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11 OCT 2021: The Denver Pioneers men’s and women’s tennis teams at Denver Tennis Park in Denver, CO. (C. Morgan Engel/Clarkson Creative Photography)

Women's Tennis Niko Blankenship

Denver Opens Mississippi State Invite

The Pioneers had a pair of doubles teams advance to the second round on Friday

DENVER – The University of Denver women's tennis team earned a pair of doubles wins and a pair of singles wins on the opening day of the Mississippi State Invite on Friday.
 
Doubles Main Draw
First Round – Friday
Camille Verden-Anderson and Britt Pursell def. S. Machalova and R. Krzyzak (Ole Miss): 6-3
Toni Nelson and Taylor Melville def. M. Jones and M. Woog (Memphis): 7-5
M. Dedaj and M. Jain (Georgia Tech) def. Tatum Burger and Andrea Burguete Beltran: 6-0
 
Second Round – Saturday
Camille Verden-Anderson and Britt Pursell vs. T. Racine and E. Antonaki (Mississippi State)
Toni Nelson and Taylor Melville vs. L. Gabrielsen and A. Leclerq-Ficher (Ole Miss)
 
Singles Play
Maroon
First Round
Emmanouela Antonaki (Mississippi State) def. Britt Pursell: 6-1
 
White
First Round
Kylie Bilchev (Georgia Tech) def. Taylor Melville: 6-3, 6-2
 
Black
First Round
Rachel Krzyzak (Ole Miss) def. Toni Nelson: 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
Andrea Burguete Beltran def. Gia Cohen (Georgia Tech): 6-4, 6-2
 
Silver
First Round
Camille Verden-Anderson def. Sophia Sassoli (Georgia Tech): 7-5, 6-3
 
Gold
First Round
Anna Smith (Xavier) def. Tatum Burger: 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
 
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Players Mentioned

Tatum Burger

Tatum Burger

5' 5"
Senior
Taylor Melville

Taylor Melville

5' 6"
Senior
Toni Nelson

Toni Nelson

5' 4"
Senior
Britt Pursell

Britt Pursell

5' 4"
Junior
Camille Verden-Anderson

Camille Verden-Anderson

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Andrea Burguete  Beltran

Andrea Burguete Beltran

5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tatum Burger

Tatum Burger

5' 5"
Senior
Taylor Melville

Taylor Melville

5' 6"
Senior
Toni Nelson

Toni Nelson

5' 4"
Senior
Britt Pursell

Britt Pursell

5' 4"
Junior
Camille Verden-Anderson

Camille Verden-Anderson

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Andrea Burguete  Beltran

Andrea Burguete Beltran

5' 9"
Freshman