WACO, Texas – The University of Denver women's tennis team (1-3, 0-0 Summit) got off to a hot start against Nebraska on Saturday but ultimately dropped the neutral-site match, 3-4, on Saturday morning.
 
Doubles:
Denver captured the doubles point within about a half hour with wins on the top two courts. Senior Andrea Burguete Beltran and junior Marley Lambert won their third match in a row and did so with their best result in a dual match so far at 6-2. Juniors Claudia Martinez de Velasco and Louise Wikander stayed perfect on the year thus far with a second consecutive 6-3 win.
 
Junior Hana Bečirovič Novak and freshman Natálie Cinková were knotted up at 4-4 when the point was clinched, leaving their match unfinished.
 
Singles:
Wikander put DU up 2-0 overall with her first singles win of the season and did so with just four games lost, capped by a 6-1 second set.
 
Burguete Beltran collected her third dual win at No. 1 singles in 2025 and also did so in straight sets and in similar fashion as Wikander. After a closer 6-4 win in the first set, she closed it out with a relatively easy 6-2 second set.
 
Nebraska gained its first two points with wins in straight sets in Nos. 3 and 6 singles. The last two courts to finish both went to three sets, and both saw the Pioneer force a decisive set after dropping the opener. Martinez de Velasco kept things close in her third set but forfeited a break in what would be the final game. Bečirovič Novak couldn't overcome an easy deficit in the third set.
 
Up Next:
The University of Denver women's tennis team next plays on Sunday, February 2, in a match at No. 25 Baylor set for a 2 p.m. CT/1 p.m. MT start.
 
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