Rochester, Minn.: The No. 25 Denison women's tennis team traveled to Minnesota to take on the undefeated No. 33 Bethel University Royals for a Friday afternoon match. The Big Red handed the Royals their first loss of the season with a 5-2 decision. Bethel moves to 4-1 on the season as Dension picks up their first victory of the year (1-2).

In doubles play, the Big Red were able to start off the day with doubles wins from the pairs of Peyton Oda and Maia Nowicki, coupled with Charlotte Johns and Caroline Lopez to take a 1-0 lead.

In singles, Dasha Chistyakova won in back to back sets (6-4, 6-2) to record the first singles match victory of the day. Caroline Lopez, Caitlin VanWinkle, and Caroline Kittle came out victorious after battling their opponents to three sets. VanWinkle secured the team win after securing the 4th point with a 7-5 decision against Bethel's Claire Keller. Kittle dropped the first set and rallied back to win two straight. To close out the day, Charlotte Johns took her opponent, Michaella Sullivan, to a tiebreaker, ultimately falling in three sets.

Up Next
Denison will face off against the No. 24 Knights from Carleton College tomorrow at 4 p.m. to close out their road trip.

Doubles:
Peyton Oda/Maia Nowicki (DENW) def. Lauryn Douglas/Michaella Sullivan(BUW) 6-4
Charlotte Johns/Caroline Lopez (DENW) def. Julia Baber/Claire Keller(BUW) 6-1
Elisabeth Langhus/Emma Thole (BUW) def. Caroline Kittle/Dasha Chistyakova(DENW) 6-1

Singles:
Lauryn Douglas (BUW)  def. Peyton Oda (DENW) 6-2, 7-6
Michaella Sullivan (BUW) def. Charlotte Johns (DENW) 5-7, 7-6, 6-7
Caitlin VanWinkle (DENW) def. Claire Keller(BUW) 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
Dasha Chistyakova (DENW) def.  Julia Baber(BUW) 6-4, 6-2
Caroline Kittle (DENW) def. Emma Thole (BUW) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
Caroline Lopez (DENW) def. Courtney Nuest (BUW) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2

Match Notes:
Bethel University 4-1; National ranking #33
Denison University 1-2; National ranking 1-2
Doubles Order: 2, 1, 3
Singles Order: 4, 1, 6, 3, 5, 2