PERSONAL
Daughter of Onder and Aoife Tanik... Her sisters Layla and Melis play tennis at Wingate and ECU respectively... Majoring in computer science.
HONORS & AWARDS
• 2023-24 All-CAA Third Team - Singles
• 2023-24 All-CAA First Team - Doubles
• 2022-23 All-CAA Third Team - Singles
• 2022-23 All-CAA Second Team - Doubles
• 2021-22 All-CAA First Team - Singles
• 2021-22 All-CAA Second Team - Doubles
• 2020-21 All-CAA First Team - Singles
• CAA Doubles Team of the Week (Jan. 23, 2024)
• CAA Doubles Team of the Week (March 26, 2024)
• CAA Doubles Team of the Week (March 14, 2023)
• CAA Doubles Team of the Week (March 7, 2023)
• CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 14, 2023)
• CAA Doubles Team of the Week (Feb. 8, 2023)
• CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 1, 2023)
• CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 2, 2022)
• Fire of the Phoenix Team Award (2022)
SENIOR (2024)
Won 23 matches across singles and doubles • Racked up 10 singles victories at the Nos. 1 and 2 positions, with conference wins against Hampton, Campbell, UNCW and North Carolina A&T • Won final-set affairs against Longwood, Norfolk State and Campbell • Earned All-CAA Third Team recognition in singles, her fourth consecutive season making an all-conference singles team • Finished her Elon career with 49 singles wins, the 12th most in the program's Division I history • Concluded her college career with 53 singles victories • Went 13-5 at No. 1 doubles with partner Lizette Reding • Won doubles matches against CAA foes Hampton, Campbell, College of Charleston, William & Mary and North Carolina A&T • Clinched a vital doubles point for Elon against Campbell with a 7-5 win alongside Reding • Won at the No. 1 doubles spot against No. 31 Wake Forest to help the Phoenix take the doubles point • Won a pair of CAA Doubles Team of the Week awards with Reding • Selected to the All-CAA First Team in doubles for the first time in her career.• Was Tanik's third straight season making an all-conference team for doubles • Completed her Elon career with 48 doubles victories, the eighth most in Elon's Division I history • Served as team captain.
SENIOR (2023)
Tallied 12 victories in both singles and doubles • Played No. 1 singles in 22 of Elon's 23 matches • Won her first set of the season against Fiona Crawley of North Carolina, the No. 1 player in the ITA singles rankings • Earned two CAA Player of the Week awards, including after defeating Eleni Louka of Clemson on Feb. 11 • Paired with Lizette Reding to go 12-6 at No. 1 doubles • Won three CAA Doubles Team of the Week honors with Reding • Won CAA regular season doubles matches against North Carolina A&T, Hampton and UNCW • Added CAA Tournament victories against Stony Brook and William & Mary at the No. 1 position • Was selected to the All-CAA Second Team for doubles and the All-CAA Third Team for singles.
JUNIOR (2022)
Competed primarily in the No. 1 position • Finished the year second on the team in singles wins, posting a 14-6 overall record • Logged a 3-1 mark against CAA opponents • Picked up wins in nine of her final 10 matches • Earned key decisions against Richmond, Campbell, UNC Wilmington (2x), James Madison, UNC Greensboro, East Carolina and Charleston • Ended the season with a 12-8 mark. in doubles play • Combined with Lizette Reding to hold down the No. 1 doubles position • Posted wins over Campbell, Gardner-Webb, UNC Wilmington, James Madison and UNC Greensboro • Named the CAA Player of the Week on Feb. 2 • Honored on the All-CAA First Team for Singles and the All-CAA Second Team for doubles • Named the Fire of the Phoenix Team Award winner at the Elon Athletics Banquet
SOPHOMORE (2021)
Finished the year tied for the second most singles wins on the team with 13 • Posted a 12-4 mark in the No. 2 singles slot • Won her final seix singles matches to end the season and seven of her last nine overall • Picked up key wins against CAA foes Towson, UNCW, William & Mary, Charleston and Drexel • Clinched the match for the Phoenix against William & Mary, helping guide Elon to its first victory against the Tribe in program history • Combined with Olivia Archer to post a 9-6 record in doubles play, including a 5-5 mark in the No. 1 slot • The duo won seven of their final ten doubles matches overall • Finished with 11 total doubles victories ranking third on the team • Named to the All-CAA First Team
FRESHMAN (2020) - ECU
Led ECU with 12 singles victories, finishing with a 12-12 overall record and a 4-6 mark in dual matches • Beat players from Elon and Furman to advance from the qualifying draw at the ITA Regional Championships and earn a spot in the main draw • Earned victories over an opponent from Elon and two players from Charlotte to win her individual draw title at the ECU Invitational • Spent the majority of the dual matches on court two, going 4-5 there • Picked up her first dual match win over James Madison’s Jona Roka in a three-set battle • Won three of her four final matches before the remainder of the season was cancelled • Also led the Pirates with a 12-7 doubles record, including 4-5 in dual matches • Formed a strong rookie tandem with classmate Hanna Axelsson as the pair went 5-1 together during the fall season, including beating teams from UNCG, Coastal Carolina and Campbell to finish undefeated at the Coastal Carolina Invite • Finished the fall by pairing with Lisa Hofbauer to beat a team from NC Central and two duos from Charlotte to win the draw title at the ECU Invitational • Along with Hofbauer, fell in a tiebreaker to NC State’s 22nd-ranked tandem of Jaeda Daniel and Adriana Reami • Won three of her final four doubles matches when playing with Hofbauer.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won MVP of her high school program all four years • Named Female Athlete of the Year as a junior (2017) and senior (2018) • Won the Doubles Regional Championship as a freshman and sophomore before winning the Singles Regional Championship as a junior and senior • Member of three Conference Championship teams at Sanderson.
Career Stats (Dual Match Only - Spring Season)
