DENVER – The No. 38-ranked University of Denver women's tennis team (9-4, 1-0 Summit) will play two matches – one at home and one on the road – in the span of 24 hours to continue Summit League play this weekend.
DU will first host its first League dual of the year, welcoming South Dakota to Denver Tennis Park on Friday, March 8, at 12 p.m. MT before traveling to Omaha just a day later on Saturday, March 9, at 1 p.m. CT/12 p.m. MT.
Last Time Out:
Denver began its Summit League schedule with a 7-0 sweep at St. Thomas on March 2 without dropping a set throughout the match. The Pioneers followed it up with a fifth Power-5 win on the season with a 4-3 win at Minnesota on March 3. DU clinched the match up 4-1 after winning the doubles point and capturing three of the first four singles matches to finish.
Sophomore
Caroline Driscoll captured Summit League Peak Performer of the Week honors after winning all four of her combined matches including clinching the win at St. Thomas and adding two 6-3 wins in doubles – including her first time playing in the No. 1 match in her career.
Series History:
South Dakota: Denver holds a 16-0 record against South Dakota, most recently earning a 7-0 sweep at home on April 2, 2023. DU has swept USD in each of the last six matches held in Denver between the teams.
Omaha: This will be the 13
th meeting between Denver and Omaha with DU winning all 12 previous matches. They last met in the 2023 Summit League semifinals hosted by Oral Roberts with DU advancing to the final after a 4-0 sweep. DU's last trip to UNO was also for a Summit League semifinal and was also a 4-0 sweep for DU in 2022.
Up Next:
The University of Denver women's tennis team heads back to the East Coast for two matches, first playing at Charlotte on March 15 before taking on Wichita State in a neutral-site match on March 16.
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