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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, March 20
St. George, Utah
10:30 a.m.
Grand Canyon
6
vs
1
Tarleton
Weekend capped off with 6-1 win
3/20/2021 10:41:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Lopes start WAC play at 2-0 after defeating Tarleton
ST. GEORGE, Utah – The Grand Canyon women's tennis team capped off the opening weekend of WAC play with a 6-1 win over conference newcomer Tarleton.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Lopes have a busy week next week with two midweek matches against Idaho State at home on March 23-24.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Lopes have a busy week next week with two midweek matches against Idaho State at home on March 23-24.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Mihaela Codreanu / 0 [TSU]
14
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Jemi Aguilar / 0 [TSU]
41
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Martha Makantasi / 0 [TSU]
33
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Elsa Boisson / 0 [TSU]
21
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Celia Vaudiau / 0 [TSU]
631
360
#6 Singles Match
12
Faustine Palatte / 0 [TSU]
31
66
Order of Finish:
4,6,3,2,1,5
Players Mentioned
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