The Basics
Score: No. 1 Denver 4, No. 2 North Dakota 0
Records: #63 Denver (18-6), North Dakota (18-5)
Location: Denver Tennis Park
DENVER – Top-seeded Denver secured its second straight Summit League Men’s Tennis Championship trophy, defeating No. 2 North Dakota 4-0 on Saturday at Denver Tennis Park. Today’s victory for the Pioneers marked the program’s seventh tournament title in the past 12 years.
North Dakota struck first in doubles, as Ange-Kevin Koua and Leandro Zgraggen earned a 6-2 win over Denver’s Connor Robb-Wilcox and Rikuto Yamaguchi at No. 1.
Denver quickly responded, with Theo Coats and Daniel Sancho Arbizu defeating Ethan Terry and Andrew Hayduke II 6-3 at No. 2.
The Pioneers then secured the doubles point at No. 3, as Ryoma Mishiro and Raffaello Papajcik bested Jerall Yasin and Leo Galliano 6-3 to take a 1-0 lead.
Denver carried that momentum into singles play, with Papajcik making a statement at No. 2 by dispatching Koua, 6-0, 6-3.
Yamaguchi followed with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Galliano at No. 3, extending the Pioneers' lead to 3-0.
The championship was sealed at No. 1, where Sancho Arbizu clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-4 win against Zgraggen, securing Denver’s second consecutive title.
Up Next
With the title in hand, Denver earns the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Pioneers will find out who they match up against in the NCAA Tournament on Monday, April 28
th at 5:30 p.m. ET on NCAA.com.
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