Completed Event: Women's Tennis versus Mountain West Fall Qualifier on October 21, 2026 ,
W Tennis
vs Mountain West Fall Qualifier
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, March 20
St. George, Utah
10:30 a.m.
Grand Canyon
6
vs
1
Tarleton
3/20/2021 10:41:00β―PM | Women's Tennis
Lopes start WAC play at 2-0 after defeating Tarleton
ST. GEORGE, Utah β The Grand Canyon women's tennis team capped off the opening weekend of WAC play with a 6-1 win over conference newcomer Tarleton.
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The Lopes (4-7, 2-0 WAC) took the doubles point for the third straight match and five of six singles matches to extend their winning streak to three while sitting atop the WAC.
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In doubles, the Lopes took the point with wins at the bottom two courts. No. 3 pair Joely Lomas and Taylor Andersen kicked off the match with a 6-1 win for their fourth win in a row. The point was clinched at No. 2 as GCU pair Emilia Occhipinti and Autum Prudhomme also won their fourth match in a row with a 6-2 win. No. 1 pair Natasha Puehse and Jana Weiss lost their match 6-4 to Tarleton's Martha Makantasi and Jemi Aguilar.
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GCU kept Tarleton (6-7, 1-1 WAC) on its back foot with first-set wins on five of the six courts. Lomas, at No. 4, dominated her match with a 6-2, 6-1 win while her doubles partner, Andersen, won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 6.
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With the Lopes on the brink of taking the dual, Weiss won her match 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 to put the Lopes ahead 4-0 and clinch the team win. Puehse added her fourth straight win at No. 1 shortly after with a 6-1, 6-4 straight set win.
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Tarleton got on the scoreboard with a three-set win over Prudhomme at No. 5 to wrap up the match. The senior Lope pushed her match to a 10-point tiebreaker with a 6-3 second set win but fell 10-4.
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The Lopes have a busy week next week with two midweek matches against Idaho State at home on March 23-24.
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The Lopes (4-7, 2-0 WAC) took the doubles point for the third straight match and five of six singles matches to extend their winning streak to three while sitting atop the WAC.
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In doubles, the Lopes took the point with wins at the bottom two courts. No. 3 pair Joely Lomas and Taylor Andersen kicked off the match with a 6-1 win for their fourth win in a row. The point was clinched at No. 2 as GCU pair Emilia Occhipinti and Autum Prudhomme also won their fourth match in a row with a 6-2 win. No. 1 pair Natasha Puehse and Jana Weiss lost their match 6-4 to Tarleton's Martha Makantasi and Jemi Aguilar.
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GCU kept Tarleton (6-7, 1-1 WAC) on its back foot with first-set wins on five of the six courts. Lomas, at No. 4, dominated her match with a 6-2, 6-1 win while her doubles partner, Andersen, won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 6.
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With the Lopes on the brink of taking the dual, Weiss won her match 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 to put the Lopes ahead 4-0 and clinch the team win. Puehse added her fourth straight win at No. 1 shortly after with a 6-1, 6-4 straight set win.
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Tarleton got on the scoreboard with a three-set win over Prudhomme at No. 5 to wrap up the match. The senior Lope pushed her match to a 10-point tiebreaker with a 6-3 second set win but fell 10-4.
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The Lopes have a busy week next week with two midweek matches against Idaho State at home on March 23-24.
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Players Mentioned
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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
14
66
#2 Singles Match
12
41
66
#3 Singles Match
12
33
66
#4 Singles Match
12
21
66
#5 Singles Match
123
631
360
#6 Singles Match
12
31
66
Order of Finish:
4,6,3,2,1,5
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