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GCU duo earns 5th weekly WAC honor
4/12/2023 2:13:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Puehse, Strombacha improve to 14-3, 6-1 in WAC play
The top Grand Canyon women's tennis doubles pair earned its fifth WAC weekly award as senior Natasha Puehse and junior Santa Strombacha were named WAC Doubles Players of the Week on Wednesday.
The GCU duo was dominant in two road matches last week at Tarleton and Abilene Christian. Puehse and Strombacha defeated Tarleton's top pair, Martha Makantasi and Elsa Boisson, 6-1 to open the weekend. On Sunday against the Wildcats, the GCU top pair picked up a 6-3 win to start a 6-1 GCU win. Puehse and Strombacha now sit at 14-3 and 6-1 in WAC play from the No. 1 doubles position.
With one game left in the regular season, Puehse and Strombacha could tie the GCU Division I-era single-season record of 15 doubles wins, set in 2021. The GCU duo is on pace to break its Division I-era program record of an .813 winning percentage from last season when it went 13-3.
The Lopes will wrap up the regular season this weekend at New Mexico State on Sunday.
The GCU duo was dominant in two road matches last week at Tarleton and Abilene Christian. Puehse and Strombacha defeated Tarleton's top pair, Martha Makantasi and Elsa Boisson, 6-1 to open the weekend. On Sunday against the Wildcats, the GCU top pair picked up a 6-3 win to start a 6-1 GCU win. Puehse and Strombacha now sit at 14-3 and 6-1 in WAC play from the No. 1 doubles position.
With one game left in the regular season, Puehse and Strombacha could tie the GCU Division I-era single-season record of 15 doubles wins, set in 2021. The GCU duo is on pace to break its Division I-era program record of an .813 winning percentage from last season when it went 13-3.
The Lopes will wrap up the regular season this weekend at New Mexico State on Sunday.
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