men’s tennis
what went right
The Pioneers finished strong at the Aztec Invitational in San Diego, winning the Red Flight Singles and Doubles crowns at the Aztec Tennis Center Sunday. DU junior Fabio Biasion claimed the Red Singles Flight after defeating San Diego State’s Freddy Gelbrich 6-1, 6-4 and finishing the weekend 3-0. Biasion teamed with freshman Othar Kordsachia to win the Red Flight Doubles title after a 9-8 win over SDSU’s Hunter Nicholas and Jose Sierra Short.
what went wrong
At the Aztec Invitational, junior Jens Vorkefeld lost in three sets to Sacramento State’s Aliaksandr Malko in the singles finals.
up next
The Pioneers will hit the court again Oct. 19 at the ITA Regional Championships in Las Vegas.
women’s volleyball
(7-11, 4-2 SBC)
Arkansas State 3, DU 1
DU 3, Arkansas-Little Rock 0
DU, North Texas
what went right
The Pioneers dropped UALR 3-0 on Saturday in the Trojans’ first home loss of the season (25-23, 25-15, 25-13). Redshirt freshman Cassie Ronda led the Pioneers with 12 kills, while junior Faimie Kingsley tallied 10 kills and eight blocks. Redshirt senior Julia Cawthra contributed 40 assists, eight digs and two blocks.
what went wrong
The Pioneers lost their second SBC match of the season to the Arkansas State Warhawks Friday night (26-24, 18-25, 15-25, 20-25). DU fell 3-1 to the Warhawks, despite a victory in the first set and outstanding play from redshirt freshman Kate Oakes, who tallied eight kills and seven digs.
up next
Up next, the Pioneers will host Louisiana-Lafayette in Hamilton Gymnasium at 7 p.m. on Friday.
