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Puehse sets GCU career record in doubleheader sweep
2/11/2024 4:26:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Lopes graduate earns 54th, 55th career singles wins at home Sunday
The Grand Canyon women's tennis team picked up a pair of wins on Sunday at GCU Tennis Facility with 4-0 shutouts over Idaho and UC Riverside.
The Lopes (7-1) continued their best start in their Division I era with six of the team's seven wins coming via shutout. The only outlier was the season-opening 5-2 victory against Missouri.
The hot play carried over to singles, and the Lopes clinched the first set on all six courts. Puehse was in complete control in her match, winning 6-0, 6-0 at the top court. Meanwhile, Strombacha dropped just two games en route to a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 2. The match was clinched by Morozova's straight-set win at Court 5 to improve to 4-1.
It was all GCU from the start as the Nos. 1 and 3 doubles teams each picked up 6-0 wins. Puehse and Strombacha improved to 5-2 at the top court while Sepa and Morozova continued their hot play and now sit at 3-0.
Singles featured more dominant play. Puehse cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win at Court 1 for her 55th career singles win, which sets a new GCU Division I-era record.
Strombacha matched her doubles partner and won in straight sets at Court 2 to put GCU up 3-0, and it was sophomore Dania Deaifi who clinched the team win with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at Court 6.
The Lopes will be back in action next weekend against Cal Poly as the season-opening homestand comes to an end at 2 p.m.
The Lopes (7-1) continued their best start in their Division I era with six of the team's seven wins coming via shutout. The only outlier was the season-opening 5-2 victory against Missouri.
GCU 4, Idaho 0
The Lopes cruised to a 4-0 shutout win over Idaho to start the day. GCU clinched the doubles point with wins at the top and bottom courts. GCU freshmen Iva Sepa and Elizaveta Morozova picked up their second conseuctive win with a 6-3 victory while graduate Natasha Puehse and senior Santa Strombacha won 6-2 to clinch the point at No. 1.The hot play carried over to singles, and the Lopes clinched the first set on all six courts. Puehse was in complete control in her match, winning 6-0, 6-0 at the top court. Meanwhile, Strombacha dropped just two games en route to a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 2. The match was clinched by Morozova's straight-set win at Court 5 to improve to 4-1.
GCU 4, UC Riverside 0
The Lopes wrapped up the day with another 4-0 win against UC Riverside for their fourth consecutive shutout victory.It was all GCU from the start as the Nos. 1 and 3 doubles teams each picked up 6-0 wins. Puehse and Strombacha improved to 5-2 at the top court while Sepa and Morozova continued their hot play and now sit at 3-0.
Singles featured more dominant play. Puehse cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win at Court 1 for her 55th career singles win, which sets a new GCU Division I-era record.
Strombacha matched her doubles partner and won in straight sets at Court 2 to put GCU up 3-0, and it was sophomore Dania Deaifi who clinched the team win with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at Court 6.
The Lopes will be back in action next weekend against Cal Poly as the season-opening homestand comes to an end at 2 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Selin Sepken / 0 [ID]
00
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Valentina Rodas / 0 [ID]
20
66
#3 Singles Match
123
Diana Khaydarshina / 0 [ID]
20UF
63UF
#4 Singles Match
123
Naomi Schraeder / 0 [ID]
22UF
64UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Lena Beckx / 0 [ID]
10
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Ida Johansson / 0 [ID]
34UF
63UF
Order of Finish:
1,2,5
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