ELON – The Elon University men's tennis team continues its fall season this weekend at the Wake Forest Invite in Winston-Salem. The event will run from Friday through Sunday.

Wake Forest Invite Briefing
Tournament Details: Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2025 | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Wake Forest Tennis Center
Admission: Free
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Tournament Information

• Friday's play will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a round of doubles followed by a round of singles.
• Play Saturday will start with doubles at 9:30 a.m. followed by two rounds of singles. 
• Sunday will feature the final round of doubles at 9:30 a.m. followed by the final round of singles. 
• Elon will have seven players competing in singles – Jack Curtis, Nick Fisk, Luke Forester, Nikola Parichkov, Charles Pilet, Alonso Roca and Rafael Ymer.
• The Phoenix will also have two doubles teams playing. Curtis and Ymer will team up, as will Parichkov and Pilet.
• The other teams participating in the event are Charlotte, Cleveland State, Duke, East Tennessee State, Georgia Southern, James Madison, North Carolina A&T, South Carolina, UNCG, Virginia and Wake Forest.

 
Regionals Run

• Veljko Krstic placed third in singles at ITA Carolina Regionals in Elon's last fall appearance.
• The senior advanced to the semifinals in the event, becoming the first Elon player to make the final four in singles at Regionals since Cameron Silverman in 2013.
• Krstic delivered four victories to reach the semifinals, defeating players from North Carolina, Charlotte, Clemson and South Carolina along the way.
• In his semifinal against Wake Forest's Luca Pow, Krstic won the second set, 6-2, after dropping the opener in a tiebreak. He pushed Pow to the end, ultimately falling 4-6 in the deciding frame.
• Krstic has a team-best eight singles victories this fall and was on a seven-match winning streak prior to his semifinal defeat at Regionals.

 
Fall Recap

• Elon picked up 11 victories across singles and doubles at ITA Regionals, which were held at Cary Tennis Park from Oct. 16-19.
• Parichkov qualified for the main singles draw at Regionals to join Krstic.
• The Phoenix also had three doubles pairings in the main draw at Regionals, with Curtis and Sibby Rodi winning a second-round match against a duo from North Carolina to reach the third round. 
• Prior to Regionals, Elon 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, Ymer, Pilet and Roca also notched multiple singles wins at Liberty. 
• Fisk and Parichkov competed 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.
• Oskar 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 Elon's home event, winning his final three outings.
• Rodi made his college 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 at the Elon Fall Invitational, 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.
• 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.
• Ymer and 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.
• 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, Pilet and 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. Fisk and 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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