ELON, N.C. – The Elon University women's tennis team (10-4) looks to extend its winning streak to double digits on Wednesday as the Phoenix welcomes Campbell to the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. 
 
The match is Elon's second of the season against a CAA opponent and will begin at 2 p.m. 
 
HOW TO FOLLOW 

• Wednesday's match will start at 2 p.m. with doubles and will conclude with singles shortly after.
• Live scoring for the match will be available and can be accessed by clicking here.
• Admission to the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center is free.
• Updates throughout the match will be provided by the program's Twitter and Instagram accounts, @ElonWTennis.

 
THE MATCHUP

• Campbell leads the head-to-head 6-3, but the Phoenix has won each of the last three matchups. 
• Elon swept singles in Buies Creek on Jan. 20, 2023, to earn a 6-1 victory in the last meeting between the teams. 
• Two of Elon's three wins in the series have come on the road, with the lone home victory coming on Feb. 12, 2022. 
• The Phoenix and Camels have met each of the last five seasons, with three of the matches resulting in Elon wins.

 
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 singles and doubles last season. Tanik and Reding formed a dynamic doubles duo, going 12-6 in the No. 1 position, and combined for 24 singles victories 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 20th season at the helm of the program.

 
LAST TIME OUT

• Elon swept both Methodist and Salem on March 8 to take its winning streak to nine matches. 
• The Phoenix defeated the Monarchs 7-0 at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center before blanking Salem 5-0 in a match that started at the JPTC and finished indoors at Starmount Country Club in Greensboro.
• Elon won all six doubles matches on the day with five different pairings. Helen Sarikulaya and Miray Konar won two matches playing the No. 3 position, the only team to win multiple contests.
• Konar led the charge in singles for the Phoenix, winning a pair of matches on the day playing the Nos. 5 and 6 positions. 
• Lizette Reding also picked up a pair of wins for the maroon and gold, winning in straight sets at both the Nos. 1 and 2 spots. 
• As a team, the Phoenix combined to go 120-3 in singles games on the day in completed matches. 

 
GOING FOR 10 IN A ROW

• Elon enters Wednesday's match on a nine-match winning streak and will look to take it to double-digits against the Camels. 
• Since defeating Norfolk State on Feb. 10, the Phoenix has added wins against Gardner-Webb, Shaw, Hampton, Appalachian State, Davidson, Fairfield, Methodist and Salem. Eight of the nine wins have come at home. 
• During its winning streak, the Phoenix has collected 53 of 58 possible points. 
• Elon is 21-5 in completed doubles matches during the winning streak, amounting to a 82% winning percentage.
• Elon is also 45-4 in completed singles contests during its winning streak, with six of eight players recording four or more victories during that stretch. Every player on the team has won at least two singles bouts during the streak. 
• This is Elon's fourth winning streak of at least nine matches in its Division I history, with the most recent coming in 2020.
• The Phoenix can match its longest winning streak in its Division I history with a win Wednesday. Elon has won 10 matches in a row just once in the 2013 season. The streak began on March 16 and ended in the Southern Conference championship match. 
• Elon also delivered nine consecutive victories in 2016. 

 
TERRIFIC TANIK

• In her fifth year of college tennis and fourth at Elon, Sibel Tanik is up to 50 career singles victories, 46 of which have come with the maroon and gold. 
• Tanik has seven singles wins this season and has won six of her last seven appearances. 
• Tanik has played the No. 1 spot in 11 of the 12 matches she has competed in this season. 
• In her most recent singles appearance against Methodist, Tanik dropped just one game in her 6-1, 6-0 victory at the No. 1 spot.  
• The senior has been clutch in match tiebreaks this season, tallying two wins in decisive breakers. 
• All of Tanik's victories at Elon have come at either the No. 1 or No. 2 position, including 33 at the top spot. 
• Tanik has also registered 41 doubles wins since joining the Phoenix, the 12th most in Elon's Division I history. In the last two seasons, Tanik has paired with Lizette Reding for 30 victories at the No. 1 position. 
• Additionally, Tanik is moving up Elon's all-time singles ranks, as her seven wins this season have moved her into 14th place in the program's Division I history. 
• Alongside Reding, Tanik earned CAA Doubles Team of the Week honors on Jan. 23 after the pair won at the No. 1 spot on Jan. 19 against Longwood. 
• Last season, Tanik earned two CAA Player of the Week awards and was named to the All-CAA Second Team for doubles and Third Team for singles. 
• In all three of her years at Elon, Tanik has registered double-digit victories in both singles and doubles. She has also been All-CAA in both singles and doubles each of the last two seasons.

 
BIG SISTER

• Freshman Mariana Reding joins her older sister Lizette, a senior, on the Phoenix roster this season. 
• Lizette has won double-digit matches in both singles and doubles in each of her first three seasons with the maroon and gold. 
• During Elon's doubleheader against Methodist and Salem on March 8, Reding picked up a pair of singles victories playing the Nos. 1 and 2 spots. 
• With nine wins this season, Lizette has moved into 13th place on Elon's all-time Division I singles wins list, as the senior is up to 48 with the maroon and gold. She needs just two more victories to become the 13^th player to reach 50 singles victories in Elon's Division I history. 
• Lizette has won six of her last seven completed singles matches and has the second most wins on the team, trailing only her sister Mariana. 
• Lizette has also moved up to 11th all-time on Elon's Division I doubles wins list, as she currently sits at 42 career wins. Of those, 30 have come with partner Sibel Tanik. 
• Lizette is the only Elon player to play singles in every match this season. 
• In all three of her seasons with the Phoenix, Lizette has been an All-CAA performer in both singles and doubles. She was also selected as the 2020-21 CAA Rookie of the Year and was Elon's MVP for the 2020-21 campaign. 
• This fall, Lizette became Elon's first ever player to reach the quarterfinals of the main singles draw at ITA Carolina Regionals. She also made it to the quarterfinals of the event in doubles with partner Sibel Tanik, as the duo became Elon's first to advance that far in the main draw. 
• Lizette was tabbed as the CAA Player of the Week for the first time in her career on Jan. 23 after dropping just one game in a win at No. 2 singles against Longwood on Jan. 19. Lizette also won CAA Doubles Team of the Week that week with partner Sibel Tanik. 
• Read more about the Redings' journey from Leon, Mexico, to Elon and their relationship by clicking here.

 
LITTLE SISTER

• Mariana Reding has not been overshadowed by her older sister this season, as the freshman has been a star in both doubles and singles for the Phoenix. 
• The freshman has played both doubles and singles in 13 of Elon's 14 matches this season. 
• The younger Reding sister leads the Phoenix in singles victories with 10. She has won each of her last eight completed contests. 
• Mariana is one of two Elon players (Ella Suk) to win singles matches at three different positions this season. She has four wins each at the Nos. 3 and 5 spots, along with two victories playing the No. 2 position. 
• During her current eight-match winning streak in singles, Mariana has gone 16-2 in total sets. Of the 16 winning sets, 10 have come by 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 or 6-3 scores. 
• Mariana is also second on the team in doubles victories. She has won eight this season alongside partner Madison Cordisco. The duo has primarily played the No. 2 position but made its debut appearance at the No. 1 spot against Salem on March 8. 
• On Feb. 20, Reding and Cordisco were tabbed as the CAA's Doubles Team of the Week after posting wins against Gardner-Webb and Shaw. It was the first CAA weekly award for both players. 
• To read more about Mariana's strong start to her freshman campaign courtesy of Rising Phoenix, by clicking here. 

 
BERGERON BRINGING THE NOISE

• Since making her Elon debut on Feb. 9 against South Carolina State, freshman Simone Bergeron has made noise on the court for the maroon and gold. 
• The freshman has teamed up with fellow freshman Ella Suk for eight victories at No. 3 doubles, tied for the most wins for an Elon doubles team this season. 
• In their seven victories together, Bergeron and Suk have combined to go 48-14 in total games. They have helped the Phoenix win nine of its last 10 doubles points, a stretch that started in Bergeron's first match against South Carolina State.
• Last week, Bergeron and Suk became the third Elon doubles team this season to take home CAA Doubles Team of the Week. 
• Bergeron made her singles debut on Feb. 17 against Shaw as part of a 7-0 Elon win. The freshman did not drop a game in a 6-0, 6-0 victory at the No. 6 spot. 
• Since making her first singles appearance, Bergeron has played the Nos. 4-6 spots in Elon's last five matches. She has gone 5-0 in completed contests this season and is 10-0 in total sets and 60-8 in games. In her other singles match that went unfinished, she led 6-3, 5-2 when the contest was halted. 
• In total, Bergeron is 13-1 across doubles and singles this season in completed matches. 

 
SURGING SUK

• Ella Suk is also having a stellar freshman campaign with the Phoenix and has played in every match this season in either doubles or singles. 
• Suk has combined for 18 victories across doubles and singles this season, with a team-best 10 in doubles and eight in singles. 
• The freshman has won matches at three singles positions this season, with three each each coming at the Nos. 4 and 6 spots. In her last 10 appearances, Suk has collected seven wins, with all of those coming in straight sets.
• Suk has not dropped a game in either of her last two singles appearances, as she defeated her opponents against Fairfield and Methodist by matching 6-0, 6-0 scores. She is currently on a 27-game winning streak in singles, as she led her opponent against Salem 3-0 before the match was abandoned. 
• Suk is one of two Elon players along with Mariana Reding to win at least one singles contest at three different positions this season. 
• Suk leads the team with 10 doubles wins on the season, with eight coming alongside fellow freshman Simone Bergeron. Her other victories came with Madison Cordisco and Miray Konar. 
• Last week, Suk and Bergeron became the third Elon doubles team this season to take home CAA Doubles Team of the Week.

STANDOUT SOPHOMORES

• Back for their sophomore seasons with the Phoenix are Madison Cordisco and Helen Sarikulaya, both of whom were key contributors last year. 
• Sarikulaya has posted seven consecutive singles wins, with the victories coming at the Nos. 4, 5 and 6 spots.
• Like her teammate Ella Suk, Sarikulaya has also won back-to-back singles contests by 6-0, 6-0 scores. The sophomore has three wins by that score this season and has won five straight sets without dropping a game. She enters Wednesday's match riding a 31-game winning streak in singles, dating back to Elon's win over Davidson on March 2. 
• In her current seven-match singles winning streak, Sarikulaya has gone 14-1 in sets in completed matches, with 11 of those coming by 6-0, 6-1 or 6-2 scores. 
• In her debut season with the maroon and gold a year ago, Sarikulaya won 12 doubles matches and was part of two CAA Doubles Team of the Week selections. She also won 11 singles contests playing the Nos. 2-4 spots.
• Sarikulaya was one of two Elon players to qualify for the main singles draw at October's ITA Carolina Regionals. She won a pair of matches in the qualifying draw to advance into the main draw. 
• Through Elon's first 14 matches this season, Cordisco is second on the team in doubles victories with nine, eight of which have come at the No. 2 position alongside partner Mariana Reding. The tandem won CAA Doubles Team of the Week on Feb. 20. 
• Cordisco made her first singles appearance in nearly 10 months on Feb. 17 against Shaw, winning in straight sets at the No. 5 spot. Read more about her singles return courtesy of Rising Phoenix by clicking here.
• In Elon's match against Methodist on March 8, Cordisco played singles again and did not drop a game in a 6-0, 6-0 win at the No. 6 spot. 
• Cordisco was selected to the All-CAA Second Team for doubles after going 11-5 on the season with Julie Ball and Sarikulaya as partners. She added four singles victories at the No. 2 position in 11 appearances.  

 
KONAR RETURNS

• Miray Konar is in her second year with the Phoenix after transferring to the program from Western Carolina.  
• Konar has won four straight matches, including a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Salem on March 8. 
• Konar has played four singles positions this season, as she has appeared at least once at the Nos. 3-6 spots.
• She also picked up a pair of doubles wins with partner Helen Sarikulaya against Methodist and Salem, helping the Phoenix clinch both doubles points. 
• The junior from Izmir, Turkey, was tabbed as Elon's Most Improved Player for the 2022-23 campaign after playing an important role in Elon's singles and doubles lineups.
• Konar won eight of her nine completed singles contests last season, with the lone loss coming in Elon's final match of the season. 
• In doubles, Konar posted nine wins and earned CAA Doubles Team of the Week on two occasions, both with Sarikulaya.

 
PUTTING THE DUB IN DOUBLES

• Elon has successfully converted the doubles point in nine of the last 10 matches.
• In that stretch, the Phoenix has gone 23-5 in completed doubles matches and led by a break in two contests that went unfinished.
• Over the last 10 matches, two Elon teams have tallied eight wins in doubles. Madison Cordisco and Mariana Reding have done so playing primarily the No. 2 spot while freshmen Simone Bergeron and Ella Suk have also accomplished it playing mostly No. 3 doubles. 
• In the last 10 matches, Elon's doubles pairings have combined to go 166-79 in total games. 
• Three Elon tandems have won CAA Doubles Team of the Week this season. Sibel Tanik and Lizette Reding won the honor on Jan. 23, followed by Madison Cordisco and Mariana Reding on Feb. 20. Bergeron and Suk most recently took home the honor on Tuesday. 
• This is the first season since joining the CAA that Elon has had three different doubles teams take home the honor. In the last two seasons, the Phoenix has had eight CAA Doubles Team of the Week winners after amassing six in its first eight seasons in the conference. 

 
SINGLES SUCCESS

• In Elon's current nine-match winning streak, the Phoenix is 45-4 in completed singles contests. Of those wins, 39 have come in straight sets. 
• All eight of Elon's players have won at least two singles matches during the nine-match winning streak. Six of Elon's players have won at least four matches in this stretch. 
• Elon holds a winning record at all six singles positions this season. 
• The Phoenix has utilized seven different singles lineups over the course of its current winning streak. 

 
HOME SWEET HOME

• Elon is off to a 9-1 start at home in 2024, with eight wins at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center and one at Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center in Greensboro. 
• Since losing its first match of the season at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center, Elon has won its last eight appearances at the facility.
• The Phoenix has won the doubles point in nine of its 10 home matches this season.
• In eight of its 10 home matches, including its contest at Piedmont Indoor Tennis, Elon has won at least four singles contests. Against Hampton on Feb. 24, the Phoenix won all three singles matches that were completed. 
• Since its first season in the CAA in 2014, Elon has a 98-25 record and 80% winning percentage in home matches. 

 
MEET THE CAPTAINS: ELON'S DYNAMIC DUO

• Elon's two seniors – Lizette Reding and Sibel Tanik – were selected as team captains for the 2023-24 season. 
• Reding and Tanik have been Elon's signature doubles tandem the last three seasons, as they have paired up for 28 victories at the No. 1 position. 
• In each of the last two seasons, Reding and Tanik have earned All-CAA honors in doubles while playing together. Both players have also been All-CAA in singles each of the last two years. 
• To learn more about Elon's captains courtesy of Rising Phoenix, click here. 

 
THE ANDERSON ERA

• Head coach Elizabeth Anderson is in her 20th season leading the maroon and gold. 
• Anderson has turned Elon into a consistent winner. Under her guidance, the Phoenix has posted 17 consecutive winning seasons, all of which have included double-digit victories. 
• In Elon's final season in the Southern Conference, Anderson led the maroon and gold to the program's first NCAA Tournament berth in 2013. The Phoenix won its first Southern Conference championship that season to qualify.
• Since joining the CAA in 2014-15 season, Elon has won at least one match in all eight of its CAA Tournament appearances. Anderson led the program to the CAA championship match for the first time in 2022. 
• Since taking over as head coach in 2005, Anderson has tallied 285 victories at Elon.
• During Anderson's time at Elon, she has had a total of 51 all-conference selections, four freshmen of the year award winners, one conference player of the year and a conference tournament most outstanding performer.
• Anderson was named CAA Coach of the Year in 2016 after leading Elon to a 14-win season and a berth in the CAA semifinals. 
• Elon has also been a strong performer in the classroom during Anderson's tenure. The program has earned All-ITA Academic Team honors in 18 consecutive seasons. 

 
ELON TO HOST THE 2024 CAA TOURNAMENT 

• For the sixth time, Elon will host the CAA Tournament from April 24-28 at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
• With the addition of Campbell to the conference this season, this will be the first CAA Tournament to feature 13 teams. 
• Elon last hosted the tournament in 2022 when it reached the league's championship match for the first time. 
• Five of the last seven CAA Tournaments have been hosted by Elon. William & Mary won four of those while James Madison took the other. 

 
SCOUTING CAMPBELL

• Campbell enters Wednesday with an 8-5 record on the season, which includes a 4-5 mark on the road. 
• Wednesday will be the third contest in a season-long six-match road stretch for the Camels. They are 1-1 thus far, with a 5-2 win against Samford on March 7, followed by a 5-2 loss against College of Charleston on March 8. 
• This will be Campbell's second match of the season against a CAA opponent. 
• Lily Chitambar leads the Camels with eight singles victories this season, six of which have come playing the No. 4 spot. 
• Mialy Ranaivo has been Campbell's No. 1 singles player all season and has racked up seven wins. 
• Ranaivo and partner Eeva Ristola are Campbell's winningest doubles pairing this season. They have six victories playing the No. 1 position. 
• Seven Campbell doubles pairings have posted at least one win on the season. 
• Campbell has won the doubles point in three of its last four contests after losing three in a row before that. 
• The Camels are led by fifth-year head coach Mike Stevens. 

 
UP NEXT
Elon travels to East Carolina on Friday for a 2 p.m. battle against the Pirates.