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vs Mountain West Fall Qualifier
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, January 27
Flagstaff, Ariz.
11 a.m.
Grand Canyon
at
Northern Arizona
1/26/2023 4:33:00β―PM | Women's Tennis
Weekend road trip takes GCU to Flagstaff
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| Grand Canyon Lopes (0-4) |
vs. | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0-1) |
| Live Stats | Friday, Jan. 27 11 a.m. |
THREE THINGS TO KNOW
- STROMBACHAΒ SINGLES SUCCESS: Junior Santa StrombachaΒ has been on a roll with twoΒ singles wins in the last three matches. AgainstΒ UC San Diego,Β Strombacha won in straight sets and followed that up with a 6-2, 6-0 win against Cal Poly last week. The GCU junior leads the Lopes with a 2-1 record in singles at the No. 2 position.
Β - FOCUSED ON DOUBLES:Β Doubles has been a focus for the Lopes as they are looking for their first doubles point of the year. The team mixed up the lineup in its last match against Arizona with freshman Anali Kocevar moving up to the top position with senior Natasha Puehse. Strombacha movedΒ to Court 2 with sophomore Valentina Del Marco.Β
Β - NEXT MATCH BACK HOME: The Lopes will be back in action soon at the GCU Tennis Facilit forΒ a midweek battle on Feb. 8 against UC Riverside at 2:30 p.m. It will be the first of two matches at home in the month, Weber State will come to town on Feb. 26.
SCOUTING
Northern ArizonaΒ will open its home schedule against the Lopes this week after falling to Arizona State on the road to start its season on Jan. 19. The Lumberjacks have a strong team at home, where they carry a 23-match winning streak into this season. The Lumberjacks had a banner season last year, clinching a share of the Big Sky regular-season title before advancing to the NCAAΒ tournament for the third straight season. NAU is the team to beat in the Big Sky, earning six of the nine first-place votes in the preseason poll. Junior Sofia Markova returns this year after a 13-4 record in singles in her debut season with the Lumberjacks.
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