No. 1 ranked Ashleigh Barty retires from tennis at age 25 from Adam Stites, at YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com Three-time Grand Slam winner and No. 1 ranked Ashleigh Barty shocked the tennis world Tuesday night when she announced her retirement at age 25. “I’ll be retiring from tennis,” Barty said in an interview she posted on her Instagram. “It’s actually the first time I’ve said that out loud and it’s hard to say, but I’m so happy and so ready. And I just know at the moment, in my heart, for me as a person, this is right. “I don’t have the physical…
RICHMOND, VA. – The Colonial Athletic Association announced that Elon University women’s tennis had four student-athletes in Lizette Reding, Sibel Tanik, Victoria Saldh and Alison O’Dea named to All-Conference Teams on Tuesday, May 11. CAA AWARD WINNERS “I’m very proud of our team and each of these individual honors is a great reflection of the entire team and how hard they work to push each other in practice each day,” head coach Elizabeth Anderson began. Lizette had an incredible season and won all of her singles matches against opponents from the CAA. She also has a very strong work ethic,…
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. – Elon University women’s tennis defeated Drexel, 4-1, in the quarterfinals of the 2021 CAA Women’s Tennis Tournament on Friday, April 23. The win moved the Phoenix to 17-4 overall this season and extended its winning streak to six matches. HIGHLIGHTS – Alison O’Dea clinched the match for the Phoenix, taking down Pauline Kharkover 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in a three-set battle on Friday afternoon. O’Dea moved to 10-5 in singles play this season and now has a 7-4 record in the No. 6 slot. – Lizette Reding got things rolling for Elon, defeating Isabel Cabrerizo in straight sets…
ELON, N.C. – The Colonial Athletic Association has announced the pairings for the 2021 CAA Women’s Tennis Championship, which will be held April 22-25 at the Millie West Tennis Facility on the campus of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. After finishing the season with five-straight wins and earning a 16-4 overall record with a 4-1 mark against CAA opponents, Elon will enter the tournament as a No. 2 seed and take on seventh-seeded Drexel on Friday, April 23, at 3 p.m. The winner of that contest will return to action the following day, April 24, for a 3 p.m.…
SWEET BRIAR, Va. – The Sweet Briar women’s tennis team handed Guilford its fifth straight loss of the 2021 season in the regular season finale between the two ODAC programs on Sunday, April 18th. The Vixens (11-5, 6-2 ODAC) swept their way through doubles competition, opening with an 8-0 victory by Ruth de Souza and Allison Wandling, who defeated Guilford’s (3-7, 2-7 ODAC) Hannah Pardue and Madyson Schreiber in the clash of No. 1s. Alexia Alfaro and Ruth Lechner tallied the second point of the day for Sweet Briar with an 8-2 victory in No. 3 doubles over Nya Reed…
ELON, N.C. – Elon University women’s tennis defeated Davidson, 4-1, to close out the regular season on Saturday, April 17. The win moved the Phoenix to 16-4 overall this season and extended its winning streak to five matches. “I’m really proud of the way the team competed this afternoon to close out a very strong regular season,” head coach Elizabeth Anderson began. “I feel like this group is peaking at the right time as we look forward to the conference tournament next week. It was also really nice seeing Sofi compete on our courts one last time today. I couldn’t…
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Guilford women’s tennis team suffered its fourth straight loss on Saturday, April 17th with a 7-2 setback to ODAC rival Bridgewater. The Quakers claimed one of their two points in doubles as Madyson Schreiber and Hannah Pardue came through with an 8-6 win in No. 1 doubles over Whitney Kiser and Malena Hoover. However, the Eagles took both the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches by scores of 8-0. In No. 2 play, Rachel Crawford and Ali Keister downed Hannah Arnett and Bea Niyibizi. Meanwhile, No. 3 seeds Emily Daigneault and Ryan Roeber defeated Alys…
WOMEN’s STORY: Lynchburg Hands Guilford Second Straight Loss / Men’s Follows LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lynchburg women’s tennis team handed Guilford its second straight loss, 9-0, on Sunday, April 11th. The Hornets surrendered just one set in doubles play as No. 1 seeds Christina Harris and Caroline Guill earned an 8-0 victory over Madyson Schreiber and Hannah Pardue. Teammates, and second seeds, Alissa Anderson and Lauren Pascadlo also earned a victory over Hannah Arnett and Bea Niyibizi, which came in 8-1 fashion. Lynchburg completed the sweep when No. 3 seeds Elizabeth Teefey and Alexa Hardesty claimed and 8-0 victory over…
ELON, N.C. – Elon University women’s tennis defeated Charleston, 4-3, to secure its fourth-straight win on Sunday, April 11. HIGHLIGHTS – Lizette Reding clinched the match for the Phoenix, taking down Halli Trinkle 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 (7-4) in a three-set battle on Sunday afternoon. Reding moved to 11-2 in the No. 3 singles slot and picked up her team-leading 14th singles win in the match. – Olivia Archer got things rolling for Elon, defeating Kate Earnhardt 6-0, 6-2. Archer picked up her ninth singles win in the match and has now won seven of her last ten matches overall. –…
ELON, N.C. – Elon University women’s tennis defeated UNC Greensboro, 5-2, to secure its third-straight win on Friday, April 9. “I’m really proud of the way the team competed this afternoon,” head coach Elizabeth Anderson began. “Lizette and Ali did a great job of getting things going and setting Sibel and Olivia up to clinch the doubles point. Olivia carried that over into singles and really helped keep up our momentum. Ali also showed a ton of grit to win her singles match and set Sibel up to clinch for us. We look forward to our match this Sunday at…
ELON, N.C. – Elon University women’s tennis freshmen Lizette Reding and Alison O’Dea have been named the CAA Doubles Team of the Week, the league office announced on Wednesday, April 7. The duo collected the honor after helping lead the Phoenix to a victory over William & Mary (4-3) for the first time in program history. Against the Tribe, Reding and O’Dea defeated Lisa Fukutoku and Alisia Manolescu, 6-2, to clinch the doubles point for Elon. The victory moved them to 6-3 in No. 2 doubles and gave them their seventh doubles win in their last ten matches. This season…
GREENSBORO, N.C. – A 6-3 win by the Shenandoah women’s tennis team resulted in the third loss of the season for the Quakers in a clash between the two ODAC programs on Saturday, April 3rd in Greensboro. Guilford (3-3, 3-3 ODAC) has now split its last four matches. Shenandoah claimed all three of the doubles matches, including an 8-7 (10-0) win from Madison Hansen and Jahveesha Combs, who defeated Madyson Schreiber and Hannah Pardue. Lily Kimble and teammate Kelly Hudak, competing as No. 2 doubles for the Hornets, defeating Hannah Arnett and Bea Niybizi. Caitlin Bennett and Madison Hoilman completed…
ELON, N.C. – Elon University women’s tennis outlasted William & Mary, 4-3, on Saturday, April 3. The Phoenix picked up its first win over the Tribe in program history, and now sits at 13-4 overall this season. HIGHLIGHTS – Sibel Tanik clinched the match for the Phoenix, taking down Jill van den Dungen 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 in a three-set battle on Saturday afternoon. Tanik moved to 8-4 in the No. 2 singles slot and 9-8 overall with the win. – Lizette Reding got things rolling for Elon, defeating Elisa van Meeteren in straight sets 6-1, 6-2. Reding picked up her…
ELON, N.C. – Elon University women’s tennis swept Methodist, 7-0, on Wednesday, March 31. The Phoenix has now won four of its last five matches and sits at 12-4 overall this season. HIGHLIGHTS – Victoria Saldh clinched the match for the Phoenix, taking down Abby Caddick 6-0, 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon. Saldh moved to 8-2 in the No. 1 singles slot and 12-3 overall with the win. – Olivia Archer got things rolling for Elon, defeating Jill Lawrence in straight sets 6-0, 6-1. Archer picked up her seventh singles victory in her last ten matches with the win. – Sibel…
Womens Results Quakers Post 5-1 Win Over Randolph LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Guilford women’s tennis team claimed its third win in its last four matches on Saturday, March 27th, when the Quakers posted a 5-1 road win over Randolph College in Lynchburg, Va. Guilford (3-2, 3-2 ODAC) claimed three of its five points in singles action, all in two-sets. Among the winners in singles play was No. 1 seed Madyson Schreiber, who posted a 6-3, 6-2 win over Zeinab Elkhansa. The Quakers also received a singles point from Hannah Pardue, who emerged with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Heather Whetzel.…
ELON, N.C. – Elon University women’s tennis fell to James Madison, 6-1, on Saturday, March 27. The loss dropped Elon to 11-4 overall this season, including a 2-1 mark against CAA opponents. HIGHLIGHTS – Lizette Reding continued her hot start to the season, taking down Natalia Nikolopoulou in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6. The win moved Reding to 9-1 in No. 3 singles play and gave her the team lead in singles victories (12). – Victoria Saldh came up just short against Daria Afanasyeva, falling 7-6, 2-6, 7-10 in a three-set battle. Despite the loss, Saldh remained second on the team…
WOMEN’s TENNIS p Men’s Results follows. ELON, N.C. – Elon University women’s tennis won its third-straight match, 6-1, against Longwood on Tuesday, March 23. The Phoenix has now won eight of its last nine matches and sits at 11-3 overall this season. HIGHLIGHTS – Alison O’Dea clinched the match for the Phoenix, taking down Crystal Nzewi 6-2, 6-2 on Friday afternoon. O’Dea moved to 5-1 in the No. 6 singles slot and 7-2 overall with the win. – Victoria Saldh got things rolling for Elon, defeating Emma Nurgazieva in the first set 6-4, and taking a 3-0 lead in the…
ELON, N.C. – Elon University women’s tennis won its second-straight conference match, 6-1, against UNCW on Friday, March 19. The Phoenix has now won seven of its last eight matches and sits at 10-3 overall this season. “The team competed very well in very windy and cold conditions today,” head coach Elizabeth Anderson said. “We are very proud of the team’s resilience, toughness and relentless determination.” HIGHLIGHTS – Victoria Saldh clinched the match for the Phoenix, taking down Celeste Matute 7-5, 6-4 on Friday afternoon. Saldh moved to 7-1 in the No. 1 singles slot and 10-2 overall with the…
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Guilford women’s tennis team earned its second straight 8-1 win of the season on Saturday, March 13th, when the Quakers downed ODAC foe Hollins at Dorothy Ragsdale McMichael Centennial Class Court. Guilford (2-1, 2-1 ODAC) claimed all three wins in doubles play, including an 8-0 victory by Madyson Schreiber and Hannah Pardue, who downed Elizabeth Eubank and Amanda Dobert. The No. 2 doubles pair of Hannah Arnett and Bea Niyibizi took down Katherine Komarek and Catherine Bussani by an 8-3 margin. The Quakers picked up a point from the tandem of Alys Parker and Nya Reed,…
ELON, N.C. – Elon University women’s tennis dominated Towson, 7-0, on Friday, March 12, to move to 9-3 on the season. The Phoenix has now won six of its last seven matches. HIGHLIGHTS – Lizette Reding clinched the match for the Phoenix, taking down Alexa Martinez 6-2, 6-0, in straight sets. The win moved Reding to 9-2 in singles play this season. – In her first match since Feb. 13, Olivia Archer got things rolling for Elon, defeating Lauryn Jacobs in straight sets 6-1, 6-1. The match gave Archer her fourth singles win in six matches. – Shauna Galvin picked…