April 23, 2004

MOBILE, Ala. - No. 2 seed Denver got to show off one of the strongest doubles tandems in the league in taking a 4-0 win over No. 7 North Texas Friday afternoon in quarterfinal action of the 2004 Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Championships at the Mobile Tennis Center.

The Pioneers (18-1) will meet the Arkansas-Little Rook, which defeated Middle Tennessee 4-3 late Friday, at 8 a.m. MT. UNT (13-10), which was playing its second match of the day, will face the Middle Tennessee in a 7 a.m. MT consolation match Saturday.

Denver used the No. 42-ranked doubles team of Yanick Dullens (Susteren, Netherlands) and Suzana Maksovic (Helsingborg, Sweden) to grab the early momentum. The duo cruised to an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles, while the Pioneer No. 2 team of Jenny Trettin (Berlin, Germany) and Barbara Kourim (Dallas, Texas) won 8-0 at the No. 2 slot. Dullens and Maksovic improved to 17-2, while Trettin and Kourim stay unbeaten at 19-0.

The Pioneers took all three singles wins in straight sets, including Trettin's 6-2, 6-3 clinching-win at the No. 3 slot.

Denver extended its league-best win streak to 15 matches.

WOMEN'S QUARTERFINALS

No. 2 Denver 4, No. 7 North Texas 0

Singles
1) Yanick Dullens (DU) vs. Krysta Lee (UNT), DNF
2) Suzana Maksovic (DU) vs. Kelli Royer (UNT), DNF
3) Jenny Trettin (DU) def. Ashley Sammis (UNT), 6-2, 6-3
4) Barbara Kourim (DU) def. Megan Schmulbach (UNT), 6-1, 6-0
5) Rachael Sackmaster (DU) def. Katherine Harris (UNT), 6-3, 6-1
6) Beth Messaros (DU) vs. Ingrid Stockinger (UNT), DNF

Doubles
1) Dullens/Maksovic (DU) def. Lee/Harris (UNT), 8-2
2) Trettin/Kourim (DU) def. Sammis/Royer (UNT), 8-0
3) Sackmaster/Messaros (DU) vs. Schmulbach/Lee (UNT), DNF