Elon opened its home Fall Invitational with six singles wins, led by senior Alexis Nyborg, who won twice. The Phoenix also debuted three new doubles pairings; all three lost to Appalachian State teams.

By the Numbers
  • 6 singles wins for Elon on Friday.
  • 8 fall singles victories for Nyborg, the team’s leader.
  • 3 new Elon doubles pairings made their debut.
State of Play
  • Nyborg, Iga Piotrowska and Sonja Rooth recorded straight-set singles wins.
  • Simone Bergeron and Alexandria Warsing rallied from losing the second set to win match tiebreaks.
  • Saturday’s schedule starts at 9 a.m. with two rounds of doubles, followed by the final round of singles.
Bottom Line

Elon’s singles play gave the host team a strong start, but the new doubles combinations face an early test after three opening losses.