BYU vs. Denver Box Score

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PROVO, Utah – In the first home match of the season, BYU women's tennis fell 4-3 to Denver Saturday at the BYU indoor courts.

"I was happy with the way we performed in doubles today because we've been working on that a lot lately, and it was nice to pull out a tight doubles point," BYU head coach Lauren Jones-Spencer said."In the singles matches that we lost, it wasn't a matter of them playing better than us, but more about us beating ourselves and reacting negatively." 

The Cougars (1-2) started strong in doubles play with juniors Mayci Jones and Toby Miclat combining to win the first doubles matchup 7-5 over the Pioneer's Julia O'Loughlin and Maureen Slatterly. Juniors Natella Nabieva and Savannah Ware clinched the point for the Cougars with a close 7-6 (7-2) victory over Evy Van Genechten and Charlotte Derbyshire. 

In singles, senior Nicolette Poulsen finished first, winning 6-0, 6-2, at the fourth singles spot. Ware fell 6-1, 6-1, at the No. 3 spot and Jones lost 6-2, 6-3, in first singles and Denver (6-1) tied the score 2-2.

After losing the first set 6-2, Miclat battled back at the No. 2 singles spot to win the second and third sets 6-2, 7-5, to give BYU the 3-2 lead. Freshman Taylah Beckman fell 7-5, 6-4, in sixth singles and Nabieva dropped the No. 5 singles matchup moments later, 7-5, 6-4, to end the match. 

The Cougars travel to Columbia, Mo., to face Wichita State on Thursday, Feb. 11, at 11:00 a.m. CST. Check the BYU schedule page for live stats. 

#69 University of Denver 4, BYU 3

Singles competition

1. Julia O'Loughlin (DEN) def. Mayci Jones (BYU) 6-2, 6-3

2. Toby Miclat (BYU) def. Maureen Slatterly (DEN) 2-6, 6-2, 7-5

3. Bianca Mok (DEN) def. Savannah Ware (BYU) 6-1, 6-1

4. Nicolette Poulsen (BYU) def. Charlotte Derbyshire (DEN) 6-0, 6-2

5. Evy Van Genechten (DEN) def. Natella Nabieva (BYU) 7-5, 6-4

6. Morgan Barnhill (DEN) def. Taylah Beckman (BYU) 7-5, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Mayci Jones/Toby Miclat (BYU) def. Julia O'Loughlin/Maureen Slatterly (DEN) 7-5

2. Morgan Barnhill/Bianca Mok (DEN) def. Taylah Beckman/Nicolette Poulsen (BYU) 6-4

3. Natella Nabieva/Savannah Ware (BYU) def. Evy Van Genechten/Charlotte Derbyshire (DEN) 7-6 (7-2)

Match Notes 

University of Denver (6-1) National ranking #69, BYU (1-2)

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,3,1,2,6,5)

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PROVO, Utah – BYU women's tennis (1-1) is set to host the University of Denver this Saturday, Feb. 6 in its season home opener. The match begins at noon and will be played in the school's indoor tennis courts.

"We're really excited to have our first home match ," BYU head coach Lauren Jones-Spencer said. ""With the week off we've had time to prepare for Denver and the girls are excited and ready to go. " 

The Cougars play at home after defeating No. 66 Maryland 5-2 as part of the ITA Kickoff Weekend held in Charlottesville, Virginia following a loss to No. 8 Virginia.

The Pioneers (5-1) are coming off a 4-3 win over Utah and are currently ranked No. 69 with wins over Colorado, Boise State, Memphis and Penn State and a loss to No. 1 Vanderbilt.

Last season, the Cougars fell 5-2 to the Pioneers in a match played in Denver.

Admission is free and free pizza will be provided to fans attending the match. Live video and stats for the match are available on the women’s tennis schedule page.