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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, February 18
Albuquerque, NM
12 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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New Mexico
Lopes drop road match at New Mexico
2/18/2022 3:50:00β―PM | Women's Tennis
GCU takes doubles point; Puehse wins at top singles court
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. β The Grand Canyon women's tennis team lost a 5-2 road match to New Mexico on Friday.
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The Lopes (2-2) took the doubles point for a 1-0 lead, but New Mexico (6-1) responded with five singles wins to complete the comeback.
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In doubles, GCU secured wins at Courts 2 and 3. Autum Prudhomme and Fabienne Schmidt won 6-2 at No. 2 for their third straight win while Jana Weiss and Valentina Del Marco won 6-3 at No. 3. Natasha Puehse and Santa Srombacha battled in a tough 6-4 loss at the top court.
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In singles, Puehse provided the lone GCU win at No. 1, battling New Mexico's Yue Lin Chin in a 6-1, 7-6 win. It was the second win on the season for the GCU junior, giving her the second most on the team.
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New Mexico controlled the rest of the singles matches, taking four of the final five courts in straight sets. Schmidt fought hard at Court 2 in a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1Β loss while Strombacha went to a second-set tiebreaker,Β falling 6-2, 7-6.
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The Lopes will be back in action in two weeks for the home and WAC conference opener against Tarleton on March 4.
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The Lopes (2-2) took the doubles point for a 1-0 lead, but New Mexico (6-1) responded with five singles wins to complete the comeback.
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In doubles, GCU secured wins at Courts 2 and 3. Autum Prudhomme and Fabienne Schmidt won 6-2 at No. 2 for their third straight win while Jana Weiss and Valentina Del Marco won 6-3 at No. 3. Natasha Puehse and Santa Srombacha battled in a tough 6-4 loss at the top court.
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In singles, Puehse provided the lone GCU win at No. 1, battling New Mexico's Yue Lin Chin in a 6-1, 7-6 win. It was the second win on the season for the GCU junior, giving her the second most on the team.
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New Mexico controlled the rest of the singles matches, taking four of the final five courts in straight sets. Schmidt fought hard at Court 2 in a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1Β loss while Strombacha went to a second-set tiebreaker,Β falling 6-2, 7-6.
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The Lopes will be back in action in two weeks for the home and WAC conference opener against Tarleton on March 4.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
67
16
#2 Singles Match
123
161
646
#3 Singles Match
12
26
67
#4 Singles Match
12
11
66
#5 Singles Match
12
20
66
#6 Singles Match
12
24
66
Order of Finish:
4,5,6,1,2,3
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