After claiming their sixth straight Summit League regular season title, the No. 47 Denver Pioneers women's tennis team (15-5, 5-0) looks continue their success in the postseason starting with the conference tournament from April 26-27 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Pioneers have won the tournament and earned an automatic bid in the NCAA tournament for five straight years.
The top-seeded Pioneers will open the tournament on Friday, April 26 against South Dakota. Denver capped its regular season with a 7-0 sweep of the Coyotes on April 19, winning every singles match in straight sets. The victory solidified Denver's sixth straight season of going undefeated against conference opponents and moved their all-time record to 34-0 in conference play since joining the Summit League in 2014.Â
Senior co-captains
Bianca Mok and
Arisha Ladhani lead Denver on the singles courts where No. 101 Mok has a 14-2 mark at No. 1 and Ladhani has a 11-5 record, going 6-3 at No. 2. Mok is on a nine-match winning streak in singles play, second only to sophomore
Camille Verden-Anderson who has won 10-straight matches to build an 18-2 record. Sophomore
Anna Riedmiller has been consistent for the Pioneers as well with a 15-2 singles record and six straight wins.
In doubles play, Mok and sophomore
Camille Verden-Anderson have tallied the most victories for the Pioneers with a 12-4 record, playing every match at No. 1. Riedmiler and freshman
Tatum Burger are 9-3 at No. 2.
First serve is set for 8:00 a.m. MT on Friday. The Summit League Championship is set to be played on Saturday, April 27 at 9 a.m. MT.
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