GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Elon University women's tennis team extended its winning streak to six matches and completed a 6-0 homestand on Tuesday, as the Phoenix defeated Morgan State and Shaw at the Simkins Indoor Tennis Center.
BOX SCORE VS. MORGAN STATE (PDF)
BOX SCORE VS. SHAW (PDF)
Elon began the day with a 4-1 victory over Morgan State and followed it up with a 5-0 result against Shaw. With the wins, Elon is now 11-3 on the season, while Morgan State fell to 2-6 and Shaw to 2-2.
THE RUNDOWN VS. MORGAN STATE
- Miray Konar and Helen Sarikulaya picked up Elon's first victory of the day at No. 3 doubles with a 6-1 score.
- At No. 1 doubles, Sibel Tanik and Lizette Reding, who were named the Colonial Athletic Association's Doubles Team of the Week for the second straight week and third time this season on Tuesday, won 6-4 to clinch the doubles point for the Phoenix. The tandem has now won its last five matches and is 30-5 in total games over that stretch.
- Reding delivered Elon's first singles win of the day with a 6-0, 6-1 decision against Morgan State's Ana-Lei Kalawe on Court 3.
- Olivia Archer put the Phoenix ahead 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-2 result at No. 5 singles against Lauryn Hall.
- After Morgan State won No. 2 singles, Tanik clinched for the Phoenix with a tight 7-6, 6-4 victory on Court 1 against Averiana Mitchell. It was her ninth singles win of the season, all of which have come at the No. 1 spot.
THE RUNDOWN VS. SHAW
- Elon swept the doubles matches to take the doubles point and go ahead 1-0.
- Miray Konar and Helen Sarikulaya picked up their second win of the day, this time winning 6-1 at the No. 2 spot. It was their first match of the season at No. 2 instead of No. 3 doubles.
- Julie Ball and Madison Cordisco clinched the doubles point for the Phoenix with a 6-1 win on Court 1. It was their first match of the season at the No. 1 position as the duo improved to 4-1 together.
- Olivia Archer and Shauna Galvin improved to 2-0 on the season at No. 3 doubles with a 6-2 victory.
- Archer picked up Elon's first singles win, defeating Shaw's Sevval Ozseker 6-0, 6-1 on Court 5. With her two wins on Tuesday, Archer now has 66 career singles victories and is now just three away from surpassing Frida Jansaker's (2011-14) to become Elon's all-time Division I leader in singles wins. Archer's 11 victories this season are the most on the team.
- Ball won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4 singles against Chetna Kumari to give Elon a 3-0 advantage. The senior has now won 11 singles sets this season by either a 6-0 or 6-1 score, the most on the team.
- Lizette Reding clinched the match for the Phoenix with a 6-0, 6-1 result on Court 2 against Prerana Koirala. The junior is currently on a five-match winning streak in both singles and doubles and is 4-1 on the season playing No. 2 singles.
- Miray Konar improved to 7-0 on the season in singles with a 6-0, 6-2 victory against Hafsa Sanhaji. The sophomore is 2-0 at No. 5 and 5-0 at No. 6 this season.
- The Phoenix is 55-19 on the season in singles, good enough for a 74% winning percentage.
- Elon has won the doubles point in six straight matches, its longest streak of the season.
UP NEXT
Elon returns to the road to face UNCW on Thursday at 2 p.m. The match will be the first on the road for the Phoenix since Feb. 25.
RESULTS VS. MORGAN STATE
Singles
1.
Sibel Tanik (Elon) def. Averiana Mitchell (Morgan State) 7-6 (1), 6-4
2. Hannah Smith (Morgan State) def.
Madison Cordisco (Elon) 6-3, 6-1
3.
Lizette Reding (Elon) def. Ana-Lei Kalawe (Morgan State) 6-0, 6-1
4.
Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) vs. Asmara Rose (Morgan State) 7-6 (5), 4-2, unfinished
5.
Olivia Archer (Elon) def. Lauryn Hall (Morgan State) 6-3, 6-2
6.
Shauna Galvin (Elon) vs. Stefania Moysiadi (Morgan State) 4-6, 6-3, unfinished
Doubles
1.
Sibel Tanik/
Lizette Reding (Elon) def. Hannah Smith/Asmara Rose (Morgan State) 6-4
2.
Julie Ball/
Madison Cordisco (Elon) vs. Lauryn Hall/Averiana Mitchell (Morgan State) 5-4, unfinished
3.
Miray Konar/
Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) def. Ana-Lei Kalawe/Stefania Moysiadi (Morgan State) 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,5,2,1)
RESULTS VS. SHAW
Singles
1.
Sibel Tanik (Elon) vs. Dana Moreno (Shaw) 6-0, 3-2, unfinished
2.
Lizette Reding (Elon) def. Prerana Koirala (Shaw) 6-0, 6-1
3.
Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) vs. Anja Antonijevic (Shaw) 6-0, 2-1, unfinished
4.
Julie Ball (Elon) def. Chetna Kumari (Shaw) 6-1, 6-0
5.
Olivia Archer (Elon) def. Sevval Ozseker (Shaw) 6-0, 6-1
6.
Miray Konar (Elon) def. Hafsa Sanhaji (Shaw) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
1.
Julie Ball/
Madison Cordisco (Elon) def. Dana Moreno/Prerana Koirala (Shaw) 6-1
2.
Miray Konar/
Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) def. Sevval Ozseker/Anja Antonijevic (Shaw) 6-1
3.
Olivia Archer/
Shauna Galvin (Elon) def. Chetna Kumari/Jessa Michielli (Shaw) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,4,2,6)
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