Granville, Ohio - The 11th-ranked Tigers improved to 14-7 overall and finished North Coast Athletic Conference West Division play at 3-0 following a 7-2 win over Denison and a 9-0 victory over Ohio Wesleyan.

All three doubles teams posted 2-0 records for the day, while Meg Crowley, Julie Wittwer, Taylor Mahr and Elizabeth Young were unbeaten in singles.

With the wins, DePauw clinched the top spot in the division. The Tigers return to the courts  at the NCAC Championships which begin on April 26 at Oberlin College.

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DePauw University vs Denison
Apr 14, 2013 at Granville, Ohio

#11 DePauw University 7, Denison 2

 Singles competition 
1. Kelsey Geppner (DENW) def. Maggie MacPhail (DPU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
2. Alex Marcell (DENW) def. Claire Marshall (DPU) 6-4, 0-6, 10-6
3. Meg Crowley (DPU) def. Taylor Hawkins (DENW) 6-4, retired
4. Julie Wittwer (DPU) def. Meg Chiumento (DENW) 6-3, 6-4
5. Taylor Mahr (DPU) def. Emma Forman (DENW) 6-0, 6-1
6. Elizabeth Young (DPU) def. Audrey Fitzpatrick (DENW) 6-3, 6-3

 Doubles competition 
1. Meg Crowley/Claire Marshall (DPU) def. Alex Marcell/Kelsey Geppner (DENW) 8-4
2. Caroline Emhardt/Maggie MacPhail (DPU) def. Meg Chiumento/Emma Forman (DENW) 8-5
3. Julie Wittwer/Kaitlin Pickrel (DPU) def. Audrey Fitzpatrick/Taylor Hawkins (DENW) 8-5

Match Notes:
DePauw University 13-7, 2-0 NCAC West; National ranking #11; Regional ranking #3
Denison 12-5, 1-1 NCAC West; Regional ranking #9


DePauw vs Ohio Wesleyan
Apr 14, 2013 at Granville, Ohio
(Big Red Courts)

DePauw 9, Ohio Wesleyan 0

 Singles competition 
1. Maggie MacPhail (DPU) def. Alexandra Webb (OWUW) 6-1, 6-0
2. Meg Crowley (DPU) def. Meghan Guthrie (OWUW) 6-1, 6-0
3. Julie Wittwer (DPU) def. Whitney Lonnemann (OWUW) 6-2, 6-0
4. Taylor Mahr (DPU) def. Ellie Magner (OWUW) 6-0, 6-0
5. Elizabeth Young (DPU) def. Vendala Clark (OWUW) 6-0, 6-0
6. Kaitlin Pickrel (DPU) def. Jonel Richardson (OWUW) 6-0, 6-0

 Doubles competition 
1. Meg Crowley/Claire Marshall (DPU) def. Meghan Guthrie/Alexandra Webb (OWUW) 8-2
2. Caroline Emhardt/Maggie MacPhail (DPU) def. Whitney Lonnemann/Ellie Magner (OWUW) 8-2
3. Kaitlin Pickrel/Julie Wittwer (DPU) def. Jonel Richardson/Eden Towers (OWUW) 8-0

Match Notes:
DePauw 14-7, 3-0 NCAC West
Ohio Wesleyan 2-12, 0-2 NCAC West
T-2:34  A-56