Completed Event: Women's Tennis versus W15 Lincoln on November 3, 2025 ,
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vs W15 Lincoln
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Sunday, April 16
Las Cruces, N.M.
9 a.m.
Grand Canyon
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New Mexico State
Photo by: Taylor Hansen
Sweep at NMSU wraps up regular season
4/16/2023 6:11:00 PM | Women's Tennis
GCU locks up No. 4 seed in WAC Tournament with 7-0 win
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Grand Canyon women's tennis team wrapped up the regular season with a 7-0 conference win at New Mexico State on Sunday.
The Lopes (12-9, 6-3 WAC) were dominant in their regular-season finale, as they won all nine matches and clinched the No. 4 seed in the WAC Tournament starting on April 27 in Arlington, Texas.
GCU started the match with three doubles wins to take the 1-0 advantage. The Lopes picked up 6-2 wins at Court 3 by freshman Dania Deaifi and sophomore Valentina Del Marco and the top court by GCU duo Natasha Puehse and Santa Strombacha. The Lopes' Anali Kocevar and Madeline Lamoreaux wrapped up doubles play with a 7-5 win at Court 2.
Puehse and Strombacha finished the season with a 15-4 record and a 7-1 mark in conference play. The 15 wins tie the GCU Division I-era season record, and it's a career best for the GCU senior and sophomore.
In singles, the Lopes used the momentum and took the first set on five courts. The first three courts to finish for GCU were straight-set wins to clinch the win. Kocevar and Lamoreaux each won 6-3, 6-3 and Deaifi won 6-2, 6-4 at Court 3 to go up 4-0.
With the team win secured GCU wrapped up the match with a trio of three-set wins. Del Marco picked up her fourth WAC win with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win at court six. Meanwhile Puehse and Strombacha each prevailed in 10-point tiebreaker to seal the shutout.
Puehse, Strombacha and Lamoreaux each finished 8-0 in WAC play in singles while ending the regular season on double-digit winning streaks.
The Lopes will enjoy a bye week before the WAC Tournament starts on April 27 in Arlington, Texas.
The Lopes (12-9, 6-3 WAC) were dominant in their regular-season finale, as they won all nine matches and clinched the No. 4 seed in the WAC Tournament starting on April 27 in Arlington, Texas.
GCU started the match with three doubles wins to take the 1-0 advantage. The Lopes picked up 6-2 wins at Court 3 by freshman Dania Deaifi and sophomore Valentina Del Marco and the top court by GCU duo Natasha Puehse and Santa Strombacha. The Lopes' Anali Kocevar and Madeline Lamoreaux wrapped up doubles play with a 7-5 win at Court 2.
Puehse and Strombacha finished the season with a 15-4 record and a 7-1 mark in conference play. The 15 wins tie the GCU Division I-era season record, and it's a career best for the GCU senior and sophomore.
In singles, the Lopes used the momentum and took the first set on five courts. The first three courts to finish for GCU were straight-set wins to clinch the win. Kocevar and Lamoreaux each won 6-3, 6-3 and Deaifi won 6-2, 6-4 at Court 3 to go up 4-0.
With the team win secured GCU wrapped up the match with a trio of three-set wins. Del Marco picked up her fourth WAC win with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win at court six. Meanwhile Puehse and Strombacha each prevailed in 10-point tiebreaker to seal the shutout.
Puehse, Strombacha and Lamoreaux each finished 8-0 in WAC play in singles while ending the regular season on double-digit winning streaks.
The Lopes will enjoy a bye week before the WAC Tournament starts on April 27 in Arlington, Texas.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
5610
Anna Pinaieva / 0 [NMSU]
743
#2 Singles Match
123
6410
Lisa Zhu / 0 [NMSU]
468
#3 Singles Match
12
67
Valeriia Ivanovskaia / 0 [NMSU]
35
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Miranda Bishard / 0 [NMSU]
33
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Bella Nguyen / 0 [NMSU]
33
#6 Singles Match
123
646
Dora Kurdi / 0 [NMSU]
262
Players Mentioned
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