Completed Event: Women's Tennis at Auburn on February 15, 2026 , Loss , 1, to, 6
W Tennis
at Auburn
L 1-6
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, January 21
Tucson, Ariz.
12 p.m.
Grand Canyon
vs
Cal Poly
GCU faces Cal Poly, Arizona in Tucson
1/20/2023 11:55:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Lopes return to the road after close loss at home last week
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| Grand Canyon Lopes (0-2) |
vs | Cal Poly Mustangs (0-0) |
Arizona Wildcats (1-0) |
| Saturday, Jan. 21 12 p.m. |
Sunday, Jan. 22 3 p.m. |
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THREE THINGS TO KNOW
- FIRST MATCHES COMPLETE: The Lopes opened the season with a 7-0 loss to No. 19 Arizona State before falling in a four-hour marathon match at home against UC San Diego. Against the Tritons, GCU lost the doubles point but rallied in singles with wins on three courts to regain the lead. In the final match of the day UCSD's Katelyn Vu outlasted GCU's Valentina Del Marco in straight sets.
- SINGLES SUCCESS: GCU saw success in three of the top four singles courts to start the season. Senior Natasha Puehse regrouped from a loss in her openeing match at Arizona State with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 win against UC San Diego. Junior Santa Strombacha also played well against UCSD with a straight-set win at No. 3 while newcomer Madeline Lamoreaux won her first singles match in a GCU uniform at No. 4
- NEWCOMERS: Along with Lamoreaux the Lopes had two other players make their GCU debut in the opening weekend. Freshman Dania Deaifi played at court three in singles and teamed up with Lamoreaux at court two doubles. Freshman Hebe Toyos who joined the Lopes at the start of the semester played at No. 3 doubles and No. 5 singles.
SCOUTING
Cal Poly begins the 2023 season with motivation coming off one of its most successful seasons in program history, achieving a 17-7 overall record in 2022, the program's second most wins in a single season in Division I history and their most since 2003. The Mustangs fell just short of an NCAA Tournament bid losing in the Big West Tournament final against UC Santa Barbara last year. They return four All-Big West honorees from that squad.Arizona is coming off a 16-11 record last season and a loss to Utah in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. This year the Wildcats began the season with a 5-1 win over UTEP. Despite losing the doubles point Arizona regrouped and won on five of the six singles courts. Sophomore Parker Fry clinched the dual-match at No. 4 with a 6-1, 7-5 win.
WHAT'S NEXT
- GCU will travel to Northern Arizona on Jan. 27.
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