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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, February 24
Tempe, Ariz.
9:30 a.m.
Grand Canyon
0
vs
4
Arizona State
Lopes fall to Arizona State in Tempe
2/24/2023 4:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis
GCU nearly clinches doubles point in 4-0 loss
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Grand Canyon men's tennis team lost a neutral-site match to Arizona State on Friday morning at the Kiwanis Tennis Center.
The Lopes (2-8) nearly took the doubles point against the Sun Devils (5-2), falling in the final match before Arizona State took control in singles.
In doubles, Arizona State started the match with a 6-3 win over sophomore Jonathan Da Silva and freshman David Wekesa at the top court. GCU countered with a 6-3 win at Cour 2 as sophomore Martim Marujo and junior Loic Van Zegglaar defeated ASU's Constantinos Koshis and Nicola Cigna. The point was clinched at Court 3 with the Sun Devils' Max McKennon and Rio Ginat defeating GCU's Wyatt Anderson and Paolo Rosati 6-3.
In singles, the Sun Devils finished off the match with a trio of straight-set wins. Da Silva lost 6-1, 6-0 at the top court while ASU took a 3-0 lead with a win 6-4, 6-2 over Wekesa at Court 4. The dual-match win was clinched for the Sun Devils with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Almasi at Court 3.
The remaining three singles matches were left unfinished.
The Lopes will travel next week to UNLV on March 3.
The Lopes (2-8) nearly took the doubles point against the Sun Devils (5-2), falling in the final match before Arizona State took control in singles.
In doubles, Arizona State started the match with a 6-3 win over sophomore Jonathan Da Silva and freshman David Wekesa at the top court. GCU countered with a 6-3 win at Cour 2 as sophomore Martim Marujo and junior Loic Van Zegglaar defeated ASU's Constantinos Koshis and Nicola Cigna. The point was clinched at Court 3 with the Sun Devils' Max McKennon and Rio Ginat defeating GCU's Wyatt Anderson and Paolo Rosati 6-3.
In singles, the Sun Devils finished off the match with a trio of straight-set wins. Da Silva lost 6-1, 6-0 at the top court while ASU took a 3-0 lead with a win 6-4, 6-2 over Wekesa at Court 4. The dual-match win was clinched for the Sun Devils with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Almasi at Court 3.
The remaining three singles matches were left unfinished.
The Lopes will travel next week to UNLV on March 3.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
10
Murphy Cassone / 0 [ASU]
66
#2 Singles Match
1
0
Max McKennon / 0 [ASU]
UF
#3 Singles Match
12
14
Constantinos Koshis / 0 [ASU]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
42
Jacob Bullard / 0 [ASU]
66
#5 Singles Match
1
0
Rio Ginat / 0 [ASU]
UF
#6 Singles Match
1
0
Spencer Brachman / 0 [ASU]
UF
Order of Finish:
1,4,3
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