Elon University Women’s Tennis team obtains two resounding victories against the Hampton University Pirates (3-6) and the Kings Methodist University (1-3) during the doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center, as reported by the Elon University website.
Phoenix’s seeded doubles duo of junior Lizette Reding and senior Sibel Tanik quickly won their first doubles match and did so by the nature of a 6-0 golden set. The duo is now 6-3 in doubles on the season.
Freshman Helen Sarikulaya and sophomore Miray Konar got the first point as Phoenix won their game 6-1. Head coach Elizabeth Anderson said she believes the force of the competition Elon faced today will help Phoenix move forward: «It was just for us to be really disciplined and focused and keep working on each player’s plays and doubles as well.» . I think everyone made a lot of good improvements today.»
About Elon University
Elon University is a private university in Elon, North Carolina.
Founded in 1889 as Elon College, Elon is organized into six schools. Located in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, Elon is located on a 656-acre suburban campus between the cities of Greensboro and Raleigh. Less than twenty percent of Elon’s college students are from the state of North Carolina.
Elon’s intercollegiate athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I track and field as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. The university includes Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, the School of Communications, Dr.
Jo Watts Williams School of Education, College of Law; and the Faculty of Health Sciences. Master’s programs are offered in business administration, business analysis, accounting, interactive media, education, physician assistant studies, and doctoral programs include physical therapy and law.
Elon operates on a 4-1-4 academic calendar, which includes a four-week semester in January known as winter term. US News & World Report ranks Elon 83rd overall among national universities and #1. 1 in the country for Best University Teaching.
Elon is ranked as the 9th most innovative national university. In 2020, Elon was the only university with top 10 rankings in all US News academic program search categories. Photo credits: photo from Elon University website
