GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Elon University men's tennis team had its five-match winning streak snapped on Sunday when it fell 4-2 against Presbyterian at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center.
BOX SCORE (PDF)
The match was moved indoors to Greensboro due to early afternoon rain in Elon. With the loss, Elon is now 10-6 on the season. Presbyterian improves to 10-9 with the victory.
THE RUNDOWN
- Elon won its sixth consecutive doubles point, extending its longest streak of the season.
- Nicholas Condos and Ben Zipay picked up a 6-1 victory on Court 3 for Elon's first win of the day. The duo is now 8-2 on the season.
- Presbyterian won at the No. 1 spot but Oskar Antinheimo and Veljko Krstic clinched doubles for the Phoenix with a 6-4 win at the No. 2 spot. The two freshmen have now won their last four matches together and are 4-1 on the season.
- The Blue Hose tied the match at 1-1 with a win at No. 1 singles before Krstic won on Court 3 to put the Phoenix up 2-1. The freshman defeated Presbyterian's Sebastian Dominguez 6-4, 6-3. His 11 singles wins this season are tied with Daniel Martin for the most on the team.
- Presbyterian won the next three completed singles contests to clinch the match. Two of the wins came in deciding sets.
- The loss was Elon's first of the season in a home match though the Phoenix is still 7-0 at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center this season.
UP NEXT
Elon returns to the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center on Thursday for a match against Delaware. The contest will begin at 1 p.m.
RESULTS
Singles
1. No. 72 Dusan Milanovic (Presbyterian) def.
Daniel Martin (Elon) 6-4, 6-3
2. Max Benson (Presbyterian) def.
Nicholas Campbell (Elon) 6-7 (3), 6-2, 7-5
3.
Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. Sebastian Dominguez (Presbyterian) 6-4, 6-3
4. Denim Yadav (Presbyterian) def.
Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
5.
Nicholas Condos (Elon) vs. Javier Matos (Presbyterian) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0, unfinished
6. David Mamalat (Presbyterian) def.
Ben Zipay (Elon) 6-2, 7-5
Doubles
1. No. 42 Max Benson/Dusan Milanovic (Presbyterian) def.
Nicholas Campbell/
Daniel Martin (Elon) 6-4
2.
Oskar Antinheimo/
Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. Sebastian Dominguez/Javier Matos (Presbyterian) 6-4
3.
Nicholas Condos/
Ben Zipay (Elon) def. David Mamalat/Denim Yadav (Presbyterian) 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,3,2,4,6)
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