Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus UC Riverside on February 25, 2026 , Win , 7, to, 0
M Tennis
vs UC Riverside
W 7-0
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Sunday, January 17
Salt Lake City, Utah
12 p.m.
Grand Canyon
0
at
7
Utah
Opening weekend concludes with loss
1/17/2021 3:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Lopes drop match to Utah in first ever matchup
The Grand Canyon men's tennis team wrapped up their opening weekend of the season with a 7-0 loss to Utah on the road. The Lopes (0-2) were competitive in singles pushing two second sets to tiebreakers but were unable to pull out any wins.
Utah (1-0) took the doubles point with wins over the Lopes on courts two and three. Justin Cvitanovic and Freddie Grant fought in a 6-3 loss at No. 2 while Valentin Lang and Jiri Novak battled in a 7-5 loss at the top doubles position after the point had been secured by the Utes.
Utah won all six singles matches in straight sets extending their lead with quick wins at No. 2 and No. 3. Loic Van Zeggelaar who won his first collegiate singles match yesterday at BYU, fought to a 6-2, 7-6 loss, pushing the tiebreaker to a 7-5 score.
Lang at No. 1 pushed his match to tiebreakers in the second set after dropping his first set 6-2, while Wolmar Boris-Moller played well at No. 4 dropping a competitive 6-4, 6-4 match.
The Lopes will have a quick turnaround traveling down to Tucson for a midweek match at Arizona on Jan. 19.
Utah (1-0) took the doubles point with wins over the Lopes on courts two and three. Justin Cvitanovic and Freddie Grant fought in a 6-3 loss at No. 2 while Valentin Lang and Jiri Novak battled in a 7-5 loss at the top doubles position after the point had been secured by the Utes.
Utah won all six singles matches in straight sets extending their lead with quick wins at No. 2 and No. 3. Loic Van Zeggelaar who won his first collegiate singles match yesterday at BYU, fought to a 6-2, 7-6 loss, pushing the tiebreaker to a 7-5 score.
Lang at No. 1 pushed his match to tiebreakers in the second set after dropping his first set 6-2, while Wolmar Boris-Moller played well at No. 4 dropping a competitive 6-4, 6-4 match.
The Lopes will have a quick turnaround traveling down to Tucson for a midweek match at Arizona on Jan. 19.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
26
Shainyan, Slava / 0 [UTAH]
67
#2 Singles Match
12
11
Capalbo, Franco / 0 [UTAH]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
24
Espin Busleiman, G. / 0 [UTAH]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
42
Bastias, Francisco / 0 [UTAH]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
44
Gavelin, Mathias / 0 [UTAH]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
26
Kreen, Bruno / 0 [UTAH]
67
Order of Finish:
2,3,6,5,4,1
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