Completed Event: Women's Tennis at Northern Arizona on March 20, 2025 , Loss , 0, to, 7
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Vorster releases 2025 GCU schedule
12/7/2024 12:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Lopes' quest for WAC 3-peat begins in January
The back-to-back WAC Tournament champions may have a new look team in 2025, but the Grand Canyon women's tennis team's goal will be the same: run it back.
Lopes head coach Dané Vorster faces the challenge of flipping a roster and putting players in position to compete for a third straight WAC title in her first year at GCU. After a successful fall season with four players in competition, three players will be added to the spring roster at the beginning of the spring semester in January.
"We are excited to have our full team together," Vorster said. "We have a competitive group with strong chemistry, and our incoming spring players bring notable success, plenty of experience and excitement to join their new Lopes teammates."
Bella Crossman and Peyton Duckett will come to Phoenix from Australia as true freshmen. Crossman has been ranked as high as No. 237 in the International Tennis Federation juniors, also a pro tournament doubles semifinalist. Duckett was named to the U18 All-Australia team. Duckett won two singles titles with the Australian team. Karina Hofbauer comes from Osterhofen, Germany, where she qualified for pro tournaments in singles and made a doubles quarterfinals run.
The new-look team will be challenged right off the bat with the first match at home vs UC San Diego on Jan. 19, and the next weekend at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Berkeley, California, where the Lopes will take on nationally ranked Cal and either nationally ranked San Diego State or Oklahoma.
"That ITA Kick-Off will be an opportunity to face some of the best in the country," Vorster said. "We have a challenging, yet balanced schedule, that will give us opportunities to improve our national rank and prepare us for a chance to defend the WAC Championship."
GCU will face five WAC teams during the season, despite those matches not counting toward conference standings. Like the men's side, there will be no regular-season WAC champion crowned: it will come down to the WAC Tournament, which will take place in Arlington, Texas, on April 17-19.
The Lopes will need to be road warriors in their 2025 campaign, as they just play seven matches at the GCU Tennis Facility. After a March 29 home finale, GCU plays its final four matches on the road before postseason play.
"We have worked hard this fall," Vorster said. "We will continue to focus on the process this season, toward our goals and the high expectations we have made for ourselves."
For the entire 2025 schedule, click here.
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Lopes head coach Dané Vorster faces the challenge of flipping a roster and putting players in position to compete for a third straight WAC title in her first year at GCU. After a successful fall season with four players in competition, three players will be added to the spring roster at the beginning of the spring semester in January.
"We are excited to have our full team together," Vorster said. "We have a competitive group with strong chemistry, and our incoming spring players bring notable success, plenty of experience and excitement to join their new Lopes teammates."Bella Crossman and Peyton Duckett will come to Phoenix from Australia as true freshmen. Crossman has been ranked as high as No. 237 in the International Tennis Federation juniors, also a pro tournament doubles semifinalist. Duckett was named to the U18 All-Australia team. Duckett won two singles titles with the Australian team. Karina Hofbauer comes from Osterhofen, Germany, where she qualified for pro tournaments in singles and made a doubles quarterfinals run.
The new-look team will be challenged right off the bat with the first match at home vs UC San Diego on Jan. 19, and the next weekend at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Berkeley, California, where the Lopes will take on nationally ranked Cal and either nationally ranked San Diego State or Oklahoma.
"That ITA Kick-Off will be an opportunity to face some of the best in the country," Vorster said. "We have a challenging, yet balanced schedule, that will give us opportunities to improve our national rank and prepare us for a chance to defend the WAC Championship."
GCU will face five WAC teams during the season, despite those matches not counting toward conference standings. Like the men's side, there will be no regular-season WAC champion crowned: it will come down to the WAC Tournament, which will take place in Arlington, Texas, on April 17-19.
The Lopes will need to be road warriors in their 2025 campaign, as they just play seven matches at the GCU Tennis Facility. After a March 29 home finale, GCU plays its final four matches on the road before postseason play.
"We have worked hard this fall," Vorster said. "We will continue to focus on the process this season, toward our goals and the high expectations we have made for ourselves."
For the entire 2025 schedule, click here.
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