Box Score SEATTLE – The University of Denver women's tennis team won eight of its nine total matches on the second day of the Husky Invitational, hosted by the University of Washington, on Saturday.
 
DU mixed up its doubles teams for the day and went two-of-three with its only loss coming in a tiebreak. Junior Hana Bečirovič Novak and freshman Natálie Cinková earned a 6-4 win while Denver's other two teams went to breakers with juniors Marley Lambert and Claudia Martinez de Velasco capturing a win.
 
Of the four Denver singles matches to be played to completion, three ended with DU victories. Junior Louise Wikander won in straight sets, and Bečirovič Novak battled to a win in three sets. Lambert won in a 10-point tiebreak after splitting the first two sets.
 
Martinez de Velasco and senior Andrea Burguete Beltran both retired from their singles matches.
 
Next up for Denver is the 2024 ITA Mountain Regional Championships, set to be hosted by New Mexico State on October 17-22 where berths to the NCAA singles and doubles championships are on the line.
 
SUNDAY'S DOUBLES RESULTS vs. WASHINGTON STATE
Cinková/Bečirovič Novak def. Maerkov/Satishbabu: 6-4
Lambert/Martinez de Velasco def. Abouelsaad/Puvill: 7-6
Kanemaki/Tse def. Burguete Beltran/Wikander: 7-6
 
SUNDAY'S SINGLES RESULTS
Hana Bečirovič Novak def. Daria Nazarenko (Seattle): 6-4 2-6 6-4
Carina Syrtveit (Washington) def. Andrea Burguete Beltran: 1-6 5-2 (ret.)
Lamija Avdic (Seattle) def. Natálie Cinková: 7-6 6-4
Marley Lambert def. Sophie Luescher (Washington): 6-3 5-7 [12-10]
Zehra Suko (Washington) def. Claudia Martinez de Velasco: 2-1 (ret.)
Louise Wikander def. Catherine Gagnon (Washington): 6-2 6-3
 
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