GREENSBORO – In its final road match of the regular season, the Elon University men's team defeated UNCG 5-2 on Wednesday night. 

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Elon won the doubles point and four singles contests to earn its fourth road win of the campaign. With the victory, the Phoenix improved to 13-7 on the season overall. The Spartans fell to 6-14 with the loss. 
 
THE RUNDOWN

• Elon won all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead over the Spartans. 
• In their fifth appearance together this season, Dylan Heap and Veljko Krstic posted the first Elon victory of the night, winning 6-2 at No. 2 doubles. It was their third victory of the season together. 
• Juan Sengariz and Ben Zipay secured the doubles point for the Phoenix with a 6-2 win of their own on Court 1. It was their ninth victory together on the season and the fifth to come at the No. 1 position. 
• Playing No. 3 doubles, Oskar Antinheimo and Jack Curtis won six straight games after losing serve in the opening game to prevail 6-1. Their 12 wins as a tandem are the most on the team this season. This was the fifth time they have won a match dropping one or fewer games. 
• This was Elon's third time converting the doubles point on the road this season. The Phoenix has won two of its last three doubles points away from home. 
• Curtis kicked off singles with a 6-3, 6-0 win over UNCG's Christopher Johns in his second career appearance at the No. 4 spot. It was the freshman's 14^th win of the campaign and ensured he will finish the regular season with at least a share of the most singles victories on the team. It was his 10^th victory this season to come in straight sets. 
• On the court next to Curtis, Sengariz matched his teammate's second-set bagel with one of his own as he ousted UNCG's David Flisberg 6-4, 6-0. It was the junior's 13^th victory of the season and the fourth at the No. 3 position. Each of his last 10 victories have come in straight sets and he has now won five sets by a 6-0 score this season. 
• Heap delivered the winning point for the maroon and gold by defeating Harrison Gwynn 6-1, 6-2 on Court 5. It was his seventh win of the season, six of which have come playing the No. 5 position. Three of Heap's seven wins this season have come on the road. 
• The final Elon point was posted by Antinheimo, who fought past John Gabelic 6-1, 4-6, 10-4 for his 13^th victory this season. It was the sophomore's second career victory at No. 2 singles and his second this season in a match tiebreak.
• Elon exceeded its road victory total from a season ago (3) with the win. 
• The victory was the 297^th of head coach Michael Leonard's illustrious career leading the Phoenix.  

 
UP NEXT
Elon concludes its regular season Friday when it hosts Radford at 3 p.m. It will be Senior Day at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center as the team honors Dylan Heap, Daniel Martin and Ben Zipay. It will also be head coach Michael Leonard's final home match leading the program, as he will retire at the conclusion of the season. 
 
RESULTS
Singles
1. Tymofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) def. Veljko Krstic (Elon) 4-6, 6-4, 10-3
2. Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) def. John Gabelic (UNCG) 6-1, 4-6, 10-4
3. Juan Sengariz (Elon) def. David Flisberg (UNCG) 6-4, 6-0
4. Jack Curtis (Elon) def. Christopher Johns (UNCG) 6-3, 6-0
5. Dylan Heap (Elon) def. Harrison Gwynn (UNCG) 6-1, 6-2
6. Hampus Johansson (UNCG) def. Ben Zipay (Elon) 7-5, 6-2, 10-8
 
Doubles
1. Juan Sengariz/Ben Zipay (Elon) def. David Flisberg/Christopher Johns (UNCG) 6-2
2. Dylan Heap/Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. Harrison Gwynn/Tymofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) 6-2
3. Oskar Antinheimo/Jack Curtis (Elon) def. John Gabelic/Hampus Johansson (UNCG) 6-1
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,3,5,1,2,6)