Results

Vermillion, S.D. - The 43rd-ranked University of Denver women's tennis team defeated the University of South Dakota 5-2 today at Heuther Family Match Pointe in Vermillion, S.D.

The Pioneers went 4-2 in singles play and 2-0 in doubles matches. DU improved their overall record to 19-2 on the season.

Julia O'Loughlin (Highland Beach, Fla.), Maureen Slattery (Newport News, Va.), Bianca Mok (Boise, Idaho) and Gracia Mboko (Burlington, Ontario) each picked up singles victories in today's match to help claim the victory for the Pioneers.

Mok and Barnhill defeated Yuliya Sidenko and Anastasia Bondarenko (USD) 6-1 in their doubles match, while the duo of Mboko and Charlotte Derbyshire (Stockton, England) beat Elise van Zijst and Milica Pavlovic (USD) 6-3 in their match. O'Loughlin and Slattery's match versus Ellie Burns and Emma Kranendonk went unfinished.

The team will travel to Omaha, NE next weekend to begin competition at the Summit League Championships. The conference tournament will take place from Thursday, April 28 to Sunday, May 1.

Results from today's match:

Saturday, April 23:

Singles
1. Julia O'Loughlin (DEN) def. Burns,Ellie (USD) 6-0, 6-3
2. Maureen Slattery (DEN) def. Sidenko,Yuliya (USD) 6-3, 6-1
3. Bianca Mok (DEN) def. Pavlovic,Milica (USD) 6-2, 6-1
4. Kranendonk,Emma (USD) def. Charlotte Derbyshire (DEN) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (7-0)
5. van Zijst,Elise (USD) def. Morgan Barnhill (DEN) 6-3, 6-3
6. Gracia Mboko (DEN) def. Bondarenko,Anastasia (USD) 6-2, 3-0, retired

Doubles
1. Julia O'Loughlin/Maureen Slattery (DEN) vs. Burns,Ellie/Kranendonk,Emma (USD) DNF
2. Bianca Mok/Morgan Barnhill (DEN) def. Sidenko,Yuliya/Bondarenko,Anastasia (USD) 6-1
3. Gracia Mboko/Charlotte Derbyshire (DEN) def. van Zijst,Elise/Pavlovic,Milica (USD) 6-3

Match Notes:
DEN 19-2; National ranking #43
South Dakota 11-11