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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Elon University women’s tennis team defeated the USC Upstate Spartans, 5-2, on Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.
 
Elon improves to 6-1 on the year, while USC Upstate falls to 4-3 with the setback. The Phoenix rallied after dropping the doubles point, winning all but one singles match to secure the win.
 
Frida Jansaker claimed a 6-1, 6-0, win at No. 2 singles to tie it at 1-all, but the Spartans came back to take a 2-1 lead. Jansaker and Jordan Johnston won at No. 1 doubles earlier in the day to improve their season record to 8-1.
 
But it was all Elon from there, as Barbora Lazarova extended her team’s lead after defeating USC Upstate’s Allison Beeler, 6-0, 6-0, at the No. 5 spot to tie the match.
 
Bryn Khoury helped Elon to a 3-2 match lead at No. 4 singles after topping Talia Rojas, 6-2, 6-3, in straight sets.
 
Viviana Stavreva was the next player to finish, as the junior topped Constanze Kuerten, 6-4, 6-3, at No. 3 singles.
 
Maria Camara Ruiz earned Elon’s fifth point at No. 6, recording a 6-2, 6-4, win over Julie Bell.
 
Elon returns to action on Feb. 19 at home versus Radford.