Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus Utah on February 28, 2026 , Win , 5, to, 2
M Tennis
vs Utah
W 5-2
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, January 13
Phoenix, Ariz.
5 p.m.
Grand Canyon
1
vs
6
Wichita State
Photo by: Garrett Ohrenberg
Lopes drop season opener at home
1/13/2023 9:10:00 PM | Men's Tennis
GCU's Rosati picks up singles win in collegiate debut
The Grand Canyon men's tennis team dropped its season-opening match 6-1 to Wichita State at home Friday.
The match, originally scheduled for Monday, was moved up to Friday because of rain in the forecast.
In doubles, the Lopes (0-1) dropped the point to the Shockers (1-0) with close losses on the bottom courts. At Court 2, GCU sophomore Martim Marujo and freshman William Alsterback pushed the Shockers duo to a tiebreaker but came up just short at 7-6 (7-5).
Meanwhile, at Court 3, GCU freshman Alfred Almasi made his debut after just a couple weeks ago and partnered with fellow freshman Paolo Rosati for a 7-5 loss.
Freshman David Wekesa and sophomore Jonathan Da Silva were strong at the top court, winning 6-4 over Wichita State's Kristof Minarik and Alex Richards.
Up 1-0 heading into singles, the Shockers pressed their advantage by winning four first sets. All four of those were parlayed into straight-set wins for the Shockers to clinch the dual-match win.
At Court 5, Rosati picked up a three-set win in his collegiate debut. The GCU freshman from Rome, Italy, won the first set in a tiebreaker 7-6 (7-5) before dropping the second set in a close 6-4 battle. The third set was settled with a 10-point tiebreaker, where Rosati outlasted Wichita State's Luke Bracks 10-7 for the win.
The Lopes will have a quick turnaround as they head to Tucson on Saturday to face Arizona at 1 p.m.
The match, originally scheduled for Monday, was moved up to Friday because of rain in the forecast.
In doubles, the Lopes (0-1) dropped the point to the Shockers (1-0) with close losses on the bottom courts. At Court 2, GCU sophomore Martim Marujo and freshman William Alsterback pushed the Shockers duo to a tiebreaker but came up just short at 7-6 (7-5).
Meanwhile, at Court 3, GCU freshman Alfred Almasi made his debut after just a couple weeks ago and partnered with fellow freshman Paolo Rosati for a 7-5 loss.
Freshman David Wekesa and sophomore Jonathan Da Silva were strong at the top court, winning 6-4 over Wichita State's Kristof Minarik and Alex Richards.
Up 1-0 heading into singles, the Shockers pressed their advantage by winning four first sets. All four of those were parlayed into straight-set wins for the Shockers to clinch the dual-match win.
At Court 5, Rosati picked up a three-set win in his collegiate debut. The GCU freshman from Rome, Italy, won the first set in a tiebreaker 7-6 (7-5) before dropping the second set in a close 6-4 battle. The third set was settled with a 10-point tiebreaker, where Rosati outlasted Wichita State's Luke Bracks 10-7 for the win.
The Lopes will have a quick turnaround as they head to Tucson on Saturday to face Arizona at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
Kristof Minarik / 0 [WSU]
66
22
#2 Singles Match
123
Misha Kvantaliani / 0 [WSU]
166
610
#3 Singles Match
12
Alex Richards / 0 [WSU]
66
32
#4 Singles Match
12
Alejandro Jacome / 0 [WSU]
66
33
#5 Singles Match
123
Luke Bracks / 0 [WSU]
660
741
#6 Singles Match
12
Richey King / 0 [WSU]
67
45
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