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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, April 17
Las Cruces, N.M.
12 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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Chicago State
WAC play wraps up on the road
4/16/2021 3:22:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Lopes could clinch WAC regular-season title
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| Grand Canyon Lopes (8-7, 4-0 WAC) |
vs | Chicago State Cougars (3-10, 1-3 WAC) |
New Mexico State Aggies (4-12, 3-1 WAC) |
| Saturday, April 17 12 p.m. |
Sunday, April 18 8 a.m. |
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THREE THINGS TO KNOW
- WINNING STREAK: The Lopes last lost a match over a month ago on March 8 against New Mexico. Since then, GCU has won seven matches in a row m, including three 7-0 shutouts while four players – Joely Lomas, Jana Weiss, Emilia Occhipinti and Natasha Puehse – own winning streaks of five or more in singles.
- WAC TITLE ON THE LINE: In order for the Lopes to clinch at least a share of their second straight WAC regular-season title, they will need to defeat the Cougars on Saturday. If New Mexico State defeats Chicago State on Friday and the Lopes also defeat the Cougars on Saturday, Sunday's match will determine the No. 1 seed in the WAC Tournament.
- ONE WIN FROM 150: A win against Chicago State would also make history for head coach Greg Prudhomme. The GCU coach, in his 14th season with the women's tennis program m, would pick up his 150th career win. Prudhomme is already the winningest coach in GCU women's tennis history, passing former coach Carol Sandvig with his 138th win in 2019.
SCOUTING
Chicago State dropped it's first two conference matches of the season to Tarleton and UT Rio Grande Valley but bounced back with a 4-3 win over Seattle U on April 1 on the road. The two other wins for the Cougars this season came against D-III North Central College and Northern Iowa.Katarina Drazic leads the team in singles with a 8-5 record and currently owns a six-match winning streak at courts two and three. In doubles Susana Andres and Katarina Dukic lead the team with two wins as the team has won a combined eight doubles matches this season.
New Mexico State had only one win before starting WAC play this season against NJCAA opponent Seward County Community College before rattling off four three wins in conference play. The Aggies have defeated Seattle U, UTRGV and Dixie State while suffering a close 4-3 loss to Tarleton. Junior Gavi Kalaga leads the team with nine wins in singles while also leading the Aggies in doubles wins with seven teaming up with fellow junior Harsha Challa.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Lopes will wrap up the regular season on the road at Northern Arizona on April 23.
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