Jan. 31, 2016
Results
Omaha, Neb. - The 52nd-ranked University of Denver men's tennis team defeated the University of Nebraska-Omaha 7-0 today in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Pioneers recorded a perfect record in today's match, going 6-0 in singles play and 3-0 in doubles. DU received singles victories from 45th-ranked Diogo Rocha (Lisbon, Portugal), Henry Craig (Murrieta, Calif.), David Fox (Surrey, United Kingdom), Zach Fryer (Centennial, Colo.), Alex Gasson (Alton, United Kingdom) and Wyatt Lovera (Miami, Fla.).
In doubles play, the 11th-ranked pair of Craig/Gasson won their match by a score of 5-2, followed by victories from Fryer/Rocha and Fox/Jesse Ruder-Hook (Denver, Colo.).
Denver will host Wichita State University on Friday at 5:00 p.m. MT followed by another home match the next day versus BYU at 4:00 p.m. MT. Both matches will be played at Lifetime Fitness.
Below are the results from today's match:
Sunday Jan. 31
Singles
1. #45 Diogo Rocha (DEN) def. Colin Buckley (OMAHA) 6-1, 6-2
2. Henry Craig (DEN) def. Matt Dunn (OMAHA) 6-0, 6-0
3. David Fox (DEN) def. Alex Woodward (OMAHA) 6-2, 6-0
4. Zach Fryer (DEN) def. Marko Minic (OMAHA) 6-1, 6-1
5. Alex Gasson (DEN) def. Erik Anderson (OMAHA) 6-0, 6-2
6. Wyatt Lovera (DEN) def. John Ellis (OMAHA) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles
1. #11 Henry Craig/Alex Gasson (DEN) def. Colin Buckley/Ignace Warson (OMAHA) 5-2
2. Zach Fryer/Diogo Rocha (DEN) def. Erik Anderson/Alex Woodward (OMAHA) 6-2
3. David Fox/Jesse Ruder-Hook (DEN) def. Matt Dunn/Brent McKnight (OMAHA) 6-0
Match Notes:
Denver 3-2, 1-0; National ranking #52
Omaha Mavericks 3-3, 0-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,3,1,4,5,6)