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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, January 25
Seattle, Wash.
6 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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Cal Poly
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GCU falters in loss to Cal Poly
1/25/2020 11:44:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Weber picks up team-leading 4th singles win
SEATTLE — The Grand Canyon men's tennis team wrapped up the weekend with a 6-1 loss to Cal Poly in Seattle.
GCU freshman David Weber provided the highlight of the match for the Lopes (0-6) winning 6-4, 6-4 in singles after moving up in the lineup to No. 3. The native of Germany has been the team's most consistent singles player with singles wins from Positions 3-5. He nearly pulled off an upset over Washington's Brandon Wong yesterday, losing 19-17 in a third-set tiebreaker for his lone loss of the season.
Lopes senior Valentin Lang and junior Freddie Grant teamed up at No. 1 doubles and won easily 6-1 in their first action together on the doubles court. Cal Poly (1-0) took the point, however, with wins at Nos. 2 and 3.
The Mustangs controlled most of singles, winning in straight sets at Courts 4-6. Lang, at No. 1, and Grant, at No. 2, each played a third-set 10-point tiebreaker with the senior from France being edged 10-8 at the top court and the junior from England losing 10-4 on Court 2.
The Lopes and Mustangs were originally scheduled to start at 5 p.m. but were pushed back two hours due to the Washington women's tennis team hosting an ITA Kickoff event.
The Lopes will look to get back on track with a split week, traveling to Northern Arizona on Jan. 30 before hosting San Francisco at the GCU Tennis Facility on Feb. 1.
GCU freshman David Weber provided the highlight of the match for the Lopes (0-6) winning 6-4, 6-4 in singles after moving up in the lineup to No. 3. The native of Germany has been the team's most consistent singles player with singles wins from Positions 3-5. He nearly pulled off an upset over Washington's Brandon Wong yesterday, losing 19-17 in a third-set tiebreaker for his lone loss of the season.
Lopes senior Valentin Lang and junior Freddie Grant teamed up at No. 1 doubles and won easily 6-1 in their first action together on the doubles court. Cal Poly (1-0) took the point, however, with wins at Nos. 2 and 3.
The Mustangs controlled most of singles, winning in straight sets at Courts 4-6. Lang, at No. 1, and Grant, at No. 2, each played a third-set 10-point tiebreaker with the senior from France being edged 10-8 at the top court and the junior from England losing 10-4 on Court 2.
The Lopes and Mustangs were originally scheduled to start at 5 p.m. but were pushed back two hours due to the Washington women's tennis team hosting an ITA Kickoff event.
The Lopes will look to get back on track with a split week, traveling to Northern Arizona on Jan. 30 before hosting San Francisco at the GCU Tennis Facility on Feb. 1.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Antoine Noel / 0 [CP]
761
670
#2 Singles Match
123
Fernando Fonseca / 0 [CP]
561
740
#3 Singles Match
12
Joe Leather / 0 [CP]
44
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Gary Vardanyan / 0 [CP]
66
41
#5 Singles Match
12
Cambell Nakayama / 0 [CP]
66
21
#6 Singles Match
12
Roman Shenkiryk / 0 [CP]
66
00
Order of Finish:
6,5,4,3,2,1
Players Mentioned
Kendra Potts Post Match Press Conference | GCU vs NAU 9.7.25
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"Your Life Arizona" Featuring Vice President of Athletics Jamie Boggs
Friday, September 05
Kaleb Smith | Media Availability | 9.3.25
Thursday, September 04
Dusty Stromer | Media Availability | 9.3.25
Thursday, September 04