GCU faces Seattle U, Chicago State


Grand Canyon Lopes (2-13, 0-2 WAC)	vs	Seattle U Redhawks (4-16, 0-2 WAC)	Chicago State Cougars (8-11, 0-2 WAC)
		Friday, March 25 11 a.m. (Phoenix time)	Saturday, March 26 7 a.m. (Phoenix time)

The Grand Canyon men's tennis team will continue Western Athletic Conference play with a pair of neutral site matches against Seattle U and Chicago State in Beaumont, Texas. The Lopes are coming off a pair of losses against Lamar 4-3 and New Mexico State 6-1 in Las Cruces, N.M.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

WAC TOURNEY PREVIEW: The Lopes will use this trip to Lamar as a preview for the WAC Tournament, which willl be held in Beaumont, Texas, on April 22-24.
FIRST WAC WINS: Six Lopes picked up their first conference wins of the season last weekend in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Stanislas De Samucewicz, Loic Van Zeggelaar, Freddie Grant and Martim Marujo all won in singles while Marujo and Mariano Argote picked up a WAC win in doubles.
FINAL STRETCH: One more WAC pod remains in the regular season after this weekend. The Lopes will travel to Abilene, Texas, for matches against Abilene Christian and UT Rio Grande Valley on April 8-9.

SCOUTING

Seattle U enters this weekend on a six-match losing streak, including two losses in conference play against Lamar and Abilene Christian. The Redhawks will be one of the few teams without a home match in the regular season. Filip Stipic leads the team with seven singles wins while a trio of Redhawks are tied for the team lead with seven doubles wins.

Chicago State began its WAC campaign with two losses in the opening weekend to Abilene Christian and UT Rio Grande Valley, snapping a four-match winning streak. The Cougars have impressed with eight wins this season, including a 3-1 record at home. Hugo Hidalgo Vega leads the team with nine singles wins at the bottom three courts while Pedro Alvarez and Javier Sanchez Pradillo own a 9-7 doubles record that includes a 7-3 mark at No. 1.

WHAT'S NEXT

GCU will travel to Abilene, Texas, for the final WAC pod against Abilene Christian and UT Rio Grande Valley on April 8 and 9.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

SCOUTING

WHAT'S NEXT

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Players Mentioned

Mariano Argote

Stanislas De Samucewicz

Freddie Grant

Martim Marujo

Loic Van Zeggelaar

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