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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, February 8
Irvine, Calif.
12 p.m.
Grand Canyon
4
at
1
UC Irvine
Singles success leads to victory
2/8/2020 3:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Lopes win 4 singles matches to come back
IRVINE, Calif. — The Grand Canyon women's tennis team won its second match in a row with a 4-1 comeback win over UC Irvine on Saturday.
The Lopes (2-3) dropped the doubles point but came back strong in singles to take the first dual match of the weekend road trip.
In doubles, UC Irvine (1-2) took the point with wins at the bottom two positions. GCU juniors Ludovica Infantino and Autum Prudhomme lost 6-3 at No. 3 while Lopes freshman Natasha Puehse and sophomore Jana Weiss fell 6-2 at No. 2 to give the Anteaters an early 1-0 lead despite GCU seniors Emilia Occhipinti and Celina Buhr leading 5-4 at No. 1 when the doubles point was decided.
In singles, the Lopes rallied by winning five of the first sets. GCU junior Martina Lo Pumo continued her strong play with her third straight win at No. 6, winning 6-4, 6-4 to jump-start the comeback. Puehse followed with a three-set win, after dropping the first set, at No. 2 to give the Lopes the lead.
Occhipinti snapped her four-match losing streak with a hard-fought 7-6, 6-3 win at No. 1 to push the Lopes lead to 3-1. The match was clinched by Infantino at No. 5, where she won 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Buhr and Weiss' matches were stopped in the third set at Nos. 3 and 4.
The Lopes will wrap up the trip Sunday against Nevada in Irvine. The match will start at 11 a.m. (Phoenix time).
The Lopes (2-3) dropped the doubles point but came back strong in singles to take the first dual match of the weekend road trip.
In doubles, UC Irvine (1-2) took the point with wins at the bottom two positions. GCU juniors Ludovica Infantino and Autum Prudhomme lost 6-3 at No. 3 while Lopes freshman Natasha Puehse and sophomore Jana Weiss fell 6-2 at No. 2 to give the Anteaters an early 1-0 lead despite GCU seniors Emilia Occhipinti and Celina Buhr leading 5-4 at No. 1 when the doubles point was decided.
In singles, the Lopes rallied by winning five of the first sets. GCU junior Martina Lo Pumo continued her strong play with her third straight win at No. 6, winning 6-4, 6-4 to jump-start the comeback. Puehse followed with a three-set win, after dropping the first set, at No. 2 to give the Lopes the lead.
Occhipinti snapped her four-match losing streak with a hard-fought 7-6, 6-3 win at No. 1 to push the Lopes lead to 3-1. The match was clinched by Infantino at No. 5, where she won 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Buhr and Weiss' matches were stopped in the third set at Nos. 3 and 4.
The Lopes will wrap up the trip Sunday against Nevada in Irvine. The match will start at 11 a.m. (Phoenix time).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
76
Stephanie Nguyen / 0 [UCI]
63
#2 Singles Match
123
266
Flora Amiri / 0 [UCI]
621
#3 Singles Match
1234
6240
Jessica Tsukiji / 0 [UCI]
263UF
#4 Singles Match
1234
6310
Halla Alajeely / 0 [UCI]
462UF
#5 Singles Match
123
636
Alyssia Fossorier / 0 [UCI]
164
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Jenna Schlatter / 0 [UCI]
44
Order of Finish:
6,2,1,5
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