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vs MW Fall Qualifier
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Lopes will have a quick turnaround traveling down to Tucson for a midweek match at Arizona on Jan. 19.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Lopes will have a quick turnaround traveling down to Tucson for a midweek match at Arizona on Jan. 19.
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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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