Completed Event: Women's Tennis at Northern Arizona on March 20, 2025 , Loss , 0, to, 7
W Tennis
at Northern Arizona
L 0-7
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, March 11
Phoenix, Ariz.
11 a.m.
Grand Canyon
0
vs
7
BYU
GCU swept by BYU
3/11/2022 6:02:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Puehse and Strombacha win at No. 1 doubles
The Grand Canyon women's tennis lost 7-0 to BYU on Friday morning at the GCU Tennis Facility.
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The Lopes (2-6) dropped the doubles point and BYU (6-7) took five of the six singles matches in straight sets.
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In doubles the Cougars took the point with wins at the bottom two courts. Sara Rakim and Aline Buhr lost 6-1 at court three while senior duo Autum Prudhomme and Fabienne Schmidt lost 6-1 at No. 2. At the top court Natasha Puehse and Santa Strombacha won 6-4 for their fourth win of the season.
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Up 1-0, BYU pressed their advantage and took all six first sets in singles. The Cougars extended their lead with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Buhr at court six followed by a straight-set win over Prudhomme at No. 4. The dual-match win was clinched by BYU at the No. 1 position as Puehse fell 6-2, 6-4.
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While the Cougars won the next two courts in straight sets, Strombacha was locked in a battle at No. 3. In the first set the GCU sophomore held a 4-3 lead but was forced to go to a tiebreaker and lost a close 7-5 decision to BYU's Bobo Huang. In the second set Strombacha answered with a 6-4 win to force a 10-point third set tiebreaker which was close to the very end with Huang edging out Strombacha 11-9.
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The Lopes will be back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Tucson for a match against Arizona at 2 p.m.
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The Lopes (2-6) dropped the doubles point and BYU (6-7) took five of the six singles matches in straight sets.
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In doubles the Cougars took the point with wins at the bottom two courts. Sara Rakim and Aline Buhr lost 6-1 at court three while senior duo Autum Prudhomme and Fabienne Schmidt lost 6-1 at No. 2. At the top court Natasha Puehse and Santa Strombacha won 6-4 for their fourth win of the season.
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Up 1-0, BYU pressed their advantage and took all six first sets in singles. The Cougars extended their lead with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Buhr at court six followed by a straight-set win over Prudhomme at No. 4. The dual-match win was clinched by BYU at the No. 1 position as Puehse fell 6-2, 6-4.
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While the Cougars won the next two courts in straight sets, Strombacha was locked in a battle at No. 3. In the first set the GCU sophomore held a 4-3 lead but was forced to go to a tiebreaker and lost a close 7-5 decision to BYU's Bobo Huang. In the second set Strombacha answered with a 6-4 win to force a 10-point third set tiebreaker which was close to the very end with Huang edging out Strombacha 11-9.
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The Lopes will be back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Tucson for a match against Arizona at 2 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Leah Heimuli / 0 [BYU]
66
24
#2 Singles Match
12
Anastasia Abramyan / 0 [BYU]
66
42
#3 Singles Match
123
Bobo Huang / 0 [BYU]
741
660
#4 Singles Match
12
Emilee Astle / 0 [BYU]
66
03
#5 Singles Match
12
Madison Smith / 0 [BYU]
66
32
#6 Singles Match
12
Kara Lin / 0 [BYU]
66
21
Order of Finish:
6,4,1,5,2,3
Players Mentioned
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