The Denver Women's Tennis Team battled to a hard-fought win over the Texas Longhorns this morning at the O'Connor Tennis Center in the first round of the prestigious Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic.

Coming down the last match with the team score tied at 3-3, Senior co-captain Maureen Slattery prevailed in thrilling fashion in straight sets 7-5, 6-3. Along with Slattery, the Pioneers were led by fellow seniors, Sonja Radosevic (co-captain) and Morgan Barnhill, representing a win in singles and doubles, respectively.

For full results, click HERE.

Next up is the semifinal matchup versus Auburn, who defeated Tulane this morning in their respective first round.

The doubles point will be played this afternoon at Lagoon Tennis Center (*singles to follow tomorrow/Saturday), beginning at 3:30 p.m. Full coverage and live scoring can be found on the Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic website HERE.