ELON – The Elon University men's tennis team begins its fall season this weekend as it hosts the 2026 Elon Invitational at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. The tournament will begin Friday and run through Sunday.
Elon Invitational Briefing
Match Details: Sept. 11-13, 2026 | Elon, N.C. | Jimmy Powell Tennis Center
Admission: Free
Tournament Information
- Play will begin at 9 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Friday's schedule will feature two rounds of doubles followed by a round of singles. Saturday will feature singles rounds two and three. Play will conclude Sunday with the final rounds of both singles and doubles.
- Live scoring will not be available, but scores will be available at the end of each day.
- The teams participating include Charlotte, Elon, ETSU, Furman, NC State, VCU and Virginia Tech.
About the Phoenix
- Elon is coming off an 8-13 season that ended with the program's second CAA title and first since 2019. The Phoenix earned the CAA's at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament with the conference title.
- The Phoenix went 4-0 against CAA opponents last season, defeating William & Mary during its CAA Tournament run.
- Nikola Parichkov made the All-CAA First Team for doubles after wins in both CAA Tournament matches.
- Jack Curtis picked up All-CAA Third Team recognition in both doubles and singles. He has made Third Team in singles in back-to-back years. Curtis won six matches this spring at the Nos. 2-4 spots, finishing with a 3-0 record against conference foes.
- Elon returns three additional players from last season – Luke Forester, Nick Fisk and Charles Pilet. Pilet delivered 10 wins across singles and doubles while Fisk added eight doubles wins.
- The Phoenix welcomes two newcomers in 2026-27. Noah Gabriel (NC State) and Michael Kouame (UNLV) both join Elon as juniors.
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