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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, April 1
Edinburg, Texas
11:30 a.m.
Grand Canyon
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UT Rio Grande Valley
WAC play continues on the road
3/31/2021 12:16:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Lopes face UTRGV, Seattle U
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| Grand Canyon Lopes (6-7, 2-0 WAC) |
vs | UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (3-12, 1-1 WAC) |
Seattle U Redhawks (0-10, 0-2 WAC) |
| Thursday, April 1 10 a.m. |
Friday, April 2 2 p.m. |
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THREE THINGS TO KNOW
- WAC SINGLES HONOR: For the third time this season, sophomore Natasha Puehse was named WAC Singles Player of the Week. Puehse went 2-0 with straight-set wins last week at the No. 1 position against Idaho State. Puehse has won her last six matches and is tied for the team lead with a 9-4 singles record.
 - WINNING STREAKS: Puehse isn't the only Lope on a long winning streak. Senior Emilia Occhipinti also is on a six-match winning streak at No. 2 singles, while junior Jana Weiss has won her last five singles matches at No. 3. In doubles, the two GCU pairs at Cours 2 and 3 — Occhipinti, Autum Prudhomme, Joely Lomas and Taylor Andersen — have each won their last six matches.
 - THREE WINS FROM 150: With three wins in the final five regular-season matches, head coach Greg Prudhomme will reach 150 career wins with the women's tennis team. Prudhomme is already the winningest coach in GCU women's tennis history, passing former coach Carol Sandvig in the 2019 season with his 138th career win.Â
SCOUTING
UT Rio Grande Valley split the opening week of WAC play with a win against Chicago State and a loss to New Mexico State. The win against the Cougars was the first Division I win for the Vaqueros this season with their other two wins coming against D-II opponents Texas A&M Kingsville and St Mary's.Freshman Isabelle Bahr and redshirt sophomore Kararina Sasaroga have been the bright spot in doubles with a 7-1 record that includes a 2-0 mark in WAC play. Bahr and Sasaroga also lead the team in singles wins with four each.
Seattle U is still looking for its first win of the season after the Redhawks dropped their first WAC matches against New Mexico State and Dixie State. The Redhawks will face Chicago State on Thursday before playing the Lopes on Friday.
The Redhawks have just 10 individual wins in singles and doubles combined this season. Senior Peggy Rooke owns two of those wins in singles from the top two positions while also owning a 2-0 record in doubles with partner Hannah Grossman.
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WHAT'S NEXT
- The Lopes will wrap up conference play against Chicago State and New Mexico State on April 17-18 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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