DENVER – The University of Denver men's tennis team will start its 2025 fall season at the annual Bedford Cup in the Mountains, hosted by the Air Force Academy, on September 26-28.
Four Denver student-athletes are slated to play: graduate student
Connor Robb-Wilcox, sophomore
Theo Coats and freshmen
Aaron Beduhn and
Tom Noltorp. DU's doubles teams are expected to be Coats/Robb-Wilcox and Beduhn/Noltorp.
Joining Denver and host Air Force will be players from BYU, Idaho, Montana State, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, UNLV, Utah State and Weber State.
2025 BEDFORD CUP ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE
Friday, September 26
Beginning at 9 a.m. MT – Doubles round of 32
Approx. 9:45 a.m. MT – Doubles round of 16
Approx. 1:30 p.m. MT – Singles round of 16
Saturday, September 27
Beginning at 9 a.m. MT – Doubles quarterfinals
Approx. 9:45 a.m. MT – Singles quarterfinals
Approx. 1:30 p.m. MT – Doubles semifinals
Approx. 2:15 p.m. MT – Singles semifinals
Sunday, September 28
Beginning at 9 a.m. MT – Doubles finals and added matches
Approx. 9:45 a.m. MT – Singles finals and added matches
*Schedule subject to change
The tournament will feature four singles draws featuring 16 players each, as well as one doubles draw with a maximum of 32 teams. Back-draw and added matches will also be held throughout the weekend.
Draws are expected to be available by Thursday, September 25.
Singles matches will be best-of-three sets with a full third set played in main draw matches only. Doubles matches will be one standard tiebreak set. Back draw singles matches that reach third sets may play a 10-point tiebreak.
The Bedford Cup is the first of five fall tournaments for the Pioneers this season. Next up, DU will head to the ITA Mountain Regional Championships, hosted by UNLV, on October 15-20.
Denver is also scheduled to play at Montana State's Bobcat Invite on October 24-26 and the LMU Invite on November 7-9 while also hosting the annual Colorado Cup tournament at Denver Tennis Park on October 31 – November 2.
If selected, DU may also play at the ITA Conference Masters Championships in San Diego, California, on November 6-9. The tournament made its debut last season and features singles players and doubles teams selected by NCAA automatic-qualifying conferences.
DU's winter dual schedule will be announced later this fall.
