The women’s tennis team will be competing in the NCAA Regional Tournament against University of Mississippi in Atlanta in an attempt to qualify for the NCAA Championships starting Friday.

This is DU’s second straight appearance to the NCAA regional and third overall NCAA championship appearance after receiving a surplus berth.

No. 38 Denver has to play No. 21 University of Mississippi on Friday in the first round of regionals, hosted by Georgia Institute of Technology.

The winner of the first round match will either play No. 8 Georgia Tech or Jackson State in the second round on Saturday.The Pioneers are not projected to win their first match versus the favorite Mississippi.

Mallory Voelker has to set the pace for the Pioneers. Singles matches are going to be vital for a Pioneer title run. Voelker leads the Pioneers with a 20-1 record while Ute Schnoy is 16-4 and Annette Askdal is 15-5. Voelker has been named Sun Belt Conference women’s tennis player of the week twice and is ranked No. 71 in singles. Aksdal and Bhavani Tirumurti have earned a team-leading 13-4 doubles mark. Voelker and Schnoy earned all-SBC singles honors.

The Pioneers’ successful season gives them the best chance at a title run in recent history.