ELON, N.C. – The Elon University men's tennis team rolled past Hampton on Saturday, winning every set played in both doubles and singles to snap its two-match losing streak.
BOX SCORE (PDF)
"Overall, it was good," head coach
Michael Leonard said. "We had a couple guys start out slow, but it was good to see them put themselves together and get their momentum back after being down a little bit. We had some other guys that took control of their match and stayed on top of their opponents which was a positive sign."
With the win, the Phoenix improves to 6-5 on the season. Hampton falls to 2-5 with the loss.
THE RUNDOWN
- After going winless in doubles in its last two matches, the Phoenix swept doubles to take a 1-0 lead over the Pirates.
- Playing their second match of the season as a team, Nicholas Campbell and Daniel Martin picked up a 6-2 win on Court 1 in the first match to finish.
- In their first match as a duo, Veljko Krstic and Luke Queiroz clinched the doubles point for Elon with a 6-3 result in the No. 2 spot. The win was the first of Krstic's doubles career and improved Queiroz's record this season across doubles and singles to 3-0.
- Nicholas Condos and Ben Zipay improved to 5-1 on the season as a tandem, as they won 6-4 in the No. 2 spot. It was their first appearance of the season at No. 2 as their first five appearances this season came at No. 3.
- Martin continued his strong form in singles, defeating Hampton's Donte Armbrister 6-0, 6-2 in the No. 1 position. The junior has a team-best eight singles wins this season, all in the No. 1 spot.
- Krstic delivered a 6-3, 6-1 result on Court 3 against Hampton's Ange-Kevin Koua. The freshman is 6-3 on the season playing No. 3 singles and has won four of his last five matches.
- Zipay cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Emiliano Jorquera of the Pirates on Court 5. Zipay is 9-2 across singles and doubles on the season and is 2-0 playing No. 5 singles.
- After winning a tight opening set, Nicholas Campbell posted a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the No. 2 spot against Erden Er. The senior is 7-4 on the season in singles and has seven wins in his last nine matches.
- Playing singles for the first time since Feb. 18, Nicholas Condos defeated Hampton's Jeremiah Williams 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 6 spot. The senior is on a two-match winning streak in singles.
- Ahmed Hosni won 7-5, 6-3 on Court 4 to round out the sweep for the Phoenix, snapping a three-match losing streak in singles for the freshman.
- This was the fourth time this season the Phoenix has won a match by a 7-0 score.
- Elon is now 5-0 this season at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
UP NEXT
Elon takes on Wofford tomorrow at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. The match will begin at 1:30 p.m.
RESULTS
Singles
1.
Daniel Martin (Elon) def. Donte Armbrister (Hampton) 6-0, 6-2
2.
Nicholas Campbell (Elon) def. Erden Er (Hampton) 6-4, 6-2
3.
Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. Ange-Kevin Koua (Hampton) 6-3, 6-1
4.
Ahmed Hosni (Elon) def. Daniel Flynn (Hampton) 7-5, 6-2
5.
Ben Zipay (Elon) def. Emiliano Jorquera (Hampton) 6-1, 6-1
6.
Nicholas Condos (Elon) def. Jeremiah Williams (Hampton) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
1.
Nicholas Campbell/
Daniel Martin (Elon) def. Daniel Flynn/Erden Er (Hampton) 6-2
2.
Nicholas Condos/
Ben Zipay (Elon) def. Donte Armbrister/Emiliano Jorquera (Hampton) 6-4
3.
Veljko Krstic/
Luke Queiroz (Elon) def. Ange-Kevin Koua/Jeremiah Williams (Hampton) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,3,5,2,6,4)
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