ELON – The South Carolina State men's tennis team defeated Elon on the road 6-1 Sunday (March.8).
 
The Bulldogs improved to 3-6 overall, while the Phoenix fell to 3-6 on the season.
 
The match started at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center but was moved indoors to Piedmont Indoor Tennis in Greensboro during singles due to afternoon rain showers. 

The Bulldogs secured the doubles point with wins on Courts 1 and 2 after Elon took Court 3. They then won five of six singles matches to earn the victory. 

The Rundown

• South Carolina State claimed the doubles point with victories at the Nos. 1 and 2 positions.
• At the No. 1 spot, Mikalai Bankou and Novak Novakovic defeated Veljko Krstic and Nikola Parichkov, 6-1.
• The doubles point was clinched on Court 2, with Jack Curtis and Rafael Ymer falling to Iliyas Muratuly and Andrii Borodatiuk, 6-4.
• The Bulldogs took a 3-0 lead with singles victories at the Nos. 1 and 5 spots.
• With four singles matches remaining, three of which were in final sets, rain showers forced play to stop. The match was then moved indoors to Greensboro. 
• South Carolina State won on Court 3 at Piedmont to secure the match. 

Results
Singles
1. Mikalai Bankou (SCST) def. No. 94 Veljko Krstic (Elon) 6-2, 6-2
2. Novak Novakovic (SCST) def. Rafael Ymer (Elon) 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3
3. Iliyas Muratuly (SCST) def. Nikola Parichkov (Elon) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
4. Andrii Borodatiuk (SCST) def. Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
5. Bastian Zamora (SCST) def. Charles Pilet (Elon) 7-6 (4), 6-0
6. Alonso Roca (Elon) def. Cagan Efe Tufekci (SCST) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
 
Doubles
1. Mikalai Bankou/Novak Novakovic (SCST) def. Veljko Krstic/Nikola Parichkov (Elon) 6-1
2. Iliyas Muratuly/Andrii Borodatiuk (SCST) def. Jack Curtis/Rafael Ymer (Elon) 6-4
3. Nick Fisk/Charles Pilet (Elon) def. Hoang Anh Pham/Bastian Zamora (SCST) 6-3
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,5,3,6,4,2)