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Denver DEN (14-9)
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Winner Pepperdine PEP (21-6)
Denver DEN
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Final
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Pepperdine PEP
(21-6)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Niko Blankenship

Denver Falls to [8] Pepperdine in First Round of NCAA Tournament

The Pioneers close out head coach Paul Wardlaw’s first season at 14-9 following Summit League regular season and tournament titles

DENVER – The University of Denver women's tennis team dropped its match at Pepperdine 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
 
With the loss, Denver dropped to 14-9 to end head coach Paul Wardlaw's first season with the Crimson and Gold, after the Pioneers lifted both the Summit League regular season and tournament trophies this season.
 
Doubles:
Pepperdine took 6-0 wins on courts one and three to take the early advantage with the doubles point.
 
Singles:
The Wave earned their singles decisions on courts one, four and five to close out the 4-0 win. Taylor Melville had a 4-3 lead in the second set on court two, the Pioneers closest match when things wrapped up on the other courts.
 
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