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Simone Bergeron celebrates winning doubles point at Elon Fall Invitational
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Elon Posts 16 Wins To Start Elon Fall Invitational

Phoenix Goes 16-4 To Open Second Home Tournament

ELON – The Elon University women's tennis team picked up 16 victories Friday to open the Elon Fall Invitational at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.

The Phoenix went 4-0 in doubles and 12-4 in singles to begin its second of three home tournaments this fall. All eight Elon players won multiple matches with four Phoenix going a perfect 3-0 on the day.

Simone Bergeron battled from a set down to win in both her singles contests to win in match tiebreaks. She also paired up with Mariana Reding for a victory in doubles, as the tandem is now 4-0 together this fall.

Helen Sarikulaya, Cornelia Kack and Alexis Nyborg all improved to 5-0 on the fall in singles with two victories apiece Friday. Sarikulaya and Nyborg are still yet to drop a set this fall, with Sarikulaya having lost just 13 games across her 10 sets.

The Phoenix debuted three new fall doubles pairings Friday, with only Bergeron and Reding reuniting from the Jimmy Powell Invitational. Madison Cordisco teamed up with Nyborg for an 8-4 victory with Kack and Lisa Kranec pairing for an 8-4 win. Sarikulaya and freshman Nathalie Marinovitch posted an 8-3 win in their first match together this fall. In total, Elon went 32-14 in doubles games.

Elon played seven match tiebreaks in singles, going 5-2 with wins from four different players. Reding, Kack and Marinovitch joined Bergeron with one match tiebreak victory each.

Play at the Elon Fall Invitational will conclude Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. The schedule features two rounds of doubles followed by the final round of singles.

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Results
Singles
Simone Bergeron (Elon) def. Ellie Hammond (Davidson) 4-6, 6-1, 13-11
Simone Bergeron (Elon) def. Kim Auerswald (ECU) 4-6, 6-1, 10-7
Mariana Reding (Elon) def. Charlotte Calderwood (Davidson) 6-4, 2-6, 10-7
Cornelia Kack (Elon) def. Keri Rothenberg (Davidson) 6-4, 6-7 (3), 10-3
Cornelia Kack (Elon) def. Xenia Jeromin (ECU) 6-2, 6-1
Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) def. Lillian Dwyer (Davidson) 6-1, 6-1
Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) def. Charlotte Calderwood (Davidson) 6-3, 6-1
Madison Cordisco (Elon) def. Reese Calvo (ECU) 6-2, 7-5
Nathalie Marinovitch (Elon) def. Alexandra Rodehorst (Davidson) 6-0, 4-6, 10-7
Alexis Nyborg (Elon) def. Kim Auerswald (ECU) 6-3, 6-3
Alexis Nyborg (Elon) def. Ivona Savekova (ECU) 6-3, 6-1
Lisa Kranec (Elon) def. Xenia Jeromin (ECU) 6-2, 6-2
Olivia Hooper (Davidson) def. Madison Cordisco (Elon) 1-6, 6-4, 10-4
Ellie Hammond (Davidson) def. Mariana Reding (Elon) 6-3, 6-0
Skylar Moody (ECU) def. Lisa Kranec (Elon) 6-3, 0-6, 10-7
Olivia Hooper (Davidson) def. Nathalie Marinovitch (Elon) 7-5, 6-4
 
Doubles
Simone Bergeron/Mariana Reding (Elon) def. Kim Auerswald/Xenia Jeromin (ECU) 8-3
Cornelia Kack/Lisa Kranec (Elon) def. Reese Calvo/Skylar Moody (ECU) 8-4
Madison Cordisco/Alexis Nyborg (Elon) def. Joan Madi/Ivona Savekova (ECU) 8-4
Nathalie Marinovitch/Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) def. Keri Rothenberg/Alexandra Rodehorst (Davidson) 8-3
 
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Players Mentioned

Simone Bergeron

Simone Bergeron

5' 6"
Junior
Madison Cordisco

Madison Cordisco

5' 3"
Senior
Lisa  Kranec

Lisa Kranec

5' 7"
Sophomore
Mariana Reding

Mariana Reding

5' 4"
Junior
Helen Sarikulaya

Helen Sarikulaya

5' 3"
Senior
Cornelia Kack

Cornelia Kack

5' 8"
Sophomore
Alexis Nyborg

Alexis Nyborg

5' 9"
Junior
Nathalie Marinovitch

Nathalie Marinovitch

5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Simone Bergeron

Simone Bergeron

5' 6"
Junior
Madison Cordisco

Madison Cordisco

5' 3"
Senior
Lisa  Kranec

Lisa Kranec

5' 7"
Sophomore
Mariana Reding

Mariana Reding

5' 4"
Junior
Helen Sarikulaya

Helen Sarikulaya

5' 3"
Senior
Cornelia Kack

Cornelia Kack

5' 8"
Sophomore
Alexis Nyborg

Alexis Nyborg

5' 9"
Junior
Nathalie Marinovitch

Nathalie Marinovitch

5' 8"
Freshman