Lopes host 3 matches at home


Grand Canyon Lopes (1-11)	vs	Idaho State Bengals (5-2)	Chicago State Cougars (2-10)	New Mexico State Aggies (2-9)
		Tuesday, March 23 11 a.m.	Friday, March 26 9 a.m.	Sunday, March 28 10 a.m.

The Grand Canyon men's tennis team will have one of its busiest weeks of the season with three matches in five days at the GCU Tennis Facility. The Lopes will face Idaho State before hosting the first WAC pod of the season with Chicago State and New Mexico State this weekend.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

WAC DOUBLES HONOR: For the first time this season, the Lopes had a pair earn WAC Doubles Players of the Week honor with Valentin Lang and Jiri Novak taking home honors with a 3-0 week at No. 1. Lang and Novak pushed their team-leading doubles record to 4-4.
LOOKING FOR FIRST HOME WIN: The Lopes are looking for their first home win and have three chances this week. The Lopes lost 5-2 against New Mexico and 4-3 against Utah State with the dual being decided on the final singles match.
HOME HEAVY SCHEDULE: Along with three matches at home this week, the Lopes will host three of the final five home matches at the GCU Tennis Facility. GCU will host UC Riverside on April 13 and Northern Arizona on April 24 to wrap up the regular season.

SCOUTING

Idaho State enters this week's match with a 3-8 record, along with wins in the last two matches against Eastern Washington and Montana State. The Bengals will face GCU and Arizona State before starting Big Sky Conference play. Jamie Castillo-Lopez leads the team with a 4-4 singles record while Patrik Trhac and Aleksander Petrovic lead the team with a 5-1 doubles record at No. 1.

Chicago State picked up two wins over non-Division I opponents this season while owning a 0-10 record against DI opponents. The Cougars will also play Seattle U over the weekend in Phoenix. Jakov Suler leads the team with six singles wins at the top position while also owning a 3-7 doubles record with Jesus Perez Plaza.

New Mexico State has yet to play a home match this season because of COVID-19 protocols. The Aggies (2-9) have faced Arizona and Arizona State for three matches while last playing in the Golden State Invitational with 4-3 losses to Nevada and UC Davis. Louis Menard leads the team with a 6-3 singles record at the top two singles positions while Nicolas Buitrago and Jordy Visser lead the team with three wins.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Lopes will travel to Edinburg, Texas, for a pair of WAC matches against Seattle U and UT Rio Grande Valley on April 10-11.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

SCOUTING

WHAT'S NEXT

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Players Mentioned

Valentin Lang

Jiri Novak

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