ELON, N.C. – With a 6-0, 7-5 victory on Court 6 against Radford on Friday, Olivia Archer became the all-time leader in career singles victories for the Elon University women's tennis program. The Phoenix defeated Radford 6-1 at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.

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Archer, who is in her fifth year with the team, overcame a 5-4 deficit in the second set, winning the final three games to clinch the 69th victory of her singles career. With the victory, she surpasses Frida Jansaker (2011-14), who previously held the record with 68 wins. 
 
"It's an exciting thing that I got the opportunity to be here for a fifth year and break that record," Archer said. "It's something that's going to stick with me for the rest of my life."
 
The win was Archer's 14th of the season and 11th in a row. Archer has not lost a singles match since Elon's Feb. 11 contest against Clemson. 

"I'm so proud of Olivia for reaching this milestone," head coach Elizabeth Anderson said. "In addition to her tremendous tennis success, she is an amazing leader, outstanding teammate and fantastic student-athlete. We are looking forward to our upcoming matches and to her continuing to finish her career very strong." 
 
With the victory, Elon improves to 14-4 on the season while Radford drops to 1-13 with the loss. 
 
THE RUNDOWN

• Julie Ball and Madison Cordisco improved to 7-2 on the season as a pair with a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles for Elon's first win of the day.
• Playing as a pair for the first time this season, Olivia Archer and Helen Sarikulaya clinched doubles for the Phoenix with a 6-0 win on Court 3. Archer has now won her last four doubles matches with three different partners – Sarikulaya, Ball and Shauna Galvin. 
• Sarikulaya dropped just one game in her singles match on Court 4 against Radford's Brooke Murphy, as the freshman made it 2-0 for Elon. 
• Ball won her 11th match of the season in the No. 5 spot against Camryn McClure to give the Phoenix a 3-0 win. All 11 of Ball's wins this season have come in straight sets and the senior has not lost more than four games in a set in any of her victories.
• Lizette Reding clinched the match for the Phoenix with a 6-1, 6-2 result on Court 2 against Emily Brandow. The junior is now 5-1 on the season playing No. 2 singles.
• Shortly after Reding's win, Archer completed the record-breaking 69th singles victory of her career on Court 6 against Rachel Ekanem to put Elon up 5-0. 
• Sibel Tanik posted Elon's final point of the day with a 6-3, 7-5 victory at No. 1 singles against Julia Abrams. The win was Tanik's 12th of the season and her eighth to come in straight sets. 
• Sarikulaya and Reding both posted their 10th singles wins of the season, as they became the third and fourth Elon players to reach double-digit victories. 
• With the win, Elon is now 10-1 at home and 6-1 at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. 
• The Phoenix has not lost back-to-back matches this season, as Elon has responded to all four of its losses with a win in its next appearance. 

 
UP NEXT
Elon travels to Winston-Salem to face No. 27 Wake Forest on Sunday. The match is scheduled to start at approximately 4:30 p.m. 
 
RESULTS
Singles
1. Sibel Tanik (Elon) def. Julia Abrams (Radford) 6-3, 7-5
2. Lizette Reding (Elon) def. Emily Brandow (Radford) 6-1, 6-2
3. Lexi Smolder (Radford) def. Madison Cordisco (Elon) 6-4, 7-5
4. Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) def. Brooke Murphy (Radford) 6-1, 6-0
5. Julie Ball (Elon) def. Camryn McClure (Radford) 6-3, 6-3
6. Olivia Archer (Elon) def. Rachel Ekanem (Radford) 6-0, 7-5
 
Doubles
1. Julia Abrams/Emily Brandow (Radford) vs. Sibel Tanik/Lizette Reding (Elon) 3-2, unfinished
2. Julie Ball/Madison Cordisco (Elon) def. Rachel Ekanem/Brooke Murphy (Radford) 6-1
3. Olivia Archer/Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) def. Camryn McClure/Lexi Smolder (Radford) 6-0
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (4,5,2,6,1,3)