{"id":706599,"date":"2026-04-05T13:31:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T13:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/706599\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T13:31:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T13:31:29","slug":"phoenix-falls-at-old-dominion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/706599\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Falls At Old Dominion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UNCGreen.png\" alt=\"UNCG\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Match:<\/p>\n<p>at UNCG<\/p>\n<p>4\/8\/2026 | 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Apr. 08 (Wed) \/ 3 p.m.&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UNCGreen.png\" alt=\"UNCG\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0UNCG&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    <strong>NORFOLK, Va. <\/strong>\u2013 The Elon women&#8217;s tennis team (12-4) dropped a match to No. 63 Old Dominion (7-4) on Saturday, falling 4-1 to the Monarchs at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/simone-bergeron\/10892\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10892\" target=\"_blank\">Simone Bergeron<\/a> notched a ranked win for Elon&#8217;s lone point of the day. All four of Elon&#8217;s losses have come against teams that have been ranked at some point this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Rundown<\/strong>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Monarchs took the doubles point\u00a0with wins at the Nos. 2 and 3 spots. Bergeron and <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/mariana-reding\/10895\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10895\" target=\"_blank\">Mariana Reding<\/a> held a 5-4 lead on Court 1 when their match was halted.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Old Dominion took a 2-0 lead with a win on Court 5.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Bergeron picked up a win at the No. 2 spot when her opponent Victoria Matasova, the No. 117 player in the ITA singles rankings, retired with Bergeron leading 7-6 (5), 3-0. Bergeron&#8217;s first set tiebreak win improved her career tiebreak record to 8-2.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Monarchs clinched the match with victories at the Nos. 1 and 6 positions.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>On Court 4, <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/alexis-nyborg\/10899\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10899\" target=\"_blank\">Alexis Nyborg<\/a> led Uladzislava Manzhos 7-5, 4-1 when her match was halted. Nyborg trailed 5-1 in the first set before rallying back with six straight games.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Reding was about to enter a final set when her match against Ulyana Romanova was stopped.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The loss snapped Elon&#8217;s five-match winning streak.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Up Next<\/strong><br \/>\nElon closes out its four-match road swing Wednesday at UNCG. The contest is slated for a 3 p.m. start.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Stay Posted<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nFor further coverage of Elon women&#8217;s tennis, follow the Phoenix on X (@ElonWTennis), Instagram (elonwtennis) and Facebook (Elon Women&#8217;s Tennis).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results<\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSingles<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1. No. 97 Kira Matushkina (ODU) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/cornelia-kack\/10898\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10898\" target=\"_blank\">Cornelia Kack<\/a> (Elon) 6-2, 7-5<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2. <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/simone-bergeron\/10892\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10892\" target=\"_blank\">Simone Bergeron<\/a> (Elon) def. No. 117 Victoria Matasova (ODU) 7-6 (5), 3-0, retired<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3. <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/mariana-reding\/10895\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10895\" target=\"_blank\">Mariana Reding<\/a> (Elon) vs. Ulyana Romanova (ODU) 7-6 (2), 1-6, unfinished<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n4. <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/alexis-nyborg\/10899\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10899\" target=\"_blank\">Alexis Nyborg<\/a> (Elon) vs. Uladzislava Manzhos (ODU) 7-5, 4-1, unfinished<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n5. Lidiia Rasskovskaia (ODU) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/madison-cordisco\/10893\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10893\" target=\"_blank\">Madison Cordisco<\/a> (Elon) 6-1, 6-4<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n6. Marina Markina (ODU) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/nathalie-marinovitch\/10952\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10952\" target=\"_blank\">Nathalie Marinovitch<\/a> (Elon) 7-6 (6), 6-1<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nDoubles<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1. <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/simone-bergeron\/10892\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10892\" target=\"_blank\">Simone Bergeron<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/mariana-reding\/10895\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10895\" target=\"_blank\">Mariana Reding<\/a> (Elon) vs. Kira Matushkina\/Victoria Matasova (ODU) 5-4, unfinished<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2. Uladzislava Manzhos\/Marina Markina (ODU) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/cornelia-kack\/10898\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10898\" target=\"_blank\">Cornelia Kack<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/lisa-kranec\/10894\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10894\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa Kranec<\/a> (Elon) 6-3<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3. Ulyana Romanova\/Lidiia Rasskovskaia (ODU) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/madison-cordisco\/10893\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10893\" target=\"_blank\">Madison Cordisco<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/alexis-nyborg\/10899\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10899\" target=\"_blank\">Alexis Nyborg<\/a> (Elon) 6-0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nOrder of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,2,1,6)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211;ELON&#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Match: at UNCG 4\/8\/2026 | 3 p.m. &#13; Apr. 08 (Wed) \/ 3 p.m.&#13;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":705387,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,1587,1589,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-706599","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-az","11":"tag-phoenix","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116352351463515578","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=706599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/706599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/705387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=706599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=706599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=706599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}