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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, January 30
Flagstaff, Ariz.
3 p.m.
Grand Canyon
2
at
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NAU
NAU takes down GCU 5-2
1/30/2020 5:37:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Fucile, Cvitanovic return to the starting lineup
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—The Grand Canyon men's tennis team fell 5-2 to NAU on the road on Thursday.
The Lumberjacks (3-1) were coming off a match against Mesa Community College earlier in the day and came out strong against GCU (0-7) taking the doubles point.
In doubles, senior Lorenzo Fucile was back in the lineup with Can Franke at No. 1 and the pair won 6-4. NAU would take the point with a 6-3 win at No. 2 and a clinching 6-2 at No. 3 over David Weber and Justin Cvitanovic, who made his season debut.
It was the first match for the Cvitanovic in 370 days after tearing his ACL early last season.
In singles both NAU grabbed a point quickly after Fucile retired at No. 1 after dropping the first set 6-3. In similar fashion, Weber picked up his fifth win of the season after NAU's Joachim Schaefer retired after losing the first 6-1.
Up 2-1, NAU would clinch the match in back-to-back straight set finishes over Freddie Grant at No. 3 and Julian Mueller at No. 6. Senior Valentin Lang would pick up a point for GCU with a 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 win at No. 2 after the match had already been decided.
The Lopes will look for their first win of the season against San Francisco at home on Saturday at 11 a.m.
The Lumberjacks (3-1) were coming off a match against Mesa Community College earlier in the day and came out strong against GCU (0-7) taking the doubles point.
In doubles, senior Lorenzo Fucile was back in the lineup with Can Franke at No. 1 and the pair won 6-4. NAU would take the point with a 6-3 win at No. 2 and a clinching 6-2 at No. 3 over David Weber and Justin Cvitanovic, who made his season debut.
It was the first match for the Cvitanovic in 370 days after tearing his ACL early last season.
In singles both NAU grabbed a point quickly after Fucile retired at No. 1 after dropping the first set 6-3. In similar fashion, Weber picked up his fifth win of the season after NAU's Joachim Schaefer retired after losing the first 6-1.
Up 2-1, NAU would clinch the match in back-to-back straight set finishes over Freddie Grant at No. 3 and Julian Mueller at No. 6. Senior Valentin Lang would pick up a point for GCU with a 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 win at No. 2 after the match had already been decided.
The Lopes will look for their first win of the season against San Francisco at home on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
30
STRAKER-MEADS, Eban / 0 [NAU]
6WR
#2 Singles Match
123
716
TUMOSA, Facundo / 0 [NAU]
563
#3 Singles Match
12
45
STEELE, Chris / 0 [NAU]
67
#4 Singles Match
123
644
GROVES, Alex / 0 [NAU]
166
#5 Singles Match
12
6WR
SCHAEFER, Joachim / 0 [NAU]
10
#6 Singles Match
12
63
DILLON, Daniel / 0 [NAU]
76
Order of Finish:
1,5,3,6,2,4
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