DENVER – The University of Denver women's tennis team will play twice in as many days when it hosts Miami (OH) and Colorado on January 31 and February 1.
DU begins the weekend against the Miami (OH) Redhawks on Saturday, January 31, at 1 p.m. MT before welcoming Colorado on Sunday, February 1, at 4 p.m. MT.
All home matches are held at Denver Tennis Park, and admission and parking are free.
LAST TIME OUT:
Denver opened its 2026 dual season with a 6-1 win over future West Coast Conference opponent Seattle on January 23. DU started the day with a win in doubles, losing just three combined games in its two clinching wins at Nos. 2 and 3. Seniors
Claudia Martinez de Velasco and
Louise Wikander secured the point with a 6-2 win at No. 2, helping them earn Summit League Doubles Peak Team of the Week honors while senior
Zoe Adkins earned a win in what was her first dual appearance as a Pioneer, doing so with sophomore
Natálie Cinková, 6-1.
In singles, DU captured five wins in straight sets. For the first time in her career, Cinková posted a double bagel to kick things off for Denver. Martinez de Velasco followed at the No. 4 slot to put Denver within a point of the win, which freshman
Yunfei Cai did after dropping just two game in her first collegiate dual match. Wikander and freshman
Ruby Hansen each won a set in a tiebreak and added a dominant win in their other set won to give DU its fifth and sixth points on the day. The team's only loss came in a 10-point match tiebreak.
Wikander, who played at the No. 1 singles spot for the first time in her career, earned Summit League Peak Performer of the Week honors to give DU a sweep of the weekly conference awards.
SERIES HISTORY:
Miami (OH): This will be the first time DU and Miami (OH) will meet in a Division I dual match.
Colorado: Denver and Colorado have met 25 times previously in dual matches with DU owning a 14-11 record. The teams have traded results over the last four matches with CU claiming a 5-2 win at home in their meeting last season. Denver collected a 6-1 win the last time that the Buffs played a dual match at Denver Tennis Park, coming on January 29, 2023.
Up Next:
The University of Denver women's tennis team wraps up its five-match home stand to start the dual season when it hosts Air Force on February 6 and Colorado State on February 7.
