Saturday, March 16
Charlotte, N.C.
1 p.m. MT
University of Denver
1
vs
4
Wichita State
Photo by: Brittany Evans
Shorthanded No. 47 DU Women’s Tennis Falls to Wichita State
3/16/2024 4:18:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Denver drops neutral-site match on Saturday with only five players available
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The No. 47-ranked University of Denver women's tennis team (11-6, 3-0 Summit) dropped a neutral-site match against Wichita State on Saturday, 4-1, after finding itself with only five student-athletes available to play.
Graduate student Britt Pursell was unable to play due to illness, leaving Denver without its No. 2 singles player and one half of its No. 1 doubles team.
Doubles:
DU only fielded two doubles teams, moving sophomore Alice Otis to its No. 1 team alongside junior Andra Burguete Beltran. The new duo gave WSU a run but conceded a late break to drop the match, 7-5. Denver's No. 2 doubles team of sophomores Caroline Driscoll and Louise Wikander also fell in their match by a single break.
Singles:
Wichita State went up 2-0 with DU's default at No. 6 singles. Driscoll took the No. 2 slot for the first time in her career but fell in straight sets. Beltran kept Denver alive with her seventh win of the season at No. 1 singles, losing just three games en route.
WSU sealed the win in two sets at No. 4 singles. Two matches were left unfinished, both with DU up a set. Wikander took her first set in a tiebreak at No. 3 singles while sophomore Claudia Martinez de Velasco easily captured her first set, 6-2, in the No. 5 slot.
Up Next:
The University of Denver women's tennis team has a week off before hosting its final match of the month, welcoming North Dakota on Saturday, March 30, at 1 p.m. MT.
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Graduate student Britt Pursell was unable to play due to illness, leaving Denver without its No. 2 singles player and one half of its No. 1 doubles team.
Doubles:
DU only fielded two doubles teams, moving sophomore Alice Otis to its No. 1 team alongside junior Andra Burguete Beltran. The new duo gave WSU a run but conceded a late break to drop the match, 7-5. Denver's No. 2 doubles team of sophomores Caroline Driscoll and Louise Wikander also fell in their match by a single break.
Singles:
Wichita State went up 2-0 with DU's default at No. 6 singles. Driscoll took the No. 2 slot for the first time in her career but fell in straight sets. Beltran kept Denver alive with her seventh win of the season at No. 1 singles, losing just three games en route.
WSU sealed the win in two sets at No. 4 singles. Two matches were left unfinished, both with DU up a set. Wikander took her first set in a tiebreak at No. 3 singles while sophomore Claudia Martinez de Velasco easily captured her first set, 6-2, in the No. 5 slot.
Up Next:
The University of Denver women's tennis team has a week off before hosting its final match of the month, welcoming North Dakota on Saturday, March 30, at 1 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
1
Theodora Chantava/ Giorgia Roselli [WSU]
WD
0
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Natsumi Kurahashi / 0 [WSU]
13
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Xin Tong Wang / 0 [WSU]
66
12
#3 Singles Match
12
Kristina Kudryavtsev / 0 [WSU]
62
71
#4 Singles Match
12
Theodora Chantava / 0 [WSU]
66
24
#5 Singles Match
123
Giorgia Roselli / 0 [WSU]
25UF
62UF
#6 Singles Match
1
Clara Whitaker / 0 [WSU]
WD
0
Order of Finish:
6,2,1,4
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