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Sports Wednesday, January 22, 2014 • page Z7 carry Elon tennis into 2014 season man is in a great position to make some Leonard also noted that having a player noise in the national event, citing his ha- like Silverman can have huge benefits in tred of losing as his main asset going into terms of recruiting. Like many Elon stu- the matches. dents, Silverman hails from the Northeast For Silverman, there is no better test of (Mount Kisco, N.Y.). Ever since Silver- skill than matchups with some of the best man’s enrollment at Elon, Leonard has no talent in the nation. ticed an increase in interest from top play- “Playing against some of the top teams ers throughout the region, is great,” Silverman said. “It’s good to start “I try to show other people that you off with these tough teams because the can go to a school like Elon, a mid-major conference ends up being a bit of a drop off school, and still be a highly ranked player,” compared to these ACC schools.” said Silverman. A player like Silverman can often trans- Silverman is also striving to make an form a program. For Leonard, his goal is to impact on the players already playing at make the most of having such a talented Elon. “I’ve always been a good tennis play- student athlete. er, but I think as I’ve gotten older and the “The big thing for me is making sure he years have gone on I’ve become more of a gets the same resources that he would get at leader,” Silverman said. a bigger school,” Leonard said. “It would be a shame for a kid like that to [go to waste].” The Silverman expects big things from him self as well as his teammates. “I’m just try ing to win as many matches as I can,” said Silverman. “I just want to win the South ern Conference before I leave.” Hcom Hedidence 1nn tod yina lavel mall ) it| go I ed )St. 1 ini iclul MitJ iNo is gij n ail ith 1 id Si] fuUy furnished and aU utility inclusive single and one bedrooms are available prices start at only $475 a month call (336) 516-4777 acornhousingelon.com CAROLINE OLNEY | Photo Editor Robert Lindgren, a native of Sweden, was named to the SoCon All-Freshman team last season. CAROLINE OLNEY | Photo Editor Elon Coach Michael Leonard has been recognized as SoCon Coach of the Year four times in nine seasons at the helm. Recap of upset over No. 7 Duke Doubles; No. 1: Tahir/Saba (D) d. Silverman/Fortmann, 6-5. No. 2: Lindgren/Kowalski (E) d. Hemmeler/Semanzato, 6-4. No. 3: Madrid/Kaufman (E) d. Hammond/McCall, 6-5 (5). Singles: No. 1; Silverman (E) d. Tahir, 6-5 (4), 3-6, 6-1. No. 2: Saba (D) d. Fortmann, 6-2, 6-1. No. 3: Semenzato (D) d, Lindgren, 6-0, 3-6, 6-0. No. 4: Kowalski (E) d. Hemmeler, 6-3, 2-6, 6-5. No. 5: Levine (D) d. Madrid, 6-3, 6-2. No. 6: Kaufman (E) d. Hammond, 5-6 (7), 6-0, 6-3. GRAPHIC BY KRISTEN DEMARIA | Design Chief
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