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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, March 17
Phoenix, Ariz.
12 p.m.
Grand Canyon
4
vs
0
Drake
Lopes tame Bulldogs in sweep
3/17/2022 4:12:00 PM | Women's Tennis
GCU snaps 7-match skid with 4-0 win
The Grand Canyon women's tennis team got back in the win column with a 4-0 sweep of Drake on Thursday at GCU Tennis Facility.
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The Lopes (3-7) took the doubles point and then three singles courts to complete their second shutout of the season.
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In doubles, GCU took the 1-0 lead over Drake (7-6) with wins at the top two courts. After the Bulldogs won 6-1 at Court 3 over senior Jana Weiss and freshman Sara Rakim, GCU held a comfortable lead on the other courts. Junior Natasha Puehse and sophomore Santa Strombacha won 6-2 at No. 1 followed quickly by fifth-year senior Autum Prudhomme and graduate Fabienne Schmidt's 6-1 win at No. 2.
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Leading 1-0, the Lopes pressed their advantage in singles by winning four first sets at the top four courts. Puehse put in a dominating performance at the top singles court, winning 6-2, 6-1 in a match that took less than an hour.
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On the court next to Puehse, Strombacha was just as dominant in a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Drake's Daria Walczak to push GCU's lead to 3-0.
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The dual-match win was clinched by Prudhomme at Court 4 in a back-and-forth battle. After Prudhomme took the first set 6-1, she fell behind 4-1 to Drake's Mille Haagensen in the second set. The GCU senior battled back and won the four of the next five games to tie the set 5-5 before closing out the match at 7-5.
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The final three singles matches were left unfinished as Schmidt was locked in battle in her second set, trailing 5-4.
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The Lopes will be back in action on Monday, when they take on Idaho State at GCU Tennis Facility. The match will start at 2 p.m.
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The Lopes (3-7) took the doubles point and then three singles courts to complete their second shutout of the season.
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In doubles, GCU took the 1-0 lead over Drake (7-6) with wins at the top two courts. After the Bulldogs won 6-1 at Court 3 over senior Jana Weiss and freshman Sara Rakim, GCU held a comfortable lead on the other courts. Junior Natasha Puehse and sophomore Santa Strombacha won 6-2 at No. 1 followed quickly by fifth-year senior Autum Prudhomme and graduate Fabienne Schmidt's 6-1 win at No. 2.
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Leading 1-0, the Lopes pressed their advantage in singles by winning four first sets at the top four courts. Puehse put in a dominating performance at the top singles court, winning 6-2, 6-1 in a match that took less than an hour.
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On the court next to Puehse, Strombacha was just as dominant in a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Drake's Daria Walczak to push GCU's lead to 3-0.
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The dual-match win was clinched by Prudhomme at Court 4 in a back-and-forth battle. After Prudhomme took the first set 6-1, she fell behind 4-1 to Drake's Mille Haagensen in the second set. The GCU senior battled back and won the four of the next five games to tie the set 5-5 before closing out the match at 7-5.
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The final three singles matches were left unfinished as Schmidt was locked in battle in her second set, trailing 5-4.
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The Lopes will be back in action on Monday, when they take on Idaho State at GCU Tennis Facility. The match will start at 2 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Liza Petushkova / 0 [DU_W]
21
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Ines Stephani / 0 [DU_W]
450
64UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Daria Walczak / 0 [DU_W]
21
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Mille Haagensen / 0 [DU_W]
15
67
#5 Singles Match
123
Darinka Stepan / 0 [DU_W]
730
52UF
#6 Singles Match
123
Kelsey Neville / 0 [DU_W]
650
43UF
Order of Finish:
1,3,4
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