ELON – The Elon men's tennis team continues its fall season this weekend as it travels to the Liberty Dual at the Liberty Tennis Complex in Lynchburg, Virginia. The tournament will begin Friday and run through Sunday.
Liberty Dual Briefing
Match Details: Sept. 25-27, 2026 | Lynchburg, Va. | Liberty Tennis Complex
Admission: Free
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Tournament Information
- Play will begin at 9 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Live scoring will not be available, but scores will be available at the end of each day.
- The teams participating include Liberty, Charlotte, Elon, Penn, Richmond, VCU, Virginia, William & Mary and UNCW.
Last Time Out
- The Phoenix began its fall campaign by hosting the Elon Invitational at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center from Sept. 11-13.
- Jack Curtis went 4-0 in singles at the event to lead the Phoenix, winning all eight of his sets.
- Nikola Parichkov was close behind Curtis with a 3-1 mark in singles. The junior came through a pair of three-set decisions at the event.
- In total, Elon tallied eight victories at the tournament, with Nick Fisk adding a singles triumph.
About the Phoenix
- Elon won its second ever CAA championship in 2026, the program's 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 and UNCW during its CAA Tournament run. Elon ended UNCW's streak of five consecutive conference titles by defeating the Seahawks in the championship match.
- 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.
- The tournament will be Elon's first under head coach Dennis Smith, who was hired on Sept. 14. Smith comes to the Phoenix after a successful tenure on NC State's men's tennis staff.
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