Lopes host Arizona in home opener


Grand Canyon Lopes (0-1)	vs.	Arizona Wildcats
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The Grand Canyon women's tennis team will host Arizona in their home opener on Saturday at noon. It will be the first time the Lopes and Wildcats have met at GCU with the previous nine matches being played in Tucson.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

DOUBLE UP: Along with facing the Wildcats on Saturday, GCU will play Arizona on Feb. 13. It will be the first time GCU has played the same opponent twice in the same season since the Lopes faced Idaho State in back-to-back matches in the 2014-15 season.
LOOKING AHEAD: February will be a busy month for the Lopes with four matches on the horizon. In addition to facing Arizona on Feb. 13, the Lopes will travel to Cal Poly on Feb. 5 and play Omaha and Drake in Iowa on Feb. 27 and 28.
RECORD WATCH: Occhipinti could use her extra year of eligibility to break some impressive GCU records. The fifth-year senior from Italy is two singles wins from passing GCU great Tatum Prudhomme for the most singles wins in the GCU Division I era. With 14 doubles wins, Occhipinti also could reach the top mark in career doubles wins.

SCOUTING

Arizona is coming off a 10-7 shortened season that included a loss in its only Pac-12 match at Oregon. This season, the Wildcats will face fellow WAC schools Dixie State on Feb. 4 and New Mexico State for a doubleheader on March 30.

The Wildcats start the season with a nationally ranked player, senior transfer Emily Maxfield. She is ranked No. 90 in the ITA preseason rankings, making her the first Wildcat to be nationally ranked since 2018.

WHAT'S NEXT

GCU will travel to Cal Poly on Feb. 5.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

SCOUTING

WHAT'S NEXT

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Players Mentioned

Tatum Prudhomme

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