ATLANTA, Ga. – A valiant comeback attempt fell just short for the Elon University men’s tennis team Saturday in a 4-3 loss at Georgia State. 
 
After trailing 3-0, the Phoenix rattled off three consecutive singles victories to tie the score at 3-3. However, the Panthers won the final singles match to secure the victory.

BOX SCORE (PDF)
 
With the loss, Elon drops to 0-2 on the season, with both matches being played indoors, while Georgia State improves to 1-0. 
 
THE RUNDOWN

• Oskar Antinheimo and Jack Curtis delivered Elon’s first doubles win of the season with a 6-2 result at the No. 3 spot. It was the first career doubles win for Curtis.
• The Panthers won at the Nos. 1 and 2 spots to clinch the doubles point. 
• Georgia State won the first two completed singles contests at the Nos. 1 and 3 positions to go ahead 3-0. 
• Antinheimo got the Phoenix on the board with a 7-5, 6-2 victory on Court 4 against Georgia State’s Diogo Morais. Antinheimo is now 2-0 on the season in singles and has won four consecutive sets since dropping his first set of the season against Wake Forest.
• Shortly after Antinheimo finished his win, Veljko Krstic wrapped up a 7-5, 6-3 victory against Gabriele Datei at the No. 2 spot. It was Krstic’s second career victory at No. 2 singles. 
• Curtis impressed again in singles, winning 6-0, 6-4 on Court 5 against Maxwell Weir to level the score at 3-3. Curtis and Antinheimo both have three wins across doubles and singles to lead the Phoenix this season. 
• On Court 6, Georgia State’s Naufal Kamaruzzaman defeated Ben Zipay 6-4, 6-3 to secure the winning point. 

 
UP NEXT
Elon travels to face No. 13 North Carolina indoors at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center on Feb. 8. The match will begin at 5 p.m. 
 
RESULTS
Singles
1. Baran Soyler (Georgia State) def. Daniel Martin (Elon) 6-2, 7-6 (2)
2. Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. Gabriele Datei (Georgia State) 7-5, 6-3
3. Edward Tymes (Georgia State) def. Juan Sengariz (Elon) 6-1, 6-1
4. Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) def. Diogo Morais (Georgia State) 7-5, 6-2
5. Jack Curtis (Elon) def. Maxwell Weir (Georgia State) 6-0, 6-4
6. Naufal Kamaruzzaman (Georgia State) def. Ben Zipay (Elon) 6-4, 6-3
 
Doubles
1. Gabriele Datei/Baran Soyler (Georgia State) def. Veljko Krstic/Daniel Martin (Elon) 6-1
2. Naufal Kamaruzzaman/Maxwell Weir (Georgia State) def. Juan Sengariz/Ben Zipay (Elon) 6-4
3. Oskar Antinheimo/Jack Curtis (Elon) def. Edward Tymes/Michael Nicholls (Georgia State) 6-2
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,1,4,2,5,6)
 

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