Women's tennis sweeps No. 27 Denver, 4-0

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From SMUMustangs.com:

Mustangs Sweep No. 27 Denver In First Match of the Weekend

DALLAS (SMU) – The SMU women's tennis team picked up its second ranked-win of the season in a 4-0 sweep over No. 27 Denver on Saturday.

With the win, SMU improves to 5-4 on the season.

Hadley Doyle and Drew Morris paired to earn the Mustangs' first doubles win of the day, defeating Denver's Claudia Martinez de Velasco and Alice Otis (6-4). Maja Makoric and Caroline McGinley followed, taking court two in a tiebreaker point (7-6(4)) to secure the doubles team point for SMU.

Taylor Johnson scored SMU's first singles point in her 6-4, 6-1 win over Denver's Britt Pursell. Morris would become victorious with the same score (6-4, 6-1) on court one against Andrea Burguete Beltran to give the Mustangs a 3-0 advantage.

Makoric clinched the 4-0 SMU sweep with another straight set victory, this time over Denver's Alice Otis (7-6, 6-2).

The Mustangs return to action at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on Sunday in a dual match with FIU at 11 a.m. (CT).

Singles Scores:
1. Drew Morris def. Andrea Burguete Beltran (6-4, 6-1)
2. Taylor Johnson def. Britt Pursell (6-4, 6-1)
3. Hadley Doyle vs. Caroline Driscoll (5-7, 3-5 – UNF)
4. Lana Mavor vs. Louise Wikander (6-3, 4-6, 0-1 – UNF)
5. Maja Makoric def. Alice Otis (7-6, 6-2)
6. Caroline McGinley vs. Karsyn Evans (6-3, 2-6 – UNF)
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 5

Doubles Scores:
1. Andrea Burguete Beltran/Britt Pursell def. No. 50 Taylor Johnson/Lana Mavor (6-2)
2. Maja Makoric/Caroline McGinley def. Louise Wikander/Caroline Driscoll (7-6(4))
3. Hadley Doyle/Drew Morris def. Claudia Martinez de Velasco/Alice Otis (6-4)