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 4
Phoenix, Ariz.
11 a.m.
Grand Canyon
2
vs
4
Tarleton
Lopes drop home opener to Tarleton
3/4/2022 4:04:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Del Marco picks up three-set win at No. 6.
The Grand Canyon women's tennis team dropped their home opener to Tarleton 4-2 on Friday afternoon.
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Before the match the Lopes honored the 2021 WAC regular season and tournament titles with a ring ceremony honoring the four returners from last year's squad.
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The Lopes (2-3) used the home energy with a full house at the GCU Tennis Facility to take the doubles point but Tarleton responded with four wins in singles to clinch the team win.
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In doubles the Lopes took the 1-0 lead with wins at the top two courts. Junior Natasha Puehse and sophomore Santa Strombacha won 6-2 at No. 1 but Tarleton countered with a 6-4 win at court three over GCU freshman duo Valentina Del Marco and Sara Rakim. The Lopes would win in the final court with fifth-year pair Autum Prudhomme and Fabienne Schmidt jumping out to a 3-0 lead eventually winning 6-3.
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Tarleton (9-3) regrouped and won five first sets parlaying those into straight set wins on four courts. Schmidt lost 6-0, 6-3 at court two while Prudhomme fell 6-3, 6-2 at court four as Tarleton regained the lead 2-1.
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The Texans would go on to clinch the dual-match win with straight set wins at courts five and three. Despite the outcome determined the Lopes continued to battle on the final two courts. Del Marco after dropping her first set rebounded two wins in the final sets 6-1, 6-2.
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Puehse also battled to the final point after falling behind 0-4 in the third set. The GCU junior had won two games in a row before rain and wind escalated and the match was ultimately left unfinished due to the wet courts.
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The Lopes will be back in action on Sunday morning against Colorado State at 9 a.m.
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Before the match the Lopes honored the 2021 WAC regular season and tournament titles with a ring ceremony honoring the four returners from last year's squad.
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The Lopes (2-3) used the home energy with a full house at the GCU Tennis Facility to take the doubles point but Tarleton responded with four wins in singles to clinch the team win.
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In doubles the Lopes took the 1-0 lead with wins at the top two courts. Junior Natasha Puehse and sophomore Santa Strombacha won 6-2 at No. 1 but Tarleton countered with a 6-4 win at court three over GCU freshman duo Valentina Del Marco and Sara Rakim. The Lopes would win in the final court with fifth-year pair Autum Prudhomme and Fabienne Schmidt jumping out to a 3-0 lead eventually winning 6-3.
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Tarleton (9-3) regrouped and won five first sets parlaying those into straight set wins on four courts. Schmidt lost 6-0, 6-3 at court two while Prudhomme fell 6-3, 6-2 at court four as Tarleton regained the lead 2-1.
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The Texans would go on to clinch the dual-match win with straight set wins at courts five and three. Despite the outcome determined the Lopes continued to battle on the final two courts. Del Marco after dropping her first set rebounded two wins in the final sets 6-1, 6-2.
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Puehse also battled to the final point after falling behind 0-4 in the third set. The GCU junior had won two games in a row before rain and wind escalated and the match was ultimately left unfinished due to the wet courts.
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The Lopes will be back in action on Sunday morning against Colorado State at 9 a.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
1234
Deniza Marcinkevica / 0 [TSU]
4640
642UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Jemi Aguilar / 0 [TSU]
66
03
#3 Singles Match
12
Martha Makantasi / 0 [TSU]
67
35
#4 Singles Match
12
Elsa Boisson / 0 [TSU]
66
32
#5 Singles Match
12
Celia Vaudiau / 0 [TSU]
66
41
#6 Singles Match
123
Natalia Komar / 0 [TSU]
612
366
Order of Finish:
2,4,5,3,6
Players Mentioned
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