Greencastle, Ind. - After sweeping al three doubles matches, 23rd-ranked Denison captured all six in single for a 7-0 North Coast Athletic Conference victory over DePauw. The Tigers dropped to 2-7 overall and 0-2 in the NCAC, while the Big Red improved to 3-2 overall and 1-0 in league play.

The Tigers' Briah O'Neal picked up DePauw's lone set win in singles as she took the first set from Maia Nowicki by a 6-0 score at the number-six spot, but Nowicki came back to win with scores of 6-1, 6-4 in the final two sets.

DePauw returns to action on Monday, March 17, with a 3 p.m. match against Illinois Tech on Hilton Head Island, S.C.



Denison vs DePauw University
3/7/2025 at Greencastle, Ind.
(DePauw Indoor Tennis and Track Center)

#23 Denison 7, DePauw University 0

 Singles competition 
1. Peyton Oda (DEN) def. Kassie Green (DPUW) 6-2, 6-1
2. Caitlin VanWinkle (DEN) def. Ellen Gardner (DPUW) 6-2, 6-2
3. Charlotte Johns (DEN) def. Katie King (DPUW) 6-1, 6-1
4. Dasha Chistyakova (DEN) def. Valerie Doherty (DPUW) 6-2, 6-0
5. Caroline Kittle (DEN) def. Allie Stamm (DPUW) 6-3, 6-2
6. Maia Nowicki (DEN) def. Briah O'Neal (DPUW) 0-6, 6-1, 6-4

 Doubles competition 
1. Maia Nowicki/Peyton Oda (DEN) def. Ellen Gardner/Kassie Green (DPUW) 6-0
2. Caitlin VanWinkle/Charlotte Johns (DEN) def. Valerie Doherty/Katie King (DPUW) 6-3
3. Caroline Kittle/Dasha Chistyakova (DEN) def. Allie Stamm/Briah O'Neal (DPUW) 6-2

Match Notes:
Denison 3-2, 1-0 NCAC; National ranking #23
DePauw University 2-7, 0-2 NCAC