Friday, January 26
Durham, N.C.
4:30 p.m. MT
University of Denver
0
vs
4
Auburn
Photo by: C. Morgan Engel/Clarkson Creative Photography
DU Women’s Tennis Drops ITA Kickoff Opener to No. 14 Auburn
1/26/2024 9:55:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Region’s No. 3 seed Denver to play No. 4 Princeton on Saturday
DURHAM, North Carolina – The University of Denver women's tennis team fell to No. 14-ranked Auburn in its first match at the 2024 ITA Kickoff Weekend on Friday.
DU showed fight in both doubles and singles but ultimately fell 4-0 to the Tigers. The region's No. 3 seed Denver will now face No 4-seeded Princeton in the consolation match on Saturday.
Doubles:
All three of DU's doubles teams faced break deficits early in their matches before working back to even terms or to push Auburn late in the set. Courts 1 and 3 were the first two to wrap up with matching scores of 6-4 in favor of the Tigers, though DU's No. 2 team of sophomores Caroline Driscoll and Louise Wikander finished at 5-all after fighting back for breaks down.
Singles:
In four of the six singles matches, Denver kept things close, beginning with junior Andrea Burguete Beltran in the No. 1 slot against the No. 8-ranked player in the country. After dropping the first set, she kept the second set close before giving up a late break for a 7-5 finish.
Both Wikander and fellow sophomore Alice Otis also narrowly dropped their opening sets by scores of 7-5. Neither match finished before Auburn had clinched the win.
In No. 6 singles, sophomore Claudia Martinez de Velasco rebounded from a 6-1 loss in the first set to take the second set, 6-3, and forced a decisive frame. Like Wikander and Otis, her match did not finish.
Driscoll faced an uphill battle in No. 4 singles, coming up short against the nation's No. 34-ranked singles player. Graduate student Britt Pursell filled DU's singles slate, dropping her match on Court 2.
Up Next:
The University of Denver women's tennis team wraps up play at the 2024 ITA Kickoff Weekend when it faces off against Princeton on Saturday, January 27, at 7 p.m. ET/5 p.m. MT.
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DU showed fight in both doubles and singles but ultimately fell 4-0 to the Tigers. The region's No. 3 seed Denver will now face No 4-seeded Princeton in the consolation match on Saturday.
Doubles:
All three of DU's doubles teams faced break deficits early in their matches before working back to even terms or to push Auburn late in the set. Courts 1 and 3 were the first two to wrap up with matching scores of 6-4 in favor of the Tigers, though DU's No. 2 team of sophomores Caroline Driscoll and Louise Wikander finished at 5-all after fighting back for breaks down.
Singles:
In four of the six singles matches, Denver kept things close, beginning with junior Andrea Burguete Beltran in the No. 1 slot against the No. 8-ranked player in the country. After dropping the first set, she kept the second set close before giving up a late break for a 7-5 finish.
Both Wikander and fellow sophomore Alice Otis also narrowly dropped their opening sets by scores of 7-5. Neither match finished before Auburn had clinched the win.
In No. 6 singles, sophomore Claudia Martinez de Velasco rebounded from a 6-1 loss in the first set to take the second set, 6-3, and forced a decisive frame. Like Wikander and Otis, her match did not finish.
Driscoll faced an uphill battle in No. 4 singles, coming up short against the nation's No. 34-ranked singles player. Graduate student Britt Pursell filled DU's singles slate, dropping her match on Court 2.
Up Next:
The University of Denver women's tennis team wraps up play at the 2024 ITA Kickoff Weekend when it faces off against Princeton on Saturday, January 27, at 7 p.m. ET/5 p.m. MT.
Denver's Home for College Sports
Visit DenverPioneers.com for complete coverage of all 18 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
Follow @DenverPioneers and @DU_WTennis on Instagram
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
35
Carolyn Ansari / 0 (8/-) [AUB]
67
#2 Singles Match
12
12
Ariana Arseneault / 0 [AUB]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
51UF
Angella Okutoyi / 0 [AUB]
740
#4 Singles Match
12
02
DJ Bennett / 0 (34/-) [AUB]
66
#5 Singles Match
123
530
Adeline Flach / 0 [AUB]
74UF
#6 Singles Match
1234
162UF
Ava Esposito Cogan / 0 [AUB]
6340
Order of Finish:
4,2,1
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