DENVER – The No. 66-ranked University of Denver men's tennis team (10-7) hits the road for two Summit League matches during the penultimate week of the regular season on April 7-9.
Denver first visits Oral Roberts on Friday, April 7, at 1:30 p.m. CT/12:30 p.m. MT before traveling to Illinois State on Sunday, April 9, at 12 p.m. CT/11 a.m. MT.
Last Time Out:
DU began Summit League play with a 4-3 win over then-ranked No. 61 Drake in a showdown of the last two Summit League tournament champions. Denver rallied after losing the doubles point before finding things tied up at 3-3 after winning in straight sets in Nos. 1, 2 and 6 singles – including a double bagel for junior
Nicolas Herrero Cuesta in No. 1 singles. Junior
Peter Sallay clinched the victory for DU, winning 7-5 in the third set of his No. 3 singles match.
Series History:
Oral Roberts: DU is 12-0 all-time against ORU, most recently capturing a 7-0 sweep in Denver on April 1, 2022. Denver's last trip to ORU was on April 2, 2021, in a 6-1 DU win.
Illinois State: Denver holds a 6-2 record against Illinois State, winning the last six matches. The teams most recently met in the 2022 Summit League semifinals with Denver advancing with a 4-1 win. The teams last met at ISU on April 17, 2021, where DU earned a 7-0 sweep.
Up Next:
DU returns to Denver Tennis Park for the final time in 2023, hosting Omaha on Friday, April 14, at 2 p.m. MT before concluding the regular season at North Dakota on Sunday, April 16, at 10 a.m. CT/9 a.m. MT.
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