ELON – The Elon men's tennis team (1-2) returns to action Sunday with a match against UNCG (0-1) at Piedmont Indoor Tennis in Greensboro. First serve between the former conference rivals is scheduled for 1 p.m.  
 
Elon at UNCG Briefing
Match Details: Feb. 8, 2026 | Greensboro, N.C. | Piedmont Indoor Tennis | 1 p.m.
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The Matchup

• Sunday will be the 25th all-time meeting between the Phoenix and Spartans, with Elon leading the series, 15-9.
• Elon has won its last eight matches against the Spartans, a streak that began in 2016. The former SoCon foes have played at least once every year since 2003 except for the COVID shortened 2020 season and last season.
• The last meeting between the teams came on April 10, 2024, when the Phoenix earned a 5-2 road victory at UNCG. Elon won the doubles point and four singles contests in the winning effort.
• Elon is 8-4 all-time against the Spartans in Greensboro but has won each of its last four road trips at UNCG. The last home win for UNCG against the Phoenix came in 2015.

 
Last Time Out

• Elon put up another valiant effort against a top-20 opponent on Jan. 21, falling in a 6-1 decision to No. 11 Texas A&M at Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center.
• Rafael Ymer delivered the lone point for the Phoenix, defeating Alexander Frusina, the No. 73 ranked ITA singles player, 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 2 spot.
• Ymer's win was the second against an ITA ranked opponent this season for the Phoenix and the first in singles. 
• The Aggies won two of the three doubles matches to take the doubles point. Krstic and Parichkov led 4-3 at the No. 1 spot when their match was halted.
• Parichkov almost completed a comeback from down 1-4 in his opening set against Khololwan Montsi, ranked No. 112 in the ITA standings, forcing a tiebreak. However, Montsi won the breaker, 7-5, before closing out the match with a second-set victory.
• Krstic also played a tight affair at the No. 1 spot, falling just short against Papamalamis, 4-6, 4-6.
• Jack Curtis won the opening set of his match at the No. 5 spot against Tiago Pires, 7-5, but Pires rallied to win the next two sets and secure a win for Texas A&M.
• Both of Elon's losses this season have come against top 20 opponents.

 
About The Phoenix 

• Elon is coming off an 11-8 season last spring, which included a fourth straight trip to the CAA championship match. 
• The Phoenix went 4-1 against CAA opponents last 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 a season ago. 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 two newcomers in 2025-26. Nick Fisk joins Elon as a freshman, while sophomore Nikola Parichkov comes to Elon after being a part of Wake Forest's national championship team last spring. 
• Maciek Sykut is in his second year at the helm of the Phoenix. 

Weekly Awards Sweep

• Elon swept the season's first CAA weekly men's tennis awards on Jan. 27.
• Ymer took home his second career CAA Player of the Week honor while Krstic and Parichkov were tabbed as the Doubles Team of the Week.
• Ymer picked up a ranked singles win on Jan. 21 against No. 11 Texas A&M, defeating Alexander Frusina, currently ranked No. 73 by the ITA in singles, at the No. 2 position.
• Ymer is 2-1 in singles on the season, with both victories coming in neutral-site matches at the Wake Forest Tennis Center. Both wins have also come at the No. 2 position. Ymer previously won the award on March 11, 2025.  
• Krstic and Parichkov opened their season with a ranked win against Saint Joseph's, knocking off the No. 70 ranked duo of Othman Bezzaz and Ernesto Ruy. They also led at No. 1 doubles against the Aggies when their match was halted.
• The weekly honor is the first of Parichkov's career in his debut campaign with the Phoenix. This is Krstic's second time being part of a CAA Doubles Team of the Week but the first since March 28, 2023, when he earned the honor as a freshman alongside Antinheimo. 

 
Fall Recap 

• The Phoenix racked up 64 victories in the fall, with 48 in singles and 16 in doubles.  
• Krstic and Parichkov represented the CAA at ITA Conference Masters in San Diego in November. Krstic won a pair of singles matches to make the quarterfinals while the doubles duo picked up a consolation victory.
• The Phoenix competed in the Wake Forest Invite from Oct. 31-Nov. 2, with Parichkov and Pilet winning the B2 doubles flight. In total, Elon collected 13 wins at the event.  
• Elon picked up 11 victories across singles and doubles at ITA Regionals, which were held at Cary Tennis Park from Oct. 16-19. Krstic made a run to the semifinals in singles, ultimately placing third in the event. Parichkov also qualified for the main singles draw at Regionals to join Krstic.  
• 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 in Lynchburg.   
• Fisk and Parichkov competed at 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 Elon's home event, winning his final three outings.

 
Regionals Run 

• Krstic made a historic run at ITA Carolina Regionals in October, placing third in the main singles draw.   
• 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 finished the fall with a team-best 10 singles victories. He also had six doubles wins.  
• Krstic rose to No. 60 in the first ITA singles rankings of the spring, which were released on Wednesday. He is the second Elon individual to reach the top 60 in the rankings and is the only CAA player in the current singles ranking.
• Krstic has 39 career dual singles victories. An All-CAA First Team honoree in singles a season ago, Krstic has posted double-digit singles wins in all three seasons with the Phoenix.  

 
Back In Maroon And Gold 

• Joining Krstic as a senior this year is Antinheimo, who has a combined 68 dual victories (36 in singles, 32 in doubles) in four years with the Phoenix. Antinheimo has been an All-CAA Second Team selection in both singles (2024) and doubles (2025) during his Elon career.  
• Curtis is entering his third spring campaign with Elon after earning All-CAA recognition in both singles and doubles as a sophomore. He tallied 10 wins in both singles and doubles a season ago, which included a perfect 2-0 mark in singles in the CAA Tournament.  
• Sophomores Pilet and Ymer both return after productive freshman seasons. Ymer led the Phoenix with 11 singles wins and tied with Curtis for a team-best 10 doubles victories, with Pilet notching 10 total wins across singles and doubles.  
• Roca and Forester also return for the Phoenix this spring. Roca went 4-2 in singles this fall, while Forester earned his first Elon win this fall at the Wake Forest Invite.  

 
Four In A Row 

• Elon has advanced to four straight CAA championship matches, a streak that began in 2022.  
• Last season, the Phoenix hosted the event at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center and defeated Monmouth in the semifinals to reach the final against top-seeded UNCW.  
• The Phoenix and Seahawks have met in each of the last four conference title matches, with UNCW winning all four.  
• In the last four CAA Tournaments, Elon is 7-0 in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds. The Phoenix's last loss prior to the championship match came in 2021.  

 
Scouting UNCG

• UNCG is 0-1 on the season after opening the season with a 1-4 loss at No. 9 NC State on Jan. 19. John Gabelic won UNCG's lone point with a victory at No. 2 singles.
• The Spartans will face NC Central on Saturday before taking on Elon.
• UNCG is coming off a 9-14 season but went 9-4 on its home courts. The Spartans lost in the opening round of the SoCon Tournament.
• Devon Moskowitz returns for his senior season after leading the Spartans with 14 singles victories last spring, 13 of which came at the No. 5 spot.
• UNCG also returns its next four leading singles winners from last season – Andrew Black (13), Gabelic (9), Tymofiy Khrystyuk (9) and William Elmers (6).
• Black and Moskowitz won nine matches last spring to pace the Spartans. Elmers and Gabelc picked up six wins last season.
• UNCG is led by 26th year head coach Jeff Trivette.

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