ELON, N.C. – The Elon University women's tennis team cruised past Norfolk State 7-0 on Saturday for its first win of the season at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. 

BOX SCORE (PDF)
 
With the victory, the Phoenix improves to 2-4 on the season while the Spartans drop to 0-1.
 
THE RUNDOWN

• Elon won the doubles point for the second consecutive match by going 12-0 in games on Courts 2 and 3. 
• Freshmen Simone Bergeron and Ella Suk dominated for the second straight day at the No. 3 position, winning 6-0 to back up their 6-1 victory against South Carolina State on Friday. Bergeron is now 2-0 on the season in doubles after making her debut yesterday. 
• Madison Cordisco and Mariana Reding clinched doubles with a 6-0 win of their own on Court 2. The duo leads the team with three doubles victories on the season. 
• On Court 1, Sibel Tanik and Lizette Reding led their match 4-2 before it was halted. 
• Playing No. 6 singles for the first time in her career, Helen Sarikulaya rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 win over Norfolk State's Isabella Cottrell. This is the first time Sarikulaya has ever won a singles match without dropping a game. 
• Next to cross the finish line for the Phoenix was Lizette Reding at the No. 2 position. The senior defeated Allesia Stan 6-0, 6-2 for the 42^nd singles victory of her Elon career. 
• In her first ever appearance at the No. 4 spot, Suk delivered the winning point for the maroon and gold with a 6-4, 6-0 triumph over Sabina-Maria Iureau. Suk has now won each of her last four completed contests across singles and doubles. 
• Shortly after Suk's win, Mariana Reding finished off a 6-1, 6-4 victory against Laura Ruiz on Court 5. Mariana's three singles wins this season are tied with Suk and sister Lizette for the most on the team.  
• Miray Konar came from a set down to earn her first win at the No. 3 spot for the Phoenix, as the junior took down Irana-Iona Iureau 5-7, 6-1, 10-3. It was Konar's second win in a match tiebreak with Elon.
• In the last match to finish on Court 1, Tanik outlasted Gabriela Davidescu 6-3, 4-6, 11-9 for her second win of the season and 41^st overall with the Phoenix. 
• This was Elon's first 7-0 sweep since March 4, 2023, when the Phoenix beat Methodist at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. 

UP NEXT
The Phoenix continues its six-match homestand at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center on Feb. 16 against Gardner-Webb. The contest will start at 2 p.m. 
 
RESULTS
Singles
1. Sibel Tanik (Elon) def. Gabriela Davidescu (Norfolk State) 6-3, 4-6, 11-9
2. Lizette Reding (Elon) def. Allesia Stan (Norfolk State) 6-0, 6-2
3. Miray Konar (Elon) def. Irana-Iona Iureau (Norfolk State) 5-7, 6-1, 10-3
4. Ella Suk (Elon) def. Sabina-Maria Iureau (Norfolk State) 6-4, 6-0
5. Mariana Reding (Elon) def. Laura Ruiz (Norfolk State) 6-1, 6-4
6. Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) def. Isabella Cottrell (Norfolk State) 6-0, 6-0
 
Doubles
1. Sibel Tanik/Lizette Reding (Elon) vs. Gabriela Davidescu/Irana Iona Iureau (Norfolk State) 4-2, unfinished
2. Madison Cordisco/Mariana Reding (Elon) def. Laura Ruiz/Sabina-Maria Iureau (Norfolk State) 6-0
3. Simone Bergeron/Ella Suk (Elon) def. Isabella Cottrell/Allesia Stan (Norfolk State) 6-0
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,2,4,5,3,1)