Completed Event: Women's Tennis versus W15 Lincoln on November 3, 2025 ,
W Tennis
vs W15 Lincoln
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Wednesday, February 8
Phoenix, Ariz.
2:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon
6
vs
1
UC Riverside
All-around play earns Lopes 1st win
2/8/2023 6:17:00 PM | Women's Tennis
GCU dominates in singles and doubles in 6-1 win
The Grand Canyon women's tennis team picked up their first win of the season with a 6-1 win over UC Riverside on Wednesday afternoon at the GCU Tennis Facility.
Â
The Lopes (1-5) used the momentum of a packed crowd at the home courts to jump ahead with a dominant showing in doubles before winning five courts in straight sets in singles. Head coach Katarina Adamovic also earned her first win of her coaching career.
Â
The Lopes took the doubles point with ease thanks to a dominant performance at the top two doubles courts. Graduate student Madeline Lamoreaux and freshman Anali Kocevar finished first at court two with a 6-1 win. That set the stage for GCU No. 1 duo Natasha Puehse and Santa Strombacha to clinch the 1-0 lead with a 6-0 win.
Â
Up 1-0 the Lopes pressed their advantage in singles taking the first set on five different courts. Lamoreaux was the first Lope to finish winning easily at No. 5 in straight sets while her doubles partner Kocevar won 6-0, 6-2 at court three to extend the GCU lead to 3-0.
Â
The dual-match win was clinched by Puehse at No. 1 with a 6-1, 6-1 win. Strombacha at court two quickly followed with a straight set win, her fourth singles win in a row.
Â
UC Riverside (1-3) responded with a late win over GCU sophomore Valentina Del Marco at court six but freshman Dani Deaifi ended the match on a high note by grinding out a 7-5, 7-5 win at court four.
Â
The Lopes will enjoy the win the rest of the week before hitting the road to San Jose and Santa Clara on Feb. 17 and 18.
Â
Â
The Lopes (1-5) used the momentum of a packed crowd at the home courts to jump ahead with a dominant showing in doubles before winning five courts in straight sets in singles. Head coach Katarina Adamovic also earned her first win of her coaching career.
Â
The Lopes took the doubles point with ease thanks to a dominant performance at the top two doubles courts. Graduate student Madeline Lamoreaux and freshman Anali Kocevar finished first at court two with a 6-1 win. That set the stage for GCU No. 1 duo Natasha Puehse and Santa Strombacha to clinch the 1-0 lead with a 6-0 win.
Â
Up 1-0 the Lopes pressed their advantage in singles taking the first set on five different courts. Lamoreaux was the first Lope to finish winning easily at No. 5 in straight sets while her doubles partner Kocevar won 6-0, 6-2 at court three to extend the GCU lead to 3-0.
Â
The dual-match win was clinched by Puehse at No. 1 with a 6-1, 6-1 win. Strombacha at court two quickly followed with a straight set win, her fourth singles win in a row.
Â
UC Riverside (1-3) responded with a late win over GCU sophomore Valentina Del Marco at court six but freshman Dani Deaifi ended the match on a high note by grinding out a 7-5, 7-5 win at court four.
Â
The Lopes will enjoy the win the rest of the week before hitting the road to San Jose and Santa Clara on Feb. 17 and 18.
Â
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Youssef, Maya / 0 [UCR]
11
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Nguyen, Brionna / 0 [UCR]
31
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Nair, Kamya / 0 [UCR]
02
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Lazzaroni, Sofia / 0 [UCR]
55
77
#5 Singles Match
12
Shahbazi, Niki / 0 [UCR]
20
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Tran, Sydney / 0 [UCR]
66
31
Order of Finish:
5,3,1,2,6,4
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
Women's Wins the WAC Title
Monday, April 21