Box Score Asheville, N.C. – The Elon University men's tennis team didn't let a slow start keep them down. Despite dropping two out of three doubles matches to open Friday's contest against UNC Asheville, the Phoenix rebounded by dominating five singles matches for a 5-2 team victory.
 
All five of Elon's singles wins came in straight sets and none of those sets were closer than 6-4.
 
A microcosm of their season to date, Elon has now won five of its last six matches after starting the year 0-4. The Phoenix is now 5-6 on the season and UNC Asheville falls to 9-5 overall.
 
DOUBLES RESULTS

• Charles Pilet and Juan Sengariz earned a 6-1 victory over UNC Asheville's Olle Sonesson Lidholt and Trevory Gray at No. 3 for Elon's lone doubles victory. The duo won for the second straight match following a 6-2 win over Gardner-Webb.
• Veljko Krstic and Oskar Antinheimo dropped a 6-1 decision at No. 1 and Rafael Ymer and Jack Curtis lost 6-3 at No. 2. Those results gave UNC Asheville a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.

 
SINGLES RESULTS

• Elon wasted little time rebounding in singles play, winning five matches in straight sets. The lone Phoenix loss was a three-set defeat at No. 3 singles.
• Veljko Krstic rolled at No. 1 singles 6-2, 6-3 and Rafael Ymer posted a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles. Ymer is now a team-best 7-4 in singles play this year, including 7-3 at the No. 2 spot. He has won 4-of-5.
• Jack Curtis earned a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 4 singles, improving to 4-1 in that spot this year and 6-4 overall. He has won three straight, including two in a row in straight sets.
• At No. 5 singles, Charles Pilet won 6-3, 6-4 and at No. 6, Juan Sengariz dominated 6-3, 6-2. Sengariz has won four in a row, all of which have come in straight sets and none closer than 6-4.
• Oskar Antinheimo battled at No. 3 singles but lost in a super tiebreak third set 3-6, 6-3, 10-7.

 
UP NEXT

• Elon will host a strong Liberty team Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Flames have been in-and-out of the national top 75 throughout the spring and are currently 6-9 on the season.

 
 
Elon 5, UNC Asheville 2
Doubles
No. 1 – Freddy Murray/Clan Ingles (UNC Asheville) def. Veljko Krstic/Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) 6-1
No. 2 – Griffin Lovern/Sai Gandepalli (UNC Asheville) def. Rafael Ymer/Jack Curtis (Elon) 6-3
No. 3 – Charles Pilet/Juan Sengariz (Elon) def. Olle Sonesson Lidholt/Trevor Gray (UNC Asheville) 6-1
 
Singles
No. 1 – Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. Freddy Murray (UNC Asheville) 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 – Rafael Ymer (Elon) def. Olle Sonesson Lidholt (UNC Asheville) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 – Sai Gandepalli (UNC Asheville) def. Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) 3-6, 6-3, 10-7
No. 4 – Jack Curtis (Elon) def. Clan Ingles (UNC Asheville) 6-0, 6-3
No. 5 – Charles Pilet (Elon) def. Trevor Gray (UNC Asheville) 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 – Juan Sengariz (Elon) def. Griffin Lovern (UNC Asheville) 6-3, 6-2