Women’s Tennis Drops Spring-Opener At Denver

Air Force women's tennis dropped its 2020 Spring season-opener at Denver, 7-0, Friday evening at the Denver Tennis Park.

Air Force's closest match was at No. 1 singles, where senior TJ Fumagalli fell to Taylor Melville 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (11-9). At No. 2 singles, senior Nadeen Lieberman fell to Anna Riedmiller 6-0, 6-3.

At No. 3 singles, junior Meredith Jones dropped a 6-0, 6-3 match to Britt Pursell. At No. 4 singles, freshman Sydney Fitch fell to Hada Chang 6-3, 6-3.

In No. 5 singles, sophomore Kristin Kerrigan dropped a 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 match to Camille Verden-Anderson. At No. 6 singles, sophomore Alex Kuo fell to Tatum Berger 6-1, 6-2.

In doubles, Fumagalli/Kerrigan fell to Melville/Chang at No. 1 doubles, 6-1. Tatum Berger/Toni Nelson defeated Lieberman/Courtney Swift at No. 3 doubles 6-1 for the doubles point.

"Hats off to Denver," head coach Kim Gidley said. "They are a well coached team that came out to play in both the doubles and the singles. We had some opportunities in matches that we did not convert. To start off our season we have some tough matches, so we will have to make some adjustments quickly."

Air Force returns to action Jan. 25 at Colorado.

Air Force vs. Denver: Jan. 17 - Denver 7-0
Doubles
Taylor Melville/Hada Chang (DU) def. TJ Fumagalli/Kristin Kerrigan (AF) 6-1
Camille Verden-Anderson/Anna Riedmiller (DU) vs. Meredith Jones/Shailla Alda (AF) 4-4, DNF
Tatum Burger/Toni Nelson (DU) def. Nadeen Lieberman/Courtney Swift (AF) 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 3

Singles
Taylor Melville (DU) def. TJ Fumagalli (AF) 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (11-9)
Anna Riedmiller (DU) def. Nadeen Lieberman (AF) 6-0, 6-3
Britt Pursell (DU) def. Meredith Jones (AF) 6-0, 6-3
Hada Chang (DU) def. Sydney Fitch (AF) 6-3, 6-3
Camille Verden-Anderson (DU) def. Kristin Kerrigan (AF) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
Tatum Berger (DU) def. Alex Kuo (AF) 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish: 6, 3, 2, 4, 5, 1

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