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GCU downs Seattle 6-1 in WAC play
3/20/2016 5:28:00β―PM | Women's Tennis
PHOENIX β After a disappointing loss to league-leading New Mexico State on Saturday, the GCU women's tennis team rebounded to defeat Seattle 6-1 on Sunday morning. The Lopes nearly swept the contest and improve their record to 7-8 overall.
"The girls did a great job today bouncing back from yesterday's loss," head coach Greg Prudhomme stated. "It [the loss to New Mexico State] made what the girls did today that much better. It was a great rebound."
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GCU swept the doubles competition to earn the first point of the match. The teams of Prudhomme/Baklini, Petrzalkov/Waschuk, and Macukat/Rinaldi all won their matches to get the Lopes out to an early advantage.
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In singles play, Alexandra Petrzalkov put together another solid performance at No. 2 to defeat her opponent 6-3, 6-4. Susan Baklini also made quick work in the third position as she won her match 6-3, 6-3.
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The double partners, Lana Macukat and Lana Rinaldi, had a successful day overall. After pulling out a close doubles victory together, both won by identical 6-2, 6-1 scores at No. 4 and No. 5.
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Tatum Prudhomme faced stiff competition at No. 1 singles. After dropping the first set 1-6, she rebounded to take the second set 6-4 and then proceeded to win the tiebreaker by a 10-6 margin.
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"It was our third match in three days and a lot of the girls were a little bit banged up from the long, tough matches yesterday." Prudhomme said. "To come out and take care of Seattle 6-1, it shows that we are one of the top teams in the conference and we are going to keep fighting until the end and see where we finish." Β
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After the long weekend, the Lopes will have a few days to recover before they resume WAC play against UTRGV and UMKC next weekend. GCU will face UTRGV on Friday, April 1 and UMKC on Saturday, April 2. Both matches will be played in Chicago.
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GCU 6, Seattle University 1
Singles competition
1. Tatum Prudhomme (WGCU) def. Lui, Michelle (SU) 1-6, 6-4, 10-6
2. Alexandra Petrzalkov (WGCU) def. Woodman, Kelli (SU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Susan Baklini (WGCU) def. Maloney, Madison (SU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Lana Macukat (WGCU) def. Carey, Barbara (SU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Lana Rinaldi (WGCU) def. Kwee, Sari (SU) 6-2, 6-1
6. James, Kristen (SU) def. Marie Deleval (WGCU) 6-2, 7-6 (5-0)
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Doubles competition
1. Tatum Prudhomme/Susan Baklini (WGCU) def. Lui, Michelle/Woodman, Kelli (SU) 6-1
2. Alexandra Petrzalkov/Kylie Waschuk (WGCU) def. Maloney, Madison/Carey, Barbara (SU) 6-2
3. Lana Macukat/Lana Rinaldi (WGCU) def. Kwee, Sari/James, Kristen (SU) 7-6 (5-0)
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"The girls did a great job today bouncing back from yesterday's loss," head coach Greg Prudhomme stated. "It [the loss to New Mexico State] made what the girls did today that much better. It was a great rebound."
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GCU swept the doubles competition to earn the first point of the match. The teams of Prudhomme/Baklini, Petrzalkov/Waschuk, and Macukat/Rinaldi all won their matches to get the Lopes out to an early advantage.
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In singles play, Alexandra Petrzalkov put together another solid performance at No. 2 to defeat her opponent 6-3, 6-4. Susan Baklini also made quick work in the third position as she won her match 6-3, 6-3.
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The double partners, Lana Macukat and Lana Rinaldi, had a successful day overall. After pulling out a close doubles victory together, both won by identical 6-2, 6-1 scores at No. 4 and No. 5.
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Tatum Prudhomme faced stiff competition at No. 1 singles. After dropping the first set 1-6, she rebounded to take the second set 6-4 and then proceeded to win the tiebreaker by a 10-6 margin.
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"It was our third match in three days and a lot of the girls were a little bit banged up from the long, tough matches yesterday." Prudhomme said. "To come out and take care of Seattle 6-1, it shows that we are one of the top teams in the conference and we are going to keep fighting until the end and see where we finish." Β
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After the long weekend, the Lopes will have a few days to recover before they resume WAC play against UTRGV and UMKC next weekend. GCU will face UTRGV on Friday, April 1 and UMKC on Saturday, April 2. Both matches will be played in Chicago.
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GCU 6, Seattle University 1
Singles competition
1. Tatum Prudhomme (WGCU) def. Lui, Michelle (SU) 1-6, 6-4, 10-6
2. Alexandra Petrzalkov (WGCU) def. Woodman, Kelli (SU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Susan Baklini (WGCU) def. Maloney, Madison (SU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Lana Macukat (WGCU) def. Carey, Barbara (SU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Lana Rinaldi (WGCU) def. Kwee, Sari (SU) 6-2, 6-1
6. James, Kristen (SU) def. Marie Deleval (WGCU) 6-2, 7-6 (5-0)
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Doubles competition
1. Tatum Prudhomme/Susan Baklini (WGCU) def. Lui, Michelle/Woodman, Kelli (SU) 6-1
2. Alexandra Petrzalkov/Kylie Waschuk (WGCU) def. Maloney, Madison/Carey, Barbara (SU) 6-2
3. Lana Macukat/Lana Rinaldi (WGCU) def. Kwee, Sari/James, Kristen (SU) 7-6 (5-0)
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