Phoenix, AZ β The GCU women's tennis team evened their record at 3-3 for the season with a win over Western New Mexico on Thursday, Feb. 4. The Lopes defeated the Mustangs 6-1.
Β "It was a good team win for both the men and the women," head coach Greg Prudhomme said. "We added some confidence and got another win on the board."Β
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Grand Canyon swept the doubles matches in dominating fashion. The pair of
Marie Deleval and
Sofia Helgstrand earned the first victory of the day for the Lopes, winning 6-2 at No. 3 doubles. They were quickly followed by wins by
Tatum Prudhomme and
Susan Baklini at No. 1 and
Lana Macukat and
Lana Rinaldi at No. 2. GCU jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead with the sweep.
Alexandra Petrzalkova made quick work of Gemma Goodland at No. 2 to garner the first singles point for GCU. Rinaldi, Baklini, Macukat, and Prudhomme all won their matches in two sets to clinch the victory for the Lopes.
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"The girls will have the weekend off and a week of practice before they hit the road again against Idaho State and Utah State," Prudhomme said.
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GCU travels to Pocatello, Idaho to face Idaho State on Saturday, Feb. 13 and then will continue on to Logan, Utah for a match with Utah State on Sunday, Feb. 14.
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ResultsDoublesNo. 1: Tatum Prudhomme/Susan Baklini (GCU) def. Ashley Newell/Gemma Goodland (WNMU) 6-3
No. 2: Lana Macukat/Lana Rinaldi (GCU) def. Tiffany Newell/Annely Heinze (WNMU) 6-4
No. 3: Marie Deleval/Sofia Helgstrand (GCU) def. Diamond Morrill/Claudia Osuna (WNMU) 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
SinglesΒ
No. 1: Tatum Prudhomme (GCU) def. Ashley NewellΒ (WNMU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 2: Alexandra Petrzalkova (GCU) def. Gemma GoodlandΒ (WNMU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 3: Susan Baklini (GCU) def. Tiffany NewellΒ (WNMU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 4: Claudia Osuna (WNMU) def. Kylie Waschuk (GCU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 5:Β Lana Macukat (GCU) def. Annely Heinze (WNMU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 6:Β Lana Rinaldi (GCU) def. Diamond Morrill (WNMU) 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 3, 5, 1, 4
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