Longwood University Athletics

Coach Gustafsson on Elston: “Dan is looking to be our strongest returning player. He has improved his serve, which has elevated his game. If Dan is able to stay focused on the task and stay healthy during the spring, then he has the potential to be one of the top players in the Big South.”

2013-14: Third-year team member … won the No. 1 singles flight with a 2-0 record at the GWU Fall Classic on Sep. 20-21 … went 1-1 at the USTA/ITA Regional Championships on Oct. 17-19 … closed the fall with a 2-2 record to pace the Lancers at the University of Louisville Fall Invite on Nov. 1-3 … 2012-13: Completed the season with a 14-16 overall singles record, including a 2-6 mark in Big South action … went 7-19 in doubles play with a 2-6 conference record … posted back-to-back singles wins on two occasions, against Morgan State and Norfolk State (Jan. 20-26) and at North Carolina Central and Howard (Apr. 3-7) … won his flight with a 3-0 record at the University of Mary Washington Kickoff Classic … consolation winner at Elon Fall Invite … went 1-1 at the USTA/ITA Regional Championships … 2011-12: Finished 7-8 in singles competition and 7-10 in doubles play … had two, three-match singles win streaks from Feb. 18-Mar. 9 and from Mar. 21-Mar. 31 … earned four-straight doubles wins from Mar. 21-Apr. 3 with partner Giorgi Khmiadashvili … High School: Four-year letterwinner at Ralph Allen School ... also played four years of soccer … Personal: Son of Chris and Della Elston ... grandfather (Graham Jasper) was past director of the UK Plymouth Argyle soccer team ... captain of two National titles in the club league championships in 2009 and 2010 ... runners-up in 2011 ... European grade 1 doubles winner and semi finalist in singles ... represented Great Britain in international competitions in London, India and Europe ... first 16u Great Britain team to win invitational event held at Wimbledon ... competed and trained during the summer of 2013 … majoring in exercise science.