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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Sunday, March 6
Riverside, Calif.
11 a.m.
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Maurjo completes GCU comeback
3/6/2022 4:36:00 PM | Men's Tennis
GCU freshman clinches 4-3 win at UC Riverside
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Grand Canyon men's tennis team rallied to win 4-3 at UC Riverside on Sunday.
The Lopes (2-10) had to come back after dropping the doubles point and it was freshman Martim Marujo who clinched the dual-match win in the final singles match of the day.
"The boys really embraced the challenge and fight today," GCU assistant head coach Tatum Prudhomme said. "It was a team effort on all six courts, and that got them through the finish line."
In doubles, the Lopes lost a competitive point to UC Riverside (3-5). After junior Mariano Argote and Marujo lost 6-1 at the top court, graduate Freddie Grant and sophomore Loic Van Zeggelaar won 7-6 at Court 3 with an 8-6 tiebreaker. The GCU pair had to overcome a 5-2 deficit in the set and a 0-4 score in the tiebreaker before winning eight of the last 10 points.
The double point came down to the final court still in play with sophomores Jiri Novak and Adrien Coulome at No. 2. The GCU pair also went to a tiebreaker but lost 7-6 (8-6) to give UC Riverside the 1-0 lead.
In singles, UC Riverside quickly extended its lead to 2-0 with a straight-set singles win at No. 1, but GCU began the comeback with a 6-2, 6-2 win by Van Zeggelaar to get a point back. A subsequent win by Argote at Court 2 and sophomore Stanislas De Samucewicz at Court 6 sent GCU to a 3-2 lead.
The Highlanders countered with a match-tying, three-set win over Grant on Court 3, setting the stage for Marujo at No. 4.
The GCU freshman, who joined the program in the first week of January, lost the first set in a tiebreaker but bounced back with a 6-3 second-set win. In the third set, Marjuo prevailed 6-4 and was mobbed by his teammates on the court.
"We are proud of the way the boys came together to raise each other up today," Lopes associate head coach Spencer Hing said.
The Lopes will have a quick turnaround for their next match against Illinois State on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
The Lopes (2-10) had to come back after dropping the doubles point and it was freshman Martim Marujo who clinched the dual-match win in the final singles match of the day.
"The boys really embraced the challenge and fight today," GCU assistant head coach Tatum Prudhomme said. "It was a team effort on all six courts, and that got them through the finish line."
In doubles, the Lopes lost a competitive point to UC Riverside (3-5). After junior Mariano Argote and Marujo lost 6-1 at the top court, graduate Freddie Grant and sophomore Loic Van Zeggelaar won 7-6 at Court 3 with an 8-6 tiebreaker. The GCU pair had to overcome a 5-2 deficit in the set and a 0-4 score in the tiebreaker before winning eight of the last 10 points.
The double point came down to the final court still in play with sophomores Jiri Novak and Adrien Coulome at No. 2. The GCU pair also went to a tiebreaker but lost 7-6 (8-6) to give UC Riverside the 1-0 lead.
In singles, UC Riverside quickly extended its lead to 2-0 with a straight-set singles win at No. 1, but GCU began the comeback with a 6-2, 6-2 win by Van Zeggelaar to get a point back. A subsequent win by Argote at Court 2 and sophomore Stanislas De Samucewicz at Court 6 sent GCU to a 3-2 lead.
The Highlanders countered with a match-tying, three-set win over Grant on Court 3, setting the stage for Marujo at No. 4.
The GCU freshman, who joined the program in the first week of January, lost the first set in a tiebreaker but bounced back with a 6-3 second-set win. In the third set, Marjuo prevailed 6-4 and was mobbed by his teammates on the court.
"We are proud of the way the boys came together to raise each other up today," Lopes associate head coach Spencer Hing said.
The Lopes will have a quick turnaround for their next match against Illinois State on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
30
Antreas Djakouris / 0 [UCR]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Nolan McCaig / 0 [UCR]
22
#3 Singles Match
123
463
Daniel Velek / 0 [UCR]
616
#4 Singles Match
123
666
Joshua Roth / 0 [UCR]
734
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Justin Lamy / 0 [UCR]
22
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Andreas Whelan / 0 [UCR]
33
Order of Finish:
1,5,2,6,3,4
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