Completed Event: Women's Tennis at Auburn on February 15, 2026 , Loss , 1, to, 6
W Tennis
at Auburn
L 1-6
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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