WILLIAMSBURG, Va. –
Nicholas Campbell clinched a 4-2 victory for the No. 3 seeded Elon University men's tennis team in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament on Friday night against No. 6 Delaware.
BOX SCORE (PDF)
The Phoenix won four singles matches to secure the victory and advance to its eighth straight CAA Tournament semifinal. With the win, Elon improves to 14-8 on the season while Delaware finishes with a 16-9 record.
THE RUNDOWN
- Due to rain early on Friday, all matches were moved inside to William & Mary's McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. Singles was played before doubles in all four quarterfinal matches per conference championship policy.
- Playing at the No. 1 spot, Daniel Martin posted Elon's first point of the match with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Delaware's James Wilkinson. The win was Martin's team-best 16th of the season and his second of the season against Wilkinson, as he also defeated Delaware's No. 1 by a 6-1, 6-2 score on March 30.
- Oskar Antinheimo raced to a 6-2, 6-2 win on Court 5 against Udayan Bhakar to put the Phoenix up 2-0. It was the freshman's 14th victory of the season, his fourth straight and his ninth at the No. 5 spot.
- After a Blue Hens victory at the No. 6 spot, Nicholas Condos made it 3-1 in favor of Elon with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over Alexandre Gluck. Condos trailed 4-1 in his opening-set tiebreak but rallied to win it 7-5 before cruising in the second set. The senior has now won his last three singles appearances.
- Nicholas Campbell dropped the first set on Court 2 against Luis Molina but charged back to win the next two sets 6-1 and 6-2 to secure the winning point for the Phoenix. The win was the senior's first since March 23 against Davidson as he snapped a four-match skid.
- Veljko Krstic was one game away from winning when Campbell clinched the match for Elon, as the freshman was up 4-6, 6-4, 5-4 on Court 3 against William Wibmer.
- Elon is now 8-0 all-time in CAA Tournament quarterfinal matches.
UP NEXT
- Elon will face No. 7 Monmouth tomorrow at approximately 3 p.m. The match will be contested at the Mackesy Tenis Center, William & Mary's outdoor facility.
- Monmouth upset host and No. 2 seed William & Mary 4-0 on Friday in the quarterfinals, becoming the first No. 7 seed to advance to the semifinals at the event. The Hawks are making their first CAA Tournament appearance.
- The Hawks, who are 18-6 on the season, also defeated No. 10 Hampton by a 4-2 score in the tournament's first round.
- Elon won the only ever meeting between the teams 4-1 on Jan. 22, 2017.
RESULTS
Singles
1.
Daniel Martin (Elon) def. James Wilkinson (Delaware) 6-2, 6-4
2.
Nicholas Campbell (Elon) def. Luis Molina (Delaware) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
3.
Veljko Krstic (Elon) vs. William Wibmer (Delaware) 4-6, 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
4.
Nicholas Condos (Elon) def. Alexandre Gluck (Delaware) 7-6 (5), 6-1
5.
Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) def. Udayan Bhakar (Delaware) 6-2, 6-2
6. Daniel Krulig (Delaware) def.
Ben Zipay (Elon) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
Order of finish: 1, 5, 6, 4, 2
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