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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, March 24
Edinburg, Texas
8 a.m.
Grand Canyon
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UT Rio Grande Valley
Lopes fall at UTRGV in 4-3 loss
3/24/2023 1:14:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Doubles point proves to be difference in close defeat
EDINBURG, Texas – The Grand Canyon women's tennis team fell to UT Rio Grande Valley 4-3 on Friday morning.
The Lopes (8-7, 2-1 WAC) suffered their first conference loss of the season in a close contest against the Vaqueros (7-6, 2-1 WAC). GCU lost a competitive doubles point and was unable to make up ground in singles, splitting the six matches.
In doubles, the Vaqueros took the 1-0 lead with wins at the top two courts. GCU started doubles with a 6-4 win at Court 3 with freshman Hebe Toyos and junior Aline Buhr teaming up for the first time this season. UTRGV won the other two doubles courts, defeating senior Natasha Puehse and junior Santa Strombacha 6-4 at Court 1 and GCU duo Madeline Lamoreaux and Anali Kocevar 7-5 at No. 2.
Heading into singles, the Lopes quickly rebounded with a 6-1, 6-3 win by Lamoreaux at Court 5 for her eighth win in a row. UTRGV won two of the next three matches to regain the lead at 3-2 with Puehse winning 6-0, 6-4 at the top court.
The dual-match win was clinched by the Vaqueros at Court 3 with a straight-set win over Kocevar. Strombacha finished the match with a 6-2, 7-5 win at No. 2 for her team-leading 12th singles win of the season.
The Lopes will finish the road trip with a Sunday matinee match at UT Arlington, beginning at 11 a.m. (Phoenix time).
The Lopes (8-7, 2-1 WAC) suffered their first conference loss of the season in a close contest against the Vaqueros (7-6, 2-1 WAC). GCU lost a competitive doubles point and was unable to make up ground in singles, splitting the six matches.
In doubles, the Vaqueros took the 1-0 lead with wins at the top two courts. GCU started doubles with a 6-4 win at Court 3 with freshman Hebe Toyos and junior Aline Buhr teaming up for the first time this season. UTRGV won the other two doubles courts, defeating senior Natasha Puehse and junior Santa Strombacha 6-4 at Court 1 and GCU duo Madeline Lamoreaux and Anali Kocevar 7-5 at No. 2.
Heading into singles, the Lopes quickly rebounded with a 6-1, 6-3 win by Lamoreaux at Court 5 for her eighth win in a row. UTRGV won two of the next three matches to regain the lead at 3-2 with Puehse winning 6-0, 6-4 at the top court.
The dual-match win was clinched by the Vaqueros at Court 3 with a straight-set win over Kocevar. Strombacha finished the match with a 6-2, 7-5 win at No. 2 for her team-leading 12th singles win of the season.
The Lopes will finish the road trip with a Sunday matinee match at UT Arlington, beginning at 11 a.m. (Phoenix time).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Isabelle Bahr / 0 [UTRGV]
04
#2 Singles Match
12
67
Lea Karren / 0 [UTRGV]
25
#3 Singles Match
12
43
Marjorie Souza / 0 [UTRGV]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
23
Barbara Martinez / 0 [UTRGV]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Kristyna Mamicova / 0 [UTRGV]
13
#6 Singles Match
12
41
Stefanie Wilske / 0 [UTRGV]
66
Order of Finish:
5,6,1,4,3,2
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