Elon nabs first CAA women’s tennis title

Elon nabs first CAA women’s tennis title

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Elon won a Coastal Athletic Association Tournament championship for the first time in women’s tennis with Sunday’s 4-2 victory against three-time defending champion William & Mary at Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. The top-seeded Phoenix (19-5) prevailed in a pair of three-set singles matches when freshman Lisa Kranec won at No. 6 and sophomore Simone Bergeron knocked two-time CAA Player of the Year Hedda G…

Women's tennis falls to Elon in CAA title, denied fourth straight championship

For the first time since 2021, William and Mary women’s tennis has returned from the Coastal Athletic Association Championships empty-handed. Sunday, April 27, the three-time defending CAA champion Tribe (14-6, 4-1 CAA) was denied in its quest for a fourth straight trophy, dropping a 4-2 title-match decision to Elon (19-5, 4-0 CAA) at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center in Elon, N.C. Prior to April 19, William and Mary had not lost a CAA match in thr…