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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Sunday, January 14
Phoenix, Ariz.
12 p.m.
Grand Canyon
vs
UC Davis
Photo by: Wesley Kurz
Homestand continues with trio of opponents
1/13/2024 5:55:00 PM | Women's Tennis
GCU hosts UC Davis, UC San Diego and Arizona for three straight
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| Grand Canyon Lopes (1-0) |
vs | UC Davis Aggies (0-1) |
UC San Diego Tritons (0-1) |
Arizona Wildcats (0-0) |
| Sunday, January 14 12 p.m. |
Monday, January 15 12 p.m. |
Tuesday, January 16 3 p.m. |
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THREE THINGS TO KNOW
- OPENING WIN: The Lopes started the regular season with a 5-2 win over Missouri at home. It was the program's first SEC win in program history and the first Power 5 win since 1990. The Lopes had to comeback after losing the doubles point winning five matches in singles.
- PUEHSE CLUTCH: Graduate Natasha Puehse returned for a fifth and final season and was the hero in the season opener. Puehse prevailed in three sets at the top singles court winning 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 to clinch the win over the Tigers. Puehse is coming off a stellar 2023 season where she finished 18-3 at the No. 1 singles court.
- HOME SWEET HOME: The homestand will continue for the Lopes with five more matches in front of the home fans in Phoenix. GCU will host Fresno State in their final match in January before hosting Arkansas on Feb. 8. A double header on Sunday, Feb. 11 will feature Idaho and UC Riverside before the homestand concludes with Cal Poly on Feb. 17.
SCOUTING
UC Davis is coming off an 8-14 record a year ago and began this season with a 7-0 loss to Arizona State in Tempe on Saturday. Junior Arianna Stavropoulos returns for the Aggies after leading the team with 14-6 singles record at the top two courts.UC San Diego began the 2024 season with a 7-0 loss to Arizona State on Saturday. The Tritons finished 10-16 in 2023 and played in the Universal Tennis NIT Championship losing a pair of matches to TCU and Applachain State. Junior Katelyn Vu returns as a junior and led the team with 12 wins in singles.
Arizona comes to GCU for just the second time and first since 2021. The Wildcats will face UC San Diego at GCU at 10 a.m. before taking on the Lopes at 3 p.m. Last year the Wildcats finished with a 17-13 record with 11 wins coming at home.
WHAT'S NEXT
- GCU will host Fresno State on Jan. 21 from the GCU Tennis Facility.
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