COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – The University of Denver women's tennis player and fifth-year student Taylor Melville defeated Colorado State's Radka Buzkova in straight sets to win the Bedford Cup singles title on Sunday.
 
Melville used to late breaks in both sets to post a 7-5 7-5 win in the tournament's top bracket.
 
After teams shuffled around players in select consolation matches, Denver added singles wins from senior Britt Pursell in the Alpha Draw, freshman Caroline Driscoll in the Bravo Draw and freshman Claudia Martinez de Velasco in the Charlie Draw.
 
SINGLES RESULTS
ALPHA DRAW
Final: Melville def. Radka Buzkova (Colorado State): 7-5 7-5
Consolation Match: Pursell vs. Lisa Kung (Utah State): 6-4 6-2
 
BRAVO DRAW
Consolation Match: Driscoll def. Georgia Townsend (New Mexico State): 6-2 6-1
 
CHARLIE DRAW
Consolation Match: Martinez de Velasco def. Bella Nguyen (New Mexico State): 6-4 6-1
Consolation Match: Arianna Van Houweling (Air Force) def. Anastasia Simonov: 6-3 7-5
 
DOUBLES RESULTS
ALPHA DRAW
Consolation Match: Dush/Richterova (Colorado State) def. Melville/Simonov: 8-3
Consolation Match: Fitch/Odom (Air Force) def. Pursell/Driscoll: 8-4
 
BRAVO DRAW
Consolation Match: Nicole Discenza/Ryan Kershner (Boise State) def. Martinez de Velasco/Andrea Burguete Beltran: 8-4
 
The Pioneers continue their fall schedule with the Colorado State Invite in Fort Collins, Colo., on September 30 – October 2.
 
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