BOISE, Idaho - No. 19 Boise State defeated Denver, 6-1, in men's tennis action this afternoon at Appleton Tennis Complex in Boise. DU falls to 9-10 with the loss, while Boise State improves to 16-7.

Senior Benny Althaus (Saarbrucken, Germany) continued his strong play by posting the Pioneers' lone point. Althaus defeated No. 71 James Meredith, 3-6, 6-3, 11-9 to improve to a team-leading 14-4 in singles.

DU returns to action at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on April 17-19 in Denton, Texas.