ELON, N.C. – In its season debut at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center, the Elon University men's tennis team delivered its first win of the season against South Carolina State with a 7-0 sweep Tuesday. 

BOX SCORE (PDF)
 
The Phoenix improves to 1-3 on the season with the victory while the Bulldogs fall to 1-3 with the loss. 
 
THE RUNDOWN

• Elon won its first doubles point of the season with convincing victories at the Nos. 1 and 2 spots. 
• Playing the No. 1 position, Dylan Heap and Daniel Martin teamed up to win 6-1 for Elon's first win of the day. It was the duo's first doubles victory together and Elon's first at the No. 1 spot this season. 
• Oskar Antinheimo and Jack Curtis won 6-2 on Court 3 to secure the doubles point for the maroon and gold. The tandem has now won two matches together this season. 
• On Court 2, Ben Zipay and Juan Sengariz, who were chosen as the CAA's Doubles Team of the Week during the match, were tied at 4-4 when the match was halted.
• Sengariz wasted little time moving the Phoenix ahead 2-0 with a decisive 6-0, 6-2 victory over South Carolina State's Vanja Petrov at the No. 4 position. It was his first dual singles win with the Phoenix.
• Moments after Sengariz completed his match, Martin polished off a 6-2, 6-0 win over Novak Novakovic on Court 1. It was Martin's first win of the season and the 36^th of his Elon career.
• With a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Aissa Benchakroun at the No. 3 position, Antinheimo posted the winning point for the Phoenix. It was his first career victory playing No. 3 singles in his second appearance. 
• Freshman Jack Curtis fought past Luka Stefanovic 6-4, 6-4 on Court 6 for his third win of the season. He is tied with Antinheimo for the most singles victories on the team. 
• After earning his first doubles win with Elon earlier in the day, Heap won his first singles match at the No. 5 position against Gabriel Johnson. He won 6-4, 7-6 (4) for Elon's fifth straight-sets win of the match. 
• At the No. 2 spot, Veljko Krstic fought from a set behind and completed a 4-6, 7-5, 10-8 comeback victory in a match tiebreak to secure the sweep for the Phoenix. Both of Krstic's wins this season have come playing the No. 2 position. 
• Elon has now won its last 14 home openers played at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center, dating back to the 2010 season. 
• This was Elon's first outdoor match of the season after playing the first three indoors.  

 
UP NEXT
Elon continues its five-match homestand on Saturday with a battle against CAA foe Campbell. The contest at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center will start at 1 p.m.
 
RESULTS
Singles
1. Daniel Martin (Elon) def. Novak Novakovic (SC State) 6-2, 6-0
2. Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. Mikalai Bankou (SC State) 4-6, 7-5, 10-8
3. Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) def. Aissa Benchakroun (SC State) 7-5, 6-1
4. Juan Sengariz (Elon) def. Vanja Petrov (SC State) 6-0, 6-2
5. Dylan Heap (Elon) def. Gabriel Johnson (SC State) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
6. Jack Curtis (Elon) def. Luka Stefanovic (SC State) 6-4, 6-4
 
Doubles
1. Dylan Heap/Daniel Martin (Elon) def. Benjamin Niv/Aissa Benchakroun (SC State) 6-1
2. Juan Sengariz/Ben Zipay (Elon) vs. Novak Novakovic/Mikalai Bankou (SC State) 4-4, unfinished
3. Oskar Antinheimo/Jack Curtis (Elon) def. Gabriel Johnson/Luke Stefanovic (SC State) 6-2
 
Order of finish: Doubles: (1,3); Singles (4,1,3,6,5,2)