Des Moines, Iowa - The 40th-ranked University of Denver men's tennis team fell to the No.44 Drake University 4-3 today in Des Moines, Iowa. The Pioneers now hold a 7-4 overall record.

DU received singles victories from Diogo Rocha (Lisbon, Portugal), David Fox (Surrey, United Kingdom) and Yannik James (St. Georges, Grenada). James and Rocha also picked up the only doubles victory for the Pioneers in today's match.

Denver will host the University of Utah on Friday next week at 1:00 p.m. MT before hosting the University of Pennsylvania at 12:00 p.m. MT on Sunday. Both matches will be played at Lifetime Fitness.

Below are the results from today's match:

Saturday, Feb. 27

Singles
1. Lott, Ben (DU) def. Henry Craig (DEN) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
2. Diogo Rocha (DEN) def. Philips, Bayo (DU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
3. David Fox (DEN) def. Gillespie, Vinny (DU) 6-4, 7-5
4. MacGeoch, Calum (DU) def. Alex Gasson (DEN) 6-1, 6-0
5. Yannik James (DEN) def. Stride, Ben (DU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Hands, Tom (DU) def. Wyatt Lovera (DEN) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1. Lott, Ben/Wood, Ben (DU) def. #20 Henry Craig/Alex Gasson (DEN) 6-4
2. Yannik James/Diogo Rocha (DEN) vs. Philips, Bayo/Gillespie, Vinny (DU) no result
3. MacGeoch, Calum/Stride, Ben (DU) def. David Fox/Jesse Ruder-Hook (DEN) 6-3