Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus ITF 25k Norman Futures on October 20, 2025 ,
M Tennis
vs ITF 25k Norman Futures
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, March 31
Abilene, Texas
4 p.m.
Grand Canyon
2
at
5
Abilene Christian
WAC play begins with road loss
3/31/2023 9:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Lopes pick up 2 singles wins on the road
The Grand Canyon men's tennis team opened Western Athletic Conference play with a 5-2 loss to Abilene Christian on Friday.
Windy conditions delayed the start of the match to 4 p.m. (Phoenix time) and the Lopes (4-10, 0-1 WAC) were unable to find their footing in doubles losing the point. Singles was competitive as David Wekesa and Paolo Rosati each picked up wins in three sets.
Abilene Christian (10-9, 1-0 WAC) took the early advantage by winning the doubles point with wins at the bottom two courts. GCU freshmen duo Willam Alsterback and Mattia Ghedin lost at court two 6-2 before Jonathan Da Silva and Wekesa answered with a 6-4 win at No. 1. The point was clinched by ACU with a close 6-4 win at court three over Rosati and GCU sophomore Martim Marujo.
The Wildcats used their momentum and took the first three singles matches in straight sets to clinch the team win at 4-0. GCU responded in the later stages of singles play as Rosati rebounded from a 6-1 first set loss and won the next two sets 6-4, 7-6 to get the Lopes on the board.
Wekesa wrapped up the dual match with a comeback win at court five. The GCU freshman won his first set 6-3 and after a second set loss Wekesa prevailed in a 7-6 tiebreaker in the third set.
The Lopes will head to Las Crues for a Sunday afternoon matchup with New Mexico State starting at 12 p.m. (Phoenix time).
Windy conditions delayed the start of the match to 4 p.m. (Phoenix time) and the Lopes (4-10, 0-1 WAC) were unable to find their footing in doubles losing the point. Singles was competitive as David Wekesa and Paolo Rosati each picked up wins in three sets.
Abilene Christian (10-9, 1-0 WAC) took the early advantage by winning the doubles point with wins at the bottom two courts. GCU freshmen duo Willam Alsterback and Mattia Ghedin lost at court two 6-2 before Jonathan Da Silva and Wekesa answered with a 6-4 win at No. 1. The point was clinched by ACU with a close 6-4 win at court three over Rosati and GCU sophomore Martim Marujo.
The Wildcats used their momentum and took the first three singles matches in straight sets to clinch the team win at 4-0. GCU responded in the later stages of singles play as Rosati rebounded from a 6-1 first set loss and won the next two sets 6-4, 7-6 to get the Lopes on the board.
Wekesa wrapped up the dual match with a comeback win at court five. The GCU freshman won his first set 6-3 and after a second set loss Wekesa prevailed in a 7-6 tiebreaker in the third set.
The Lopes will head to Las Crues for a Sunday afternoon matchup with New Mexico State starting at 12 p.m. (Phoenix time).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
36
Dario Kmet / 0 [ACU]
67
#2 Singles Match
12
34
Daniel Morozov / 0 [ACU]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
475
Cesar Barranquero / 0 [ACU]
6610
#4 Singles Match
123
167
Savan Chhabra / 0 [ACU]
645
#5 Singles Match
123
647
Benjamin McDonald / 0 [ACU]
366
#6 Singles Match
12
33
Mihaly Deli / 0 [ACU]
66
Order of Finish:
6,2,1,4,3,5
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
GCU Men's Basketball vs. Youngstown State - Highlights
Saturday, November 08
GCU Men's Basketball vs. Youngstown State - Postgame with Bryce Drew
Saturday, November 08
Head Coach Bryce Drew Sits Down with Daron Sutton
Tuesday, November 04
Inside the Locker Room: Coach Drew’s Pregame Message to Team
Tuesday, November 04