Elon's Club Tennis finishes in the Top 50 at Nationals

Elon’s club tennis took the Campus National Championships by storm the weekend of April 12-13, 2014.

The opening match was against the hometown favorite Arizona Wildcats. Christian Smoke and Will Hemminger took the court for men’s doubles, while Kate Sims and Alexandra Solhjou took on the women’s doubles team. Chandler McCray and Alexandra Solhjou played strong singles matches, but after doubles and singles had finished, Elon found themselves down a total of 2 games.

Ian MacInnes and Kate Sims battled hard in mixed doubles to end the match with a final score of 6-2, securing a win for Elon. Arizona finished the tournament in 10the place, making it a huge win for Elon. Throughout the remainder of the tournament, Elon defeated JMU, Delaware and California State Chico.

Of more than 600 club tennis teams in the nation, Elon’s club tennis was in the top 50. Players for the weekend included Ian MacInnes, Kate Sims, Chandler McCray, Eryn Godwin, Will Hemminger, Alexandra Solhjou and Christian Smoke.