Completed Event: Men's Tennis at UNLV on February 27, 2026 , Loss , 1, to, 4
M Tennis
at UNLV
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, April 8
Abilene, Texas
2 p.m.
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Abilene Christian
Regular season wraps up on road
4/7/2022 4:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Lopes look to improve WAC Tournament seeding in final 2 matches
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| Grand Canyon Lopes (4-13, 2-2 WAC) |
vs. | Abilene Christian Wildcats (9-11, 3-1 WAC) |
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (4-14, 1-3 WAC) |
| Friday, April 8 2 p.m. (Phoenix time) |
Saturday, April 9 10:30 a.m. (Phoenix time) |
THREE THINGS TO KNOW
- WAC TOURNAMENT SEEDING: This weekend, the Lopes have the opportunity to improve their seeding in the upcoming WAC Tournament. Two wins would move the Lopes to at least the No. 3 seed while a win and a loss would slot the team into the No. 4 seed.
- CONFERENCE WIN STREAK: A trio of Lopes is carrying singles winning streaks into the weekend. Senior Freddie Grant, sophomore Stanislas De Samucewicz and freshman Martim Marujo all won two matches against Seattle U and Chicago State.
- LAMAR AWAITS: The Lopes will enjoy a week off before traveling to the WAC Tournament, which is hosted by Lamar. GCU has prior experience in Beaumont, Texas, as it played there in a WAC pod on March 25-26 and picked up two wins.
SCOUTING
Abilene Christian started WAC play strongly with three straight wins over Chicago State, Seattle U and UTRGV before falling to Lamar on the road. The Wildcats have played well at home, boasting a 4-1 record. Mihaly Deli and Jose Maria Rastrojo lead the team in singles and doubles wins.UTRGV began its WAC campaign with a loss to New Mexico State before bouncing back with a 4-3 win over Chicago State. In the last pod, the Vaqueros dropped matches to Lamar and Abilene Christian to slot into fifth place in the WAC entering this weekend. Misha Kvantaliani and Carlo Izurieta pace the team in singles with eight wins while Chris Lawrance leads the way with six doubles wins.
WHAT'S NEXT
- GCU will travel to travel to Beaumont, Texas, for the WAC Tournament from April 22-24.
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