Box Score Villanova, Pa. - The Denison women's tennis team traveled to Villanova to take on Haverford College in a battle of top-30 teams, and the Big Red came out on top with a crucial road win, 6-1. Denison would sweep their way through doubles play, and pick up gutsy three-set wins in singles competition. Denison improves to 17-4 overall, while Haverford falls to 9-9.

No. 22 Denison 6, No. 30 Haverford 1

Doubles: Denison was able to outlast Haverford in doubles play, sweeping the Fords in all three flights. Caitlin Van Winkle and Dasha Chistyakova kicked off the day with a 6-2 victory in the No. 2 flight, and a minute later Maddie Larsen and Maia Nowicki clinched the first point with a 6-4 decision in the No. 3 spot. Peyton Oda and Rafaella Ramos rallied off two-straight sets in their match to complete the sweep, 7-5.

1. Peyton Oda/Rafaella Ramos (DENW) def. Jolie Zink/Aarti Prochnow (HAVW) 7-5
2. Dasha Chistyakova/Caitlin Van Winkle (DENW) def. Adelaide Kreutel/Abhishree Menon (HAVW) 6-2
3. Maddie Larsen/Maia Nowicki (DENW) def. Mallika Reddy/Sophie Capone (HAVW) 6-4

Singles: Chistyakova completed her strong day with the first win in singles in the No. 4 flight with a comfortable 6-1, 6-2 decision. Ramos would defeat her opponent 6-2, 6-4 to make it 3-0 before Haverford struck back for their first point of the match to make it 3-1. Van Winkle secured the win for the Big Red after a three-set thriller 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, and Oda along with Larsen completed their matches in three-set wins to take home a top-45 ranked win in Pennsylvania, 6-1.

1. Peyton Oda (DENW) def. Jolie Zink (HAVW) 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 6-4
2. Caitlin Van Winkle (DENW) def. Adelaide Kreutel (HAVW) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
3. Rafaella Ramos (DENW) def. Aarti Prochnow (HAVW) 6-2, 6-4
4. Dasha Chistyakova (DENW) def. Mallika Reddy (HAVW) 6-1, 6-2
5. Sophie Capone (HAVW) def. Maia Nowicki (DENW) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Maddie Larsen (DENW) def. Abhishree Menon (HAVW) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

Match Notes:

No. 22 Denison Big Red: 17-4

No. 30 Haverford Fords: 9-9

Doubles Order: 3, 1, 2

Singles Order: 4, 3, 5, 2, 1, 6

Up Next for the Big Red

Denison will take on Ohio Northern next Saturday, April 25 for their final regular season match of the season on Senior Day.