CAMDEN, S.C. – The Elon men's tennis team (6-12) closed its regular season Monday with a 5-2 victory over St. John's (16-6) in a neutral-site contest at the Tennis Center of Camden.

The Phoenix rallied after dropping the doubles point, winning five of six points in singles. Charles Pilet delivered the winning point with a three-set victory at the No. 6 singles spot.

The Rundown

• St. John's won a tightly contested doubles point that came down to the final match on Court 3.
• The Red Storm won on Court 1, but Jack Curtis and Rafael Ymer responded with a 6-4 victory at the No. 2 spot over Mats Pottbecker and Sergej Zivkovic. It was their first appearance together since March 8 against South Carolina State. The duo has now won five matches together this spring, tied for most on the Phoenix.
• The match on Court 3 went to a tiebreak, with Semen Agynskyy and Adam Groves saving match points to beat Oskar Antinheimo and Nick Fisk in a tiebreak. Antinheimo and Fisk were a first-time pairing for Elon.
• The Phoenix took a 2-1 lead after singles victories from Veljko Krstic and Nikola Parichkov. Krstic defeated David Petrovic 6-1, 6-2 on Court 1 for his seventh victory of the spring. It was his fifth win in the last seven matches, with the two defeats coming in match tiebreaks.
• Parichkov took down Pottbecker 6-4, 6-2 on Court 5 for his third straight singles victory, his longest winning streak of the spring. He improved to 3-1 playing the No. 5 spot since debuting there on March 29 against Old Dominion.
• Antinheimo extended Elon's lead with a 6-2, 6-3 win against Groves at the No. 4 spot. It was the senior's sixth victory of the campaign and the second straight to come in two sets.
• Pilet came from a set down to deliver the winning point for the Phoenix, defeating Danilo Raicevic 5-7, 6-2, 6-1. It was the sophomore's fifth win of the season and his second in the last three matches. He has now won two matches in full third sets this spring.
• Ymer rounded out Elon's comeback win with a three-set victory of his own on Court 2. The sophomore defeated Armando Sotelo 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 for his team-best 14th victory of the season and seventh in a row. Ymer has won three straight matches in either a full third set or a match tiebreak and improved to 5-1 in final sets on the campaign.
• The win was Elon's first this season and first since March 30, 2025, after losing the doubles point.
• This was the second time in the last three matches Elon has won five singles points.

 
Up Next
Elon sets its sights on the CAA Tournament this weekend in Williamsburg, Virginia. The Phoenix will be the No. 2 seed and will face either Campbell or William & Mary in the semifinals on Saturday at noon.
 
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Results
Singles
1. Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. David Petrovic (St. John's) 6-1, 6-2
2. Rafael Ymer (Elon) def. Armando Sotelo (St. John's) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
3. Venedikt Tsirikidze (St. John's) def. Jack Curtis (Elon) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) def. Adam Groves (St. John's) 6-2, 6-3
5. Nikola Parichkov (Elon) def. Mats Pottbecker (St. John's) 6-4, 6-2
6. Charles Pilet (Elon) def. Danilo Raicevic (St. John's) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
 
Doubles
1. Danilo Raicevic/Radomir Tomic (St. John's) def. Veljko Krstic/Nikola Parichkov (Elon) 6-4
2. Jack Curtis/Rafael Ymer (Elon) def. Mats Pottbecker/Sergej Zivkovic (St. John's) 6-4
3. Semen Agynskyy/Adam Groves (St. John's) def. Oskar Antinheimo/Nick Fisk (Elon) 7-6 (3)