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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, January 21
Santa Barbara, Calif.
11 a.m.
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UC Santa Barbara
Lopes fall to Gauchos on road
1/21/2023 5:28:00 PM | Men's Tennis
GCU nearly grabs win at top doubles court
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Grand Canyon men's tennis team dropped its first road match of the weekend with a 4-0 loss to UC Santa Barbara on Friday.
The Lopes competed at the top double spot, but the Gauchos (4-0) took the point and three singles matches in straight sets.
In doubles, UCSB took the 1-0 lead with wins at the bottom two courts. GCU sophomore Martim Marujo and freshman William Alsterback lost 6-2 at No. 2 while freshmen Alfred Almasi and Paolo Rosati lost 6-2. At Court 1, the Lopes were on the verge of a victory with sophomore Jonathan Da Silva and freshman Daivd Wekesa leading 5-4 when their match was left unfinished.
In singles, the Gauchos pressed their advantage with first-set wins on five of the six courts. Rosati lost 6-3, 6-4 at Court 5 and Da Silva lost 6-0, 6-1 at Court 2. The dual-match win was clinched for UC Santa Barbara at the top singles position with a straight-set win over Marujo.
On the other courts, the Lopes were battling when their matches were abandoned. Wekesa, at No. 4, took his first set 6-4 while Almasi lost his first set 7-6. Freshman Mattia Ghedin, in his first action of the season, had his match let unfinished after losing the first set 6-3 and trailing 3-2 in the second set on Court 6.
The Lope will take on Portland State on Sunday in a neutral-site match at the Arnhold Tennis Center at 11 a.m.
The Lopes competed at the top double spot, but the Gauchos (4-0) took the point and three singles matches in straight sets.
In doubles, UCSB took the 1-0 lead with wins at the bottom two courts. GCU sophomore Martim Marujo and freshman William Alsterback lost 6-2 at No. 2 while freshmen Alfred Almasi and Paolo Rosati lost 6-2. At Court 1, the Lopes were on the verge of a victory with sophomore Jonathan Da Silva and freshman Daivd Wekesa leading 5-4 when their match was left unfinished.
In singles, the Gauchos pressed their advantage with first-set wins on five of the six courts. Rosati lost 6-3, 6-4 at Court 5 and Da Silva lost 6-0, 6-1 at Court 2. The dual-match win was clinched for UC Santa Barbara at the top singles position with a straight-set win over Marujo.
On the other courts, the Lopes were battling when their matches were abandoned. Wekesa, at No. 4, took his first set 6-4 while Almasi lost his first set 7-6. Freshman Mattia Ghedin, in his first action of the season, had his match let unfinished after losing the first set 6-3 and trailing 3-2 in the second set on Court 6.
The Lope will take on Portland State on Sunday in a neutral-site match at the Arnhold Tennis Center at 11 a.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
43
Jordan,Phillip / 0 [UCSB]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
01
Brunkow,Gianluca / 0 (77/-) [UCSB]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
60
Liu,Lucca / 0 [UCSB]
7UF
#4 Singles Match
123
600
Brady,Kai / 0 [UCSB]
45UF
#5 Singles Match
12
34
Brown,Conrad / 0 [UCSB]
66
#6 Singles Match
123
320
Shankar,Pramukh / 0 [UCSB]
63UF
Order of Finish:
5,2,1
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