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2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster

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Helen Sarikulaya

Helen Sarikulaya

  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Thomas S. Wootton HS
  • Hometown:
    Rockville, Md.
  • Major:
    Music

Summary

Biography

Honors & Awards
  • 2025 All-CAA Third Team - Singles
  • 2025 All-CAA Second Team - Doubles
  • Member of the 2025 CAA Championship team
  • 2024 ITA Carolina Regional Doubles Semifinalist 
  • 2023-24 Most Improved Award (Team Award)
  • CAA Player of the Week (March 18, 2025)
  • CAA Doubles Team of the Week (Jan. 25, 2023 & March 21, 2023)

Junior (2024-25)
Named to the All-CAA Third Team for singles and All-CAA Second Team for doubles • Won 12 dual singles matches, with eight coming at the No. 2 spot and the other four at the No. 3 position • Won regular season CAA singles matches against Campbell, North Carolina A&T and College of Charleston, with the wins against the Aggies and Cougars both coming in match tiebreaks • Earned CAA Player of the Week honors on March 18 after going 4-0 across singles and doubles against LIU and Campbell • Played the No. 3 singles spot in Elon's CAA Tournament matches against Charleston and William & Mary • Picked up 13 dual doubles victories at the Nos. 1 and 2 spots • Won regular season CAA doubles matches against Campbell, North Carolina A&T and Charleston • Went 2-0 in the CAA Tournament in doubles with partner Lisa Kranec at the No. 2 spot, winning in a tiebreak to clinch the doubles point for Elon in the semifinal against Charleston before winning 6-3 against William & Mary's No. 2 duo in the championship match to help the Phoenix secure the doubles point • Played No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles in Elon's NCAA Tournament match against No. 10 Tennessee • Won six matches in both singles and doubles during the fall season • Advanced to the doubles semifinals of ITA Carolina Regionals with partner Miray Konar, becoming the first Elon duo to reach that stage of the tournament 

Sophomore (2023-24)
Won 13 singles matches in the bottom half of Elon's lineup • Won six singles contests at the No. 4 spot and five decisions at the No. 5 position • Won regular season conference singles matches against Campbell, UNCW, William & Mary and North Carolina A&T • Won nine consecutive completed singles matches from Feb. 10 through March 15 • Won three-set matches against Davidson, East Carolina and UNCW • Won three singles matches by a 6-0, 6-0 score against Norfolk State, Fairfield and Methodist • Won eight 6-0 sets in singles on the season • Made three appearances in doubles with partner Miray Konar, winning the final two against Methodist and Salem • Received the Most Improved Award at the 2024 Elon Awards. 

Freshman (2022-23)
Delivered double-digit victories in both singles and doubles during her freshman season • Went 11-7 in singles with appearances at the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 positions • Won a regular season CAA contests against North Carolina A&T • Clinched Elon's victory against UNC Greensboro with a win at the 3 spot • Picked up four singles wins in final sets • Tied for a team-high 12 doubles wins with partners Madison Cordisco, Miray Konar, Julie Ball and Olivia Archer • Won regular season CAA matches against Hampton and UNCW with Miray Konar and won two CAA Doubles Team of the Week honors with Konar

Prior to Elon
Co-Captain of the Wootton Girls Tennis Team • Played on the team as the No. 1 singles player • Girls Singles Maryland State Champion in the 4A region (2020-2021, 2021-2022) • Four-year Varsity Letterwinner • Reached as high #7 in the country on USTA G18’s Rankings • Climbed as high #55 in the class of 2022 and #1 in Maryland on Tennis Recruiter • Moved up 200 spots in my class rankings within a year on Tennis Recruiter • Mentioned on “Hot 100 List” Twice on Tennis Recruiter • Received Sportsmanship Awards in tennis tournaments • MVP Player of the Year at OSSA Adidas National Tennis Academy • Volunteer Ball Girl at the Citi Open • Joined the Wootton Acapella group known as the Acatonics • ICHSA QUARTERFINAL Champions (20-21, 21-22) • SingStrong Champions in NYC (20-21) • Participated in soccer, softball, cross country, and indoor track • Competed in States for Cross Country, and Indoor Track and Field • Earned an award for world language in French • Was recognized as student of the month for outstanding achievements in math • Has a Junior Achievement Economics for Success certificate. • Member of the Tri-M Music Honor society

Personal
Daughter of Tony and Orapin Sarikulaya • Majoring in Music 

Career Stats (Dual Match Only - Spring Season)
Year (Match-By-Match Link) Singles Doubles
2023 11-7 12-5
2024 13-6 2-1
2025 12-10 13-9
Overall 34-23 27-15

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'3"
  • 2025-26Senior

    5'3"