. 483 in the ITF Junior Rankings in singles play. A native of Belgrade, Serbia, Krstic has been ranked as high as No. 175 in the ITF Junior Rankings in both singles and doubles. Pettingell, from Sarasota, Fla., achieved a top USTA ranking of No. 22 in the state of Florida. Elon also adds Ahmed Hosni for the spring season. A native of Cairo, Egypt, Hosni has been ranked as high as No. 197 in the ITF Junior Rankings and reached two ITF Junior singles finals in 2022.  
• Elon is led by head coach Michael Leonard, who is in his 19th season at the helm.

LAST TIME OUT

• The Phoenix defeated Wofford 6-1 on March 5 to improve to 6-0 on the season at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. 
• Daniel Martin and Nicholas Campbell posted Elon's first win of the day against the Terriers with a 6-1 result at No. 1 doubles. 
• Nicholas Condos and Ben Zipay clinched the doubles point for the Phoenix with a 6-3 victory at the No. 3 spot. 
• With a 6-3, 6-2 triumph on Court 6, Zipay made it 2-0 in favor of Elon.
• Freshman Veljko Krstic won 6-2, 6-1 on Court 3 to put Elon ahead 3-0. 
• Martin clinched the match for Elon with a 6-3, 6-2 result at the No. 1 position. 
• Campbell and freshman Oskar Antinheimo both added straight-set victories to round out Elon's wins. 

 
DAN THE MAN

• Daniel Martin has a team-high nine singles victories this season and is on a three-match winning streak.
• Martin has won 26 singles matches since the start of last season, the most of any Elon player in that span. 
• His win against Wofford was his ninth at the No. 1 position since joining the Phoenix, as his previous 17 victories came in the Nos. 2, 3 and 5 spots.
• The junior is 26-7 in his singles career at Elon, with 20 of the 26 victories coming in straight sets. 
• After earning a singles victory in the No. 1 spot against No. 35 North Carolina State on Feb. 26, Daniel Martin was selected as the CAA's Player of the Week on Feb. 28.  
• It was Martin's second CAA weekly honor of the season, as he also won Co-Doubles Team of the Week with partner Oskar Antinheimo on Jan. 25. 

 
DOUBLES SUCCESS

• Two Elon doubles teams have combined to win three CAA weekly honors this season. 
• Nicholas Condos and Ben Zipay have taken home Doubles Team of the Week on Feb. 8 and Feb. 21. The duo is 6-1 on the season.
• Daniel Martin and Oskar Antinhiemo also won Co-Doubles Team of the Week on Jan. 25
• Antinheimo and Martin also cracked the ITA's Top 60 Doubles Rankings on Feb. 8, checking it at No. 55. They are the first Elon team to feature in the ranking since 2017.

 
CAMPBELL FINDING HIS FORM

• After losing his first two singles contests of the season, Nicholas Campbell has won eight of his last 10 to improve his record to 8-4 on the season. 
• Seven of Campbell's victories have come in the No. 2 spot with the other coming at No. 4. 
• The senior, who finished last season on a five-match winning streak and won three matches in the CAA Championship, has won 13 of his last 17 singles bouts. 
• Alongside doubles partner Ahmed Hosni, Campbell has also posted two victories that clinched a doubles point for the Phoenix, most recently against Georgia State on Feb. 18. 

 
VERSATILE ZIPAY

• Junior Ben Zipay holds an 11-2 record across doubles and singles this season. 
• Zipay is 5-1 in singles, with a 2-0 mark at No. 5 and a 3-1 record at No. 6.
• The Osprey, Florida, native is also 6-1 in doubles with partner Nicholas Condos. The tandem has been tabbed as the CAA's Doubles Team of the Week on two occasions. 
• Zipay has the best winning percentage in both singles and doubles for anyone on the team that has made more than two appearances.   

 
FRESHMAN PRODUCTION

• Freshmen Oskar Antinheimo, Ahmed Hosni and Veljko Krstic have combined for 18 singles and eight doubles wins this season. 
• Of Elon's 28 victories in Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6 singles this season, 18 were registered by freshmen. 18 of the Phoenix's 45 total singles wins have been delivered by freshmen. 
• Antinheimo is 7-3 on the season playing Nos. 5 and 6 singles, and his seven singles victories this season are tied with Krstic for the third most on the team. The Helsinki, Finland, native has already won two weekly CAA honors – CAA Co-Doubles Team of the Week on Jan. 25 and CAA Player of the Week on Feb. 14. 
• Krstic has won five of his last six matches in the No. 3 position and is 7-3 on the season. The Belgrade, Serbia, native has two wins in final sets this season.

 
SCOUTING COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

• The Cougars enter with a 4-6 record on the season, which includes a 1-3 mark at home. 
• College of Charleston lost its most recent match 4-0 against Miami on March 8. 
• The head coach of the Cougars is Jay Bruner, who is in his 16th year with the program. 

 
UP NEXT
The Phoenix returns home to play Dartmouth on March 21 at 2:30 p.m. Elon will look to extend its undefeated streak at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.