Friday, February 12
Lawrence, Kan.
11 a.m. MT
University of Denver
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Kansas
Denver Tops Kansas, 5-2
2/12/2021 2:25:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Denver Pioneers women's tennis team defeated Kansas for the first time since 2016 with a 5-2 win on Friday at the Jayhawk Tennis Center in Lawrence, Kansas.
Denver took the doubles point with a 6-0 win from No. 36 Taylor Melville/Hada Chang over No. 49 Malkia Ngounoue/Carmen Roxana Manu at #1 and a 6-2 win from Anna Riedmiller/Tatum Burger at #3. The Pioneers then proceeded to win on four singles courts, clinching the match with Britt Pursell's 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win at #3. Riedmiller won in straight sets at #2 to improve to 4-1 and Toni Nelson came back after dropping the first set to win at #6 and stay undefeated in singles play at 4-0.
The Pioneers will face Kansas State on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 9 a.m. MT.
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Denver took the doubles point with a 6-0 win from No. 36 Taylor Melville/Hada Chang over No. 49 Malkia Ngounoue/Carmen Roxana Manu at #1 and a 6-2 win from Anna Riedmiller/Tatum Burger at #3. The Pioneers then proceeded to win on four singles courts, clinching the match with Britt Pursell's 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win at #3. Riedmiller won in straight sets at #2 to improve to 4-1 and Toni Nelson came back after dropping the first set to win at #6 and stay undefeated in singles play at 4-0.
The Pioneers will face Kansas State on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 9 a.m. MT.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: For the latest University of Denver updates on the coronavirus, click here.
SHOP PIONEERS: Get dressed for Game Day! Get your Pioneers gear at ShopPioneers.com, the official online store of University of Denver Athletics.
PIONEER MOVEMENT: Fans interested in making a donation to the women's tennis program can do so by clicking here. Your contribution will make a direct impact on the success of YOUR Pioneers. Thank you in advance for your unwavering support of our student-athletes and their quest for excellence.
-5280 TOGETHER-
Visit DenverPioneers.com for complete coverage of all 17 of DU's NCAA Division I sports
Like Denver Pioneers and Denver Women's Tennis on Facebook
Follow @DU_Pioneers and @DU_Wtennis on Twitter
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
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#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
071
Sonia Smagina / 0 [KAN]
666
#2 Singles Match
12
76
Malkia Ngounoue / 0 [KAN]
54
#3 Singles Match
123
646
Carmen Roxana Manu / 0 [KAN]
262
#4 Singles Match
12
50
Vassiliki Karvouni / 0 [KAN]
76
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Tiffany Lagarde / 0 [KAN]
42
#6 Singles Match
123
369
Julia Deming / 0 [KAN]
658
Order of Finish:
4,2,5,3,1,6
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