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BOX SCORE

The University of Denver Pioneers (6-5, 2-1) defeated Weber State, 5-2, on Saturday at Life Time Fitness in Denver, Colo.

The Pioneers opened the match with the doubles point as Mattia Ros and Pedro Fernandez Del Valle won, 6-2, at No. 2 doubles and Jorge Nunez and Wyatt Lovera won, 6-1, at No. 3 doubles.

The singles matches were closely contested with three Pioneers playing tiebreakers in their first set. Ros opened singles play with a 6-2, 1-0 (ret.) victory at No. 1. Jesse Ruder-Hook followed suit with consecutive 6-4 set wins to move Denver’s lead to 3-0. Fernandez Del Valle secured the match victory with a 7-5, 6-3 win at No. 6. Matt Summers closed the match with a 6-7 (1-7), 7-5, 12-10 win at No. 2 singles. Summers trailed 9-3 in the tiebreaker before mounting a comeback.

“It was a great team effort,” Denver coach Ricardo Rubio said. “It was a great job by Matt Summers coming back and Pedro Fernandez Del Valle clinching the match. Weber State is a good team and we now have a little bit of a break to get better.”

Denver is set to return to action on March 21 against San Diego State.

ALUMNI GIVING CHALLENGE

The University of Denver is holding an alumni giving challenge for the 2017-2018 season in an effort to increase student-athlete alumni participation in the Denver Athletics Annual Fund. The sport with the highest percentage of alumni participation will receive an additional $10,000 of support through the generosity of an anonymous donor. Alumni can make a gift online, by calling 303-871-2388 during normal business hours or by sending a check to:

Athletics Development Office
Attn: Kaley Rickert
2201 E. Asbury Avenue 
Denver, CO 80208

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