TEMPE, Ariz. – University of Denver women's tennis graduate student
Anna Riedmiller and senior
Taylor Melville earned a spot in the qualifying draw for the 2021 ITA Women's All-American Championships, presented by LTP. The tournament will take place in Charleston, S.C. The Pioneers will also send the doubles tandem of
Britt Pursell and
Camille Verden-Anderson to South Carolina.
Riedmiller was named the ITA Mountain Region Most Improved senior last spring, going 14-2 in singles play, including 6-0 on the Pioneers' top singles court. Riedmiller won her final 14 singles matches entering the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The Wichita, Kan., native was also named the 2021 Summit League Women's Tennis Player of the year and is a three-time All-Summit League selection.
Melville was a 2021 All-Summit League honoree, going 9-4 in singles play, including a perfect 5-0 mark on the No. 2 court. Melville won her last eight singles matches.
The doubles tandem of Pursell and Verden-Anderson went 10-3 together last season, including 7-2 at No. 1 doubles for the Pioneers and 8-2 in their last 10.
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