ELON, N.C. – The Elon University men's tennis team combined for five singles and three doubles wins Friday to open its fall season at the Elon Invitational. The Phoenix is hosting the event through Sunday at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. 

SINGLES AND DOUBLES DRAWS (PDF)
 
Daniel Martin and Veljko Krstic both picked up straight-set victories in the Maroon Singles draw, as Martin won 6-2, 6-2 against Wofford's Will Fullett and Krstic defeated Deniz Okyay of Norfolk State 6-1, 6-2. 
 
In his Phoenix debut, Juan Sengariz went 3-0 across singles and doubles, as he won his first-round match in the Gold Singles draw 6-2, 6-4 against Ian Rasheed of Wofford before earning a pair of doubles victories with Ben Zipay to advance to Sunday's championship round of the Gold Doubles draw. Zipay was also victorious in the first round of the Gold Singles draw. 
 
Jake Pettingell split a pair of decisions in the Powell Singles draw to round out Elon's singles victories on the day. In doubles, Martin and Dylan Heap picked up Elon's other doubles win before the tandem lost in the second round of the Maroon Doubles draw. 
 
Saturday will consist of two rounds of singles. Krstic, Martin, Sengariz and Zipay are all still alive to win their respective flights. Play will begin tomorrow at 9 a.m. 
 
RESULTS
Singles
Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. Deniz Okyay (Norfolk State) 6-1, 6-2
Daniel Martin (Elon) def. Will Fullett (Wofford) 6-2, 6-2
Juan Sengariz (Elon) def. Ian Rasheed (Wofford) 6-2, 6-4
Ben Zipay (Elon) def. Robert Hagen (Radford) 7-6 (5), 6-2
Jake Pettingell (Elon) def. Brolin Dorsey (Charleston) 6-0, 7-6 (5)
Max Graham (Wofford) def. Jake Pettingell (Elon) 6-1, 6-4
Ian Pedersen (North Carolina A&T) def. Alonso Roca (Elon) 6-2, 6-3
Mikalai Bankou (South Carolian State) def. Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 
 
Doubles
Juan Sengariz/Ben Zipay (Elon) def. Vasco Prata/Lance Cochran (Charlotte) 6-4
Juan Sengariz/Ben Zipay (Elon) def. Milledge Cossu/Pedro Cressoni (ETSU) 6-3
Daniel Martin/Dylan Heap (Elon) def. Guilherme Severin/Charles Courteau (Radford) 6-1
Ivan Dreycopp/Matias Iturbe (Charlotte) def. Daniel Martin/Dylan Heap 7-6 (6)
Alissa Benchakroun/Benjamin Niv (South Carolina State) def. Oskar Antinheimo/Veljko Krstic (Elon) 6-1
Mattia Bernardi/Pietro Martinetti (Charleston) def. Oskar Antinheimo/Veljko Krstic (Elon) 6-1
Deniz Okyay/Jakub Solarski (Norfolk State) def. Alonso Roca/Jake Pettingell (Elon) 6-4
Daniel Clivio/Hugo Rask (Wofford) def. Alonso Roca/Jake Pettingell (Elon) 7-5