DENVER – The University of Denver men's tennis team heads to Columbus, Ohio, for the 2025 ITA Kickoff Weekend, hosted by Ohio State, on January 25-26.
 
Denver is the region's No. 3 seed and will first play against No. 2 seed Princeton – which received votes in the most recent ITA national rankings – on Saturday, January 25, at 1 p.m. ET/11 a.m. MT. On Sunday, January 26, DU will then play either No. 1 seed and No. 3-ranked Ohio State or Louisville at a time to be determined following Saturday's matches.
 
LAST TIME OUT:
Denver posted a perfect 3-0 record in its trio of home matches to start the 2025 season, posting a 5-2 win against UC Davis, adding a 6-1 win against Air Force and then capping opening weekend with a 7-0 sweep of Montana State.
 
Four Pioneers went undefeated in singles during the long weekend including senior and No. 24-ranked Daniel Sancho Arbizu, who was named the first KwikStar Summit League Peak Performer of the Week after also going 3-0 in doubles for a perfect 6-0 overall performance on the weekend. Fellow senior Rikuto Yamaguchi also went 3-0 in singles, as did two Denver newcomers: freshman Samuel Rovai and graduate student Connor Robb-Wilcox.
 
SERIES HISTORY:
Princeton: Denver is 2-3 against Princeton but has not played the Tigers since 2017 (a 5-2 Princeton win at home on March 4). The teams have only played a neutral site twice with DU coming away with both wins, most recently a 4-3 decision in San Diego on March 18, 2011.
 
Ohio State: DU and OSU have only met twice previously with Ohio State taking both victories. The teams have not met since January 24, 2016, in Columbus in a 4-0 win for the Buckeyes. Both previous meetings were held at Ohio State.
 
Louisville: If Denver and Louisville play on Sunday, it will be the first meeting between the two teams.
 
Up Next:
The University of Denver men's tennis team returns home for two matches, hosting Cal Poly on Friday, January 31, and then Northern Arizona on Sunday, February 2.
 
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