DENVER – The No. 66-ranked University of Denver women's tennis team (16-7, 6-0 Summit) is set for the 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships, beginning with the NCAA First Round at No. 16 seed Arizona State on Friday, May 1, at 1 p.m. MST/2 p.m. MDT (Denver time).
 
No. 15-ranked Arizona State will host the first two rounds of play, beginning with Friday's match against Denver. The region's other first-round dual will feature No. 19-ranked UCLA and No. 57-ranked San Diego State.
 
NCAA REGIONALS SCHEDULE:
First Round: UCLA vs. San Diego State – Friday, May 1, at 10 a.m. MST/11 a.m. MDT
First Round: Denver vs. Arizona State – Friday, May 1, at 1 p.m. MST/2 p.m. MDT
Second Round: Winners of each first-round match – Saturday, May 2, at 12 p.m. MST/1 p.m. MDT
 
LAST TIME OUT:
Denver won its 12^th consecutive Summit League title with back-to-back 4-0 sweeps in the tournament, first over Oral Roberts in the semifinals and then against North Dakota in the championship match.
 
The 2026 tournament was Denver's final as a member of the Summit League. DU will join the West Coast Conference on July 1, 2026. While in the Summit League, Denver was a perfect 71-0 in league play and 24-0 in the conference tournament.

DENVER'S NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY:
This will be the 12^th NCAA appearance in a row for Denver and the program's 15^th overall. DU will be seeking its third first-round win and its first since 2017 when DU upset USC, 4-2, in the opening round of the tournament.
 
Last season, Denver traveled to No. 4 Oklahoma for the first round of the NCAA tournament, falling to the Sooners, 0-4.
 
DU also advanced out of the first round in 2008 with a 4-0 sweep of Long Beach State.
 
DENVER'S HISTORY AGAINST THE FIELD:
Arizona State: This will be the fourth meeting between Denver and Arizona State and the second this season alone. The two teams met on February 21 as part of a tournament hosted by the University of Arizona, which saw ASU post a 4-0 sweep over DU. Denver's last trip to ASU was a competitive affair with DU narrowly dropping a 3-4 result to the Sun Devils on April 7, 2019.
 
UCLA: DU and UCLA have met just once previously, a 4-0 sweep for UCLA at home on May 10, 2008.
 
San Diego State: There have been two previous meetings between Denver and San Diego State, both going to SDSU. Most recently, the Aztecs came away with a 4-2 win over DU at home on February 9, 2025.