ELON, N.C. – The Elon University men's tennis team returned to the win column on Thursday, defeating Delaware 4-2 to remain unbeaten on the season at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
BOX SCORE (PDF)
Elon improves to 11-6 on the season with the victory while Delaware falls to 11-5 with the loss.
THE RUNDOWN
- Elon extended its streak of successful doubles points to seven with a pair of victories.
- Nicholas Campbell and Daniel Martin picked up a 6-3 victory on Court 1 for Elon's first win of the day. The tandem is now 5-2 on the season at No. 1 doubles.
- With a 6-3 win on Court 3, Nicholas Condos and Ben Zipay clinched the doubles point for the Phoenix. The pairing has accumulated a team-best nine wins this season and is on a three-match winning streak.
- The reigning Colonial Athletic Association Doubles Team of the Week Oskar Antinheimo and Veljko Krstic was ahead 5-2 on Court 2 before the match was abandoned.
- Martin continued to roll in singles, dropping just three games in a 6-1, 6-2 triumph against Delaware's James Wilkinson on Court 1. The win was Martin's 12th of the season and the ninth to come in straight sets.
- Krstic matched Martin with a straight sets victory of his own on Court 3 against William Wibmer. The freshman is tied with Martin for a team-best 12 singles wins this season and is currently on a winning streak of seven matches, the longest for any Elon player in singles this season.
- The Blue Hens won the next two matches to finish in the Nos. 2 and 4 spots to make the score 3-2.
- Condos clinched a 4-2 victory for Elon with his first win since March 4 on Court 2. The senior beat Tobey Lock 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 for his fourth victory of the season.
- With the victory, Elon improved to 8-0 on the season at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
UP NEXT
Elon stays home to host William & Mary on Saturday. The match is currently scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
RESULTS
Singles
1.
Daniel Martin (Elon) def. James Wilkinson (Delaware) 6-1, 6-2
2. Luis Molina (Delaware) def.
Nicholas Campbell (Elon) 6-2, 6-4
3.
Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. William Wibmer (Delaware) 6-4, 6-4
4. Daniel Krulig (Delaware) def.
Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) 6-2, 6-3
5.
Nicholas Condos (Elon) def. Tobey Lock (Delaware) 6-3, 2-6, 6-0
6.
Ben Zipay (Elon) vs. Bernardo Teixeira (Delaware) 7-6 (7), 2-2, unfinished
Doubles
1.
Nicholas Campbell/
Daniel Martin (Elon) def. Luis Molina/James Wilkinson (Delaware) 6-3
2.
Oskar Antinheimo/
Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. Tobey Lock/Euan Mackenzie (Delaware) 5-2, unfinished
3.
Nicholas Condos/
Ben Zipay (Elon) def. Daniel Krulig/William Wibmer (Delaware) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,3,2,4,5)
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