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Men's Tennis 10/15/2025 3:55:00 PM Elon Athletics

Elon Ready For ITA Carolina Regionals

ELON – The Elon University men's tennis team continues its fall season this week with entries at ITA Carolina Regionals. The tournament will begin Thursday and run through Monday at Cary Tennis Park.

ITA Carolina Regionals Briefing
Tournament Details: Oct. 16-20, 2025 | Cary, N.C. | Cary Tennis Park
Admission: Free

ITA Tournament Page: Click here

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Tournament Information

Play will begin on Thursday with the qualifying singles draw. Main draw action for both singles and doubles will start Friday and continue through Monday.
Veljko Krstic will compete in the main singles draw with Oskar Antinheimo, Charles Pilet, Jack Curtis and Nikola Parichkov slated to play Thursday in the qualifying bracket. Two wins are required in the qualifying event to make the main draw.
The Phoenix will have three doubles pairings competing in the event. Krstic will team up with Parichkov, Curtis will partner Sibby Rodi and Pilet will play with Nick Fisk.
Live scoring will not be available, but results will be provided at the end of play each day.

Fall Recap

Elon last competed at the Liberty Dual from Sept. 26-28, tallying 17 victories across singles (14) and doubles (3).
Krstic paced the Phoenix with a 3-0 singles record at Liberty and went 2-1 in doubles with Parichkov.
Curtis, Pilet, Rafael Ymer and Alonso Roca also notched multiple singles wins at Liberty.
Fisk and Parichkov played in the Porter's Neck Invitational hosted by UNCW on Sept. 19-21, winning the B doubles flight. It was Parichkov's debut tournament with the Phoenix.
Elon opened its fall campaign by hosting the Elon Invitational at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center from Sept. 12-14. The Phoenix posted 18 wins across singles (15) and doubles (3) during its home event.
Antinheimo finished Elon's home tournament with a team-high five victories in doubles and singles. He won a pair of doubles contests with partner Krstic to go along with his three singles triumphs.
Curtis also won three singles matches at the event, winning his final three outings.
Rodi made his Elon debut at the Elon Fall Invitational, delivering three victories in singles and a win in doubles alongside fellow freshman and debutant Fisk.
Pilet and Roca both notched a pair of singles wins, with Krstic and Ymer also picking up a victory.

About The Phoenix

Elon is coming off an 11-8 season in the spring which included a fourth straight trip to the CAA championship match.
The Phoenix went 4-1 against CAA opponents in the spring, with the lone loss coming to top-seeded UNCW in the title match.
Veljko Krstic earned All-CAA honors in both singles and doubles. He went 10-6 playing the No. 1 position for the Phoenix and added seven doubles victories.
Rafael Ymer and Jack Curtis also picked up All-CAA recognition in both singles and doubles. Ymer led the Phoenix as a freshman with 11 singles victories and tied for a team-best 10 doubles wins. Curtis also reached double figures in both singles (10) and doubles (10) victories.
Oskar Antinheimo rounded out Elon's postseason honorees, landing on the All-CAA Second Team in doubles. Antinheimo won seven matches alongside Krstic at the No. 1 spot and added six singles triumphs.
Elon returns three more players from last season – Luke Forester, Charles Pilet and Alonso Roca. Pilet delivered 10 victories as a freshman across singles and doubles, while Roca notched a pair of singles wins in the spring.
The Phoenix welcomes three newcomers in 2025-26. Nick Fisk and Sibby Rodi join Elon as freshmen, while sophomore Nikola Parichkov comes to Elon after being a part of Wake Forest's national championship team in the spring.
Maciek Sykut is entering his second year at the helm of the Phoenix.

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Players Mentioned

Oskar Antinheimo: 6' 1"; Senior

Jack Curtis: 5' 10"; Junior

Luke Forester: 6' 3"; Redshirt Sophomore

Veljko Krstic: 6' 2"; Senior

Charles Pilet: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Alonso Roca: 6' 1"; Junior

Rafael Ymer: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Nick Fisk: 6' 2"; Freshman

Sibby Rodi: 5' 11"; Freshman

Nikola Parichkov: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Oskar Antinheimo
: 6' 1"; Senior

Jack Curtis
: 5' 10"; Junior

Luke Forester
: 6' 3"; Redshirt Sophomore

Veljko Krstic
: 6' 2"; Senior

Charles Pilet
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Alonso Roca
: 6' 1"; Junior

Rafael Ymer
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Nick Fisk
: 6' 2"; Freshman

Sibby Rodi
: 5' 11"; Freshman

Nikola Parichkov
: Sophomore