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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, May 7
Los Angeles, Calif.
10 a.m.
Grand Canyon
at
UCLA
Lopes battle No. 4 UCLA in NCAA tournament
5/6/2021 4:16:00 PM | Women's Tennis
GCU makes program's 1st appearance at nationals
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| Grand Canyon Lopes (12-8) |
vs. | No. 4 UCLA Bruins (19-4) |
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THREE THINGS TO KNOW
- WAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPS: The Lopes took down New Mexico State 4-0 in the final of the WAC Tournament on Sunday to earn the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. GCU took the doubles point and redshirt senior Joely Lomas, freshman Taylor Andersen and junior Jana Weiss won in singles to clinch the win.
- WINNING STRETCH: The success of the Lopes began on March 16 with a 6-1 win over Colorado State. Since then, GCU has won 11 of 12 matches, including an 8-0 mark against conference opponents. Seniors Autum Prudhomme and Emilia Occhipinti have been keys, as they enter the NCAA tournament on a 13-match doubles winning streak and a 15-4 record at Court 2.
- WAC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Five of the six Lopes in the starting lineup earned WAC All-Tournament Team honors. Weiss, Lomas and sophomore Natashe Puehse made the singles team. In doubles, Puehse and Weiss were joined by Occhipinti and Prudhomme, who went 2-0 at the WAC Tournament.
SCOUTING
UCLA clinched its first outright Pac-12 regular-season title in program history, finishing 10-0 in conference play and 19-4 overall. Despite the loss in the final of the Pac-12 Tournament, the Bruins earned the No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament and joined Stanford as the only other team to make the Big Dance every year since the team format began in 1982.Along with the team bracket, the Bruins had three players selected to the individual draws of the NCAA tournament. Abbey Forbes finished the regular season as the No. 7 singles player in the country with a record of 18-2 the No. 1 position. Annette Goulak, Jada Hart and Vivian Wolff all won at least 10 matches in singles, while Goulark and Wolff lead the team with a 16-2 record in doubles.
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