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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, April 8
Seattle, Wash.
6 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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Seattle U
Photo by: Zach Campbell
Lopes down Redhawks 4-3
4/8/2023 11:11:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Singles play carries GCU to comeback win
SEATTLE – The Grand Canyon men's tennis team earned its first WAC victory with a 4-3 win over Seattle U on Saturday evening.
The Lopes (5-11, 1-2 WAC) overcame a 1-0 deficit after dropping the doubles point by winning four singles matches in the comeback win.
Doubles was clinched by the Redhawks (5-8, 1-2 WAC) with wins at the bottom two courts. Sophomore Martim Marujo and freshman Paolo Rosati lost 6-1 while sophomore Jonathan Da Silva and freshman Alfred Almasi lost a close match at Court 3, 7-5. The Lopes wrapped up doubles with a 7-6 win at the top court by freshman duo William Alsterback and David Wekesa.
After Seattle U won at Court 4 in singles, the Lopes began their comeback down 2-0. Wekesa won 6-3, 6-3 and Almasi won 6-4, 6-3 to tie the match. Alsterback put the Lopes in the lead with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 win at Court 6.
The dual-match win was clinched by Da Silva at the No. 1 court with a three-set win that featured a 7-6 third set.
The Lopes will return home for the final three matches of the regular season, starting with home WAC matches next weekend against UT Arlington and UT Rio Grande Valley on Friday and Sunday.
The Lopes (5-11, 1-2 WAC) overcame a 1-0 deficit after dropping the doubles point by winning four singles matches in the comeback win.
Doubles was clinched by the Redhawks (5-8, 1-2 WAC) with wins at the bottom two courts. Sophomore Martim Marujo and freshman Paolo Rosati lost 6-1 while sophomore Jonathan Da Silva and freshman Alfred Almasi lost a close match at Court 3, 7-5. The Lopes wrapped up doubles with a 7-6 win at the top court by freshman duo William Alsterback and David Wekesa.
After Seattle U won at Court 4 in singles, the Lopes began their comeback down 2-0. Wekesa won 6-3, 6-3 and Almasi won 6-4, 6-3 to tie the match. Alsterback put the Lopes in the lead with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 win at Court 6.
The dual-match win was clinched by Da Silva at the No. 1 court with a three-set win that featured a 7-6 third set.
The Lopes will return home for the final three matches of the regular season, starting with home WAC matches next weekend against UT Arlington and UT Rio Grande Valley on Friday and Sunday.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
627
Hamel, Clement / 0 [SU]
266
#2 Singles Match
123
373
Stipic, Filip / 0 [SU]
656
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Kiselkov, Veselin / 0 [SU]
43
#4 Singles Match
12
13
Worn, Julian / 0 [SU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Hsieh, Yu-Han / 0 [SU]
33
#6 Singles Match
123
466
Frank, Michael / 0 [SU]
640
Order of Finish:
4,5,3,6,1,2
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