ELON – The Elon women's tennis team opens its fall campaign this weekend at the Kitty Harrison Invitational. North Carolina is hosting the event Friday through Sunday at the Chewning Tennis Center.
Kitty Harrison Invitational Briefing
Tournament Details: Sept. 11-13, 2026 | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Chewning Tennis Center
Admission: Free
Tournament Information
- Play will begin Friday at 9 a.m. with doubles. Singles will follow in the afternoon.
- Live scoring will not be available, but results will be provided at the conclusion of play each day.
- Other teams in the tournament field include Charlotte, Duke, Georgia, James Madison, Kansas State, North Carolina, Michigan and Virginia.
Phoenix In The Field
About The Phoenix
- Elon has won back-to-back CAA championships having defended its conference crown in the spring. The Phoenix has competed in two straight NCAA Tournaments, including as a regional No. 3 seed this spring.
- The Phoenix returns five players from last year's championship team – Simone Bergeron, Cornelia Kack, Lisa Kranec, Alexis Nyborg and Mariana Reding.
- Kack was named CAA Player of the Year in the spring after winning 13 dual singles matches at the Nos. 1 and 2 spots. Kack won all four of her completed singles matches against conference opponents, including against William & Mary in the championship match.
- Bergeron and Reding both return after winning 13 dual doubles matches together a season ago to earn First-Team All CAA honors. Bergeron added 11 wins in singles to earn all-conference recognition, while Reding led the Phoenix with 15 singles victories, including a 12-match winning streak, and earned CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors after going 4-0 in the conference tournament across singles and doubles.
- Bergeron represented the Phoenix last fall at ITA Conference Masters, becoming the first Elon player to compete in the event. She won a pair of consolation singles matches at the tournament.
- Kranec is back for Elon after securing the clinching point in Elon's 4-3 CAA championship match victory against William & Mary. She won 10 dual singles contests and paced the Phoenix alongside Kack with 14 victories in doubles to earn All-CAA recognition.
- Nyborg picked up 12 dual wins in the spring playing the Nos. 4 and 5 positions, the third most singles wins on the Phoenix. She earned CAA Player of the Week honors after securing Elon's regular season victory against William & Mary.
- The Phoenix welcomes four newcomers to this year's roster. Iga Piotrowska and Alexandria Warsing come to Elon as freshmen, while Lisa Dierick (Rider) and Sonja Rooth (Stephen F. Austin) are transfer additions.
- Elon is led by two-time reigning CAA Coach of the Year Elizabeth Anderson, who is entering her 23rd season leading the Phoenix. She is joined by first-year assistant coach Carl Gedlitschka, who played college tennis at Cleveland State.
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