Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus Utah on February 28, 2026 , Win , 5, to, 2
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Lopes sweep WAC weekly awards
2/15/2023 4:25:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Da Silva earns singles honor; Alsterback, Almasi take home doubles honor
The Grand Canyon men's tennis team swept the weekly WAC awards on Wednesday.
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Sophomore Jonathan Da Silva was named WAC Singles Player of the Week while freshmen William Alsterback and Alfred Almasi were named WAC Doubles Players of the Week.
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Da Silva becomes the second Lope to earn weekly singles honor after his teammate Martim Marujo earned the first WAC honor this season. Da Silva competed at the No. 1 singles position last week and finished 1-1 with a win over UC Riverside at home. On Feb. 10, Da Silva was dominant against UC Riverside's Antreas Djakouris, winning 6-1, 6-4 as the Lopes went on to shut out the Highlanders 4-0.
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In doubles, Alsterback and Almasi paired up for the first time this season, finishing the week at 1-1. At the No. 2 position against UC Riverside, the GCU duo defeated Ryan Huynh and Daniel Velek 6-1, as the Lopes went on to clinch the doubles point.
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The Lopes will be back in action this weekend when they travel to Santa Clara on Saturday.
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Sophomore Jonathan Da Silva was named WAC Singles Player of the Week while freshmen William Alsterback and Alfred Almasi were named WAC Doubles Players of the Week.
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Da Silva becomes the second Lope to earn weekly singles honor after his teammate Martim Marujo earned the first WAC honor this season. Da Silva competed at the No. 1 singles position last week and finished 1-1 with a win over UC Riverside at home. On Feb. 10, Da Silva was dominant against UC Riverside's Antreas Djakouris, winning 6-1, 6-4 as the Lopes went on to shut out the Highlanders 4-0.
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In doubles, Alsterback and Almasi paired up for the first time this season, finishing the week at 1-1. At the No. 2 position against UC Riverside, the GCU duo defeated Ryan Huynh and Daniel Velek 6-1, as the Lopes went on to clinch the doubles point.
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The Lopes will be back in action this weekend when they travel to Santa Clara on Saturday.
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