'Lopes Down Seawolves 7-2

Thursday, April 21

Rohnert Park, CA

2:00 p.m.

Grand Canyon

Sonoma State

Ahmad Saleem

4/21/2011 7:50:17 PM | Men's Tennis

By: Mike McNally

The No. 23 Grand Canyon University men’s tennis team defeated Sonoma State, 7-2, today at the SSU Tennis Courts in Rohnert Park, Calif.

The win improves the ‘Lopes overall record to 10-6.

“The men played well on the road and won with a better score this time around than the first time we played them,” said head coach Greg Prudhomme. “It's great to see the improvement that the team has made during the season. They were happy to play well today and will use the momentum to help gear up for a tough contest against UCSD tomorrow.”

GCU opened the match in dominate fashion, sweeping all three doubles matches.

Frederic Schoelzel and Stephane Murray, the 25^th-ranked doubles team in the country, improved to 14-1 with an 8-4 victory.

Schoelzel won in straight sets in the No. 1 singles match, 6-2, 6-3. He is now 14-1 this season.

Murray, Patrice Giraldi and Ahmad Saleem all won in straight sets in the No. 2-4 singles matches.

The men’s team will be in action tomorrow at 2 p.m. where they will face No. 10 UC-San Diego. They will face Hawai’i Hilo on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Both matches will be played at the SSU Tennis Courts on the campus of Sonoma State.

#23 Grand Canyon 7, Sonoma State 2

Apr 21, 2011 at Rohnert Park, Calif. (SSU Tennis Courts)

Singles competition

1. Frederic Schoelzel (GCU) def. Taylor Bianco (SSU) 6-2, 6-3

2. Stephane Murray (GCU) def. Drexler Dy (SSU) 6-0, 6-4

3. Patrice Giraldi (GCU) def. Scott Gaynor (SSU) 6-3, 6-3

4. Ahmad Saleem (GCU) def. Daniel Henke (SSU) 6-3, 6-2

5. Anthony Rollins (SSU) def. Kevin Anderson (GCU) 2-6, 6-2, 12-10

6. Stewart Hutton (SSU) def. Will Herbert (GCU) 6-2, 2-6, 10-5

Doubles competition

1. Frederic Schoelzel/Stephane Murray (GCU) def. Taylor Bianco/Daniel Henke (SSU) 8-4

2. Patrice Giraldi/Ahmad Saleem (GCU) def. Drexler Dy/Bryce Keefer (SSU) 8-1