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Saturday, February 5
Riverside, Calif.
12 p.m.
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Road trip concludes with shutout
2/5/2022 4:09:00β―PM | Women's Tennis
Lopes dominate UC Riverside for 2nd straight win
RIVERSIDE, Calif. β The Grand Canyon women's tennis team wrapped up its first road trip of the season SaturdayΒ with a 5-0 shutout at UC Riverside.
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The Lopes (2-0) were impressive in their first dual matches of the spring with a 4-3 win over UC Irvine on Friday before the win over the Highlanders (1-4) on Saturday.
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In doubles,Β GCUΒ picked up the point with wins at the bottom two courts. Fifth-year senior Autum Prudhomme and graduate Fabienne Schmidt won 6-1 at Court 2Β while freshman Valentina Del Marco and senior Jana Weiss won 6-1 at No. 3. Junior Natasha Puehse and sophomore Santa Strombacha nearly won at the top court but had their match left unfinished with a 5-1 lead.
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The Lopes were just as dominant in singles, winning at the top four courts to close out the win. Puehse, at No. 1, dropped only one game en route to a 6-0, 6-1 win over UC Riverside's Hanh Pham. Strombacha put in a similar performance at Court 3 with a 6-1, 6-1 win.
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Up 3-0, the dual-match win was clinched by Schmidt with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 2. Moments later, Del Marco picked up her first collegiate singles win with a 6-3, 6-1 win over the Highlanders'Β Serina Saltzen.
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Sophomore Aline Buhr's and freshman Sara Rakim's matches at the bottom two courts were left unfinished.
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The Lopes will be back in action next weekend with matches at Sacramento State on Saturday and a neutral-site match against Nevada on Sunday.
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The Lopes (2-0) were impressive in their first dual matches of the spring with a 4-3 win over UC Irvine on Friday before the win over the Highlanders (1-4) on Saturday.
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In doubles,Β GCUΒ picked up the point with wins at the bottom two courts. Fifth-year senior Autum Prudhomme and graduate Fabienne Schmidt won 6-1 at Court 2Β while freshman Valentina Del Marco and senior Jana Weiss won 6-1 at No. 3. Junior Natasha Puehse and sophomore Santa Strombacha nearly won at the top court but had their match left unfinished with a 5-1 lead.
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The Lopes were just as dominant in singles, winning at the top four courts to close out the win. Puehse, at No. 1, dropped only one game en route to a 6-0, 6-1 win over UC Riverside's Hanh Pham. Strombacha put in a similar performance at Court 3 with a 6-1, 6-1 win.
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Up 3-0, the dual-match win was clinched by Schmidt with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 2. Moments later, Del Marco picked up her first collegiate singles win with a 6-3, 6-1 win over the Highlanders'Β Serina Saltzen.
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Sophomore Aline Buhr's and freshman Sara Rakim's matches at the bottom two courts were left unfinished.
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The Lopes will be back in action next weekend with matches at Sacramento State on Saturday and a neutral-site match against Nevada on Sunday.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
66
01
#2 Singles Match
12
66
32
#3 Singles Match
12
66
11
#4 Singles Match
12
66
31
#5 Singles Match
123
140
64UF
#6 Singles Match
123
620
71UF
Order of Finish:
1,3,2,4
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