ELON, N.C. – The Elon University men's tennis team delivered a commanding performance on Tuesday afternoon, securing a 6-1 victory over Liberty at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. The Phoenix controlled the match from start to finish, claiming the doubles point and winning five of six singles matches to earn their sixth win of the season. After an 0-4 start to the spring, Elon has now won three straight and 6-of-8 to improve to 6-6. Liberty drops to 6-10 with the loss.

Doubles Play
Elon came out strong in doubles, clinching the opening point with wins on courts two and three. Jack Curtis and Rafael Ymer were dominant on court two, cruising to a 6-2 victory over Liberty's Ernst Gouws and Carl Roothman. Meanwhile, Charles Pilet and Juan Sengariz secured a 6-4 win on court three against Trey Stinchcomb and Chase Robinson. The top doubles match featuring Veljko Krstic and Oskar Antinheimo was left unfinished with the Phoenix duo leading 5-4 over the No. 53 ranked team in the country - Siwanat Auytayakul and Joaquim Almeida.

Singles Success
With a 1-0 lead heading into singles, Elon continued its momentum by winning five of the six matchups.

• The two teams split the first two singles matches beginning with Antinheimo dominated his first set and holding strong in the second to secure a 6-0, 7-5 victory over Auytayakul at No. 3.
• At No. 4, Liberty's Rodrigo Santiago Arraez got the Flames' lone point with a 6-3, 6-2 win.
• Krstic took care of business at the top spot, earning a straight-set 6-3, 6-4 victory over Roothman for a 3-1 Elon lead.
• Pilet delivered the match-clinching point for the Phoenix with a gritty 6-4, 7-5 win over Gouws at No. 5.
• Although the match was already decided, Ymer battled through a tight second-set tiebreaker, emerging with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) win over Almeida. Ymer improved to a team-best 8-4 singles record, including his third consecutive win.
• Juan Sengariz, the current CAA Player of the Week, outlasted Robinson 6-2, 1-6, 10-8 at No. 6 singles to cap off the match for the Phoenix. It was his fifth straight victory in singles action.

Looking Ahead
With another impressive win, Elon continues to build momentum heading into its next match against CAA opponent William & Mary on March 30 at 12:00 p.m. The Phoenix will look to continue their strong form as they approach the final stretch of the regular season.

Elon 6, Liberty 1
DOUBLES
No. 1 Veljko Krstic / Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) vs. Siwanat Auytayakul / Joaquim Almeida (LU) unf. 5-4
No. 2 Jack Curtis / Rafael Ymer (Elon) def. Ernst Gouws / Carl Roothman (LU) 6-2
No. 3 Charles Pilet / Juan Sengariz (Elon) def. Trey Stinchcomb / Chase Robinson (LU) 6-4

Doubles order of finish: 2, 3, 1

SINGLES
No. 1 Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. Carl Roothman (LU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 Rafael Ymer (elon) def. Joaquim Almeida (LU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
No. 3 Oskar Antinheimo (elon) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LU) 6-0, 7-5 
No. 4 Rodrigo Santiago Arraez (LU) def. Jack Curtis (Elon) 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 Charles Pilet (Elon) def. Ernst Gouws (LU) 6-4, 7-5
No. 6 Juan Sengariz (Elon) def. Chase Robinson (LU) 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10-8)

Singles order of finish: 3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6