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Thursday, April 6
Stephenville, Texas
11 a.m.
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Photo by: Taylor Hansen
Lopes suffer close 4-3 loss on the road
4/6/2023 8:40:00β―PM | Women's Tennis
Doubles point proves to be the difference in close loss
STEPHENVILLE, Texas β The Grand Canyon women's tennis team lost a close 4-3 match to Tarleton in the first of three straight matches on the road.
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The Lopes (10-9, 4-3 WAC) were competitive throughout dropping a close doubles point but rallied in singles to tie up the match at 3-3. In the final singles match of the day the Texans (12-6, 4-2 WAC) came out on top to clinch the win.
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Doubles was tightly contested, and the Lopes jumped out to an early advantage with a 6-1 win at the top court by senior Natasha Puehse and junior Santa Strombacha. Meanwhile at court three GCU freshman Dania Deaifi and sophomore Valentina Del Marco lost a close 6-4 match to tie up doubles. The 1-0 lead was clinched by the Texans with a close 6-4 win over GCU's Hebe Toyos and Madeline Lamoreaux.
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In singles Tarleton expanded their lead to 2-0 quickly with a straight set win over Deaifi but the Lopes responded with a 6-0, 6-3 win by Strombacha at court two. The Lopes were able to tie up the match at 2-2 with a win by GCU graduate Lamoreaux at No. 4, her first match at that court in WAC play.
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GCU and Tarleton would trade the next two matches with the Texans winning over Del Marco at court four and Puehse winning a tight match at the No. 1 court 6-3, 7-6 to tie the match at 3-3.
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Tied up at 3-3 the dual-match win came down to a winner take all singles match at court six. Toyos in just her second conference match of the season lost a close 7-5, 7-5 match as the Texans escaped with a close win.
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The Lopes will look to end the weekend road trip with a win on Saturday at Abilene Christian. The match will start at 9 a.m. (Phoenix time).
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The Lopes (10-9, 4-3 WAC) were competitive throughout dropping a close doubles point but rallied in singles to tie up the match at 3-3. In the final singles match of the day the Texans (12-6, 4-2 WAC) came out on top to clinch the win.
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Doubles was tightly contested, and the Lopes jumped out to an early advantage with a 6-1 win at the top court by senior Natasha Puehse and junior Santa Strombacha. Meanwhile at court three GCU freshman Dania Deaifi and sophomore Valentina Del Marco lost a close 6-4 match to tie up doubles. The 1-0 lead was clinched by the Texans with a close 6-4 win over GCU's Hebe Toyos and Madeline Lamoreaux.
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In singles Tarleton expanded their lead to 2-0 quickly with a straight set win over Deaifi but the Lopes responded with a 6-0, 6-3 win by Strombacha at court two. The Lopes were able to tie up the match at 2-2 with a win by GCU graduate Lamoreaux at No. 4, her first match at that court in WAC play.
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GCU and Tarleton would trade the next two matches with the Texans winning over Del Marco at court four and Puehse winning a tight match at the No. 1 court 6-3, 7-6 to tie the match at 3-3.
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Tied up at 3-3 the dual-match win came down to a winner take all singles match at court six. Toyos in just her second conference match of the season lost a close 7-5, 7-5 match as the Texans escaped with a close win.
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The Lopes will look to end the weekend road trip with a win on Saturday at Abilene Christian. The match will start at 9 a.m. (Phoenix time).
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
67
36
#2 Singles Match
12
66
03
#3 Singles Match
12
31
66
#4 Singles Match
12
66
33
#5 Singles Match
12
42
66
#6 Singles Match
12
55
77
Order of Finish:
3,2,4,5,1,6
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