Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus Utah on February 28, 2026 , Win , 5, to, 2
M Tennis
vs Utah
W 5-2
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, January 22
USAF Academy, Co.
11 a.m.
Grand Canyon
3
vs
4
Creighton
Improvement comes with narrow loss
1/22/2022 4:20:00 PM | Men's Tennis
GCU picks up 3 singles win in 4-3 defeat to Creighton
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The Grand Canyon men's tennis team dropped a close 4-3 neutral-site match to Creighton on Saturday at the Air Force Academy.
GCU (0-3) played its best tennis of the young season, grabbing three singles matches, but the doubles point proved to be the difference in the tightly contested match. It was also the first match in wihch the Lopes played on indoor courts due to the snowy conditions in Colorado.
In doubles, Creighton (1-3) took the point with wins at Courts 2 and 3. GCU newcomers Martim Marujo and Adrien Coulome teamed up at No. 2 and lost 6-2 while fifth-year senior Freddie Grant and sophomore Wyatt Anderson lost 6-2 at No. 3. At No. 1, Mariano Argote and Jiri Novak trailed 5-4 when their match was left unfinished.
GCU regrouped well in singles and picked up three wins for the first time this season. Novak, at No. 2, won 6-3, 6-2 while Marujo continued to impress with a straight-set win at No. 4. At Court 4, Grant played in his second straight three-set match and came out on top this time with a 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 win.
Creighton countered with wins at Courts 1, 5 and 6 to get to four points and pick up the win. Argote was locked in a tough battle at No. 1 falling 7-6, 6-4 while Coulome and Anderson lost in straight sets at the bottom of the lineup.
The Lopes will now prepare for a match against Air Force on Sunday at 9 a.m. (Phoenix time).
GCU (0-3) played its best tennis of the young season, grabbing three singles matches, but the doubles point proved to be the difference in the tightly contested match. It was also the first match in wihch the Lopes played on indoor courts due to the snowy conditions in Colorado.
In doubles, Creighton (1-3) took the point with wins at Courts 2 and 3. GCU newcomers Martim Marujo and Adrien Coulome teamed up at No. 2 and lost 6-2 while fifth-year senior Freddie Grant and sophomore Wyatt Anderson lost 6-2 at No. 3. At No. 1, Mariano Argote and Jiri Novak trailed 5-4 when their match was left unfinished.
GCU regrouped well in singles and picked up three wins for the first time this season. Novak, at No. 2, won 6-3, 6-2 while Marujo continued to impress with a straight-set win at No. 4. At Court 4, Grant played in his second straight three-set match and came out on top this time with a 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 win.
Creighton countered with wins at Courts 1, 5 and 6 to get to four points and pick up the win. Argote was locked in a tough battle at No. 1 falling 7-6, 6-4 while Coulome and Anderson lost in straight sets at the bottom of the lineup.
The Lopes will now prepare for a match against Air Force on Sunday at 9 a.m. (Phoenix time).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Casey Ross / 0 [CU]
76
64
#2 Singles Match
12
Stratton Brown / 0 [CU]
34
66
#3 Singles Match
123
Matthew Lanahan / 0 [CU]
765
677
#4 Singles Match
12
Shin Inoue / 0 [CU]
54
76
#5 Singles Match
12
Jose Oscar Diaz / 0 [CU]
67
45
#6 Singles Match
12
Ethan Neil / 0 [CU]
66
22
Order of Finish:
4,2,1,3,6,5
Players Mentioned
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