ELON, N.C. – The Elon University women's tennis team returns to the courts Friday when it kicks off the Elon Fall Invitational, a three-day tournament at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. This will be one of two fall tournaments hosted by the Phoenix. 
 
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION 

• Friday's action starts at 9 a.m. with two rounds of doubles play, followed by a round of singles. On Saturday, players will compete in a round of singles and doubles before the tournament concludes with a round of singles on Sunday.
• Live stats will not be available for the tournament.
• Other teams participating in the tournament include Campbell, East Tennessee State, ECU, Emory, James Madison, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, UNCG and Virginia Tech. 
• Draws can be accessed here. 

ABOUT THE PHOENIX

• Elon is coming off a 16-7 season that included a trip to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament. 
• The Phoenix returns five players from last year's squad, headlined by Sibel Tanik and Lizette Reding, who both earned All-CAA honors in both singles and doubles last season. Tanik and Reding formed a dynamic doubles duo, going 12-6 in the No. 1 position last season and also combined to win 24 singles contests in the top three spots. 
• Also returning for the Phoenix are sophomores Helen Sarikulaya and Madison Cordisco. Sarikulaya won 12 doubles and 11 singles matches last season and earned two CAA Doubles Team of the Week honors. Cordisco also reached double-digit wins in doubles, earning 11 victories playing the Nos. 2 and 3 spots. 
• Miray Konar is also back for her second season with the Phoenix. Konar went 8-1 in 2022 playing Nos. 5 and 6 singles and added nine doubles victories. 
• New to the Phoenix this season are freshmen Simone Bergeron, Ella Suk and Mariana Reding, the younger sister of Lizette Reding. 
• Elon is led by head coach Elizabeth Anderson, who is in her 20^th season with the program.