The Phoenix (12-5, 4-0 SoCon) emerged from the match as the only team in the SoCon with its perfect conference record intact. The Cougars (9-5, 3-1 SoCon) drop to third in the conference along with Appalachian State, who they beat earlier in the season.

Elon swept the doubles matches and then increased its lead to 2-0 with a win at No. 2 singles. Senior Tom Delme (Hamoir, Belgium) put the CofC on the board with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Eric Turner at the No. 3 spot. The win was Delme's sixth straight as he retained his flawless record against conference opponents (4-0).

Sophomore Stephen Hardy (Fairfax, Va.) also scored a point for the Cougars, winning a three-set match that ended in a 10-point tiebreak. After claiming the first set 6-4 and falling behind 7-5 in the second, Hardy rebounded with a 10-6 victory over Thomas Darling as the sixth seed. He is now 5-0 in singles this season.

Three other Cougars pushed their opponents to three sets before eventually falling to the Phoenix.

College of Charleston continues it's three-match road swing this weekend with stops at Chattanooga and Samford.

Doubles:
1. No. 35 Philip Nemec/Chase Helpingstine (ELON) def. Lukas Koncilia/Kyle Parker (CofC) 8-6
2. Alberto Rojas/Cody S-MacDowell (ELON) def. Tom Delme/Stephen Hardy (CofC) 8-4
3. Cameron Silverman/Eric Turner (ELON) def. Mickael Boyer/Mickael Trintignac (CofC) 8-4

Singles:
1. Philip Nemec (ELON) def. Lukas Koncilia (CofC) 4-6, 6-0, 6-0
2. Cameron Silverman (ELON) def. Mickael Trintignac (CofC) 6-2, 6-4
3. Tom Delme (CofC) def. Eric Turner (ELON) 6-1, 6-3
4. Chase Helpingstine (ELON) def. Kyle Parker (CofC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
5. Alberto Rojas (ELON) def. Mickael Boyer (CofC) 6-3, 4-6m 6-4
6. Stephen Hardy (CofC) def. Thomas Darling (ELON) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)