Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus New Mexico State on January 16, 2026 , Win , 6, to, 1
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vs New Mexico State
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, March 1
Tempe, Ariz.
5 p.m.
Grand Canyon
0
vs
4
Arizona
Photo by: Jack Gilday
GCU falls in Day 1 of Diablos Invitational
3/1/2024 11:05:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Lopes battle hard against No. 9 Arizona in Tempe
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Grand Canyon men's tennis team dropped its opening match of the Diablos College Tennis Invitational to No. 9 Arizona 4-0.
The Lopes (2-7) battled hard against multiple ranked opponents in singles and doubles. With the loss, GCU will face VCU on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Kiwanis Tennis Center in Tempe.
Arizona (10-2) took a 1-0 lead after doubles with a pair of wins. The 11th-ranked duo of Colton Smith and Jay Friend defeated GCU graduate Gerhard Sullwald and sophomore David Wekesa 6-4. The Wildcats clinched the point with a 6-3 win at the third court over the Lopes' Wyatt Anderson and Jonathan Da Silva.
With the early lead in hand, the Wildcats pushed their advantage in singles. Anderson fell in straight sets at Court 6 and sophomore Alfred Almasi fell 6-1, 6-0 to No. 43 Gustaf Storm. The dual-match win was clinched with a straight-set win over GCU junior Jonathan Da Silva at Court 4.
The Lopes will be in Tempe all weekend with two more matches on the docket at Kiwanis Tennis Center.
The Lopes (2-7) battled hard against multiple ranked opponents in singles and doubles. With the loss, GCU will face VCU on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Kiwanis Tennis Center in Tempe.
Arizona (10-2) took a 1-0 lead after doubles with a pair of wins. The 11th-ranked duo of Colton Smith and Jay Friend defeated GCU graduate Gerhard Sullwald and sophomore David Wekesa 6-4. The Wildcats clinched the point with a 6-3 win at the third court over the Lopes' Wyatt Anderson and Jonathan Da Silva.
With the early lead in hand, the Wildcats pushed their advantage in singles. Anderson fell in straight sets at Court 6 and sophomore Alfred Almasi fell 6-1, 6-0 to No. 43 Gustaf Storm. The dual-match win was clinched with a straight-set win over GCU junior Jonathan Da Silva at Court 4.
The Lopes will be in Tempe all weekend with two more matches on the docket at Kiwanis Tennis Center.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
40
Colton Smith / 0 (6/-) [UA]
6UF
#2 Singles Match
12
40
Jay Friend / 0 (39/-) [UA]
6UF
#3 Singles Match
12
10
Gustaf Strom / 0 (76/-) [UA]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
22
Herman Hoeyeraal / 0 [UA]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
60
Nick Lagaev / 0 [UA]
7UF
#6 Singles Match
12
31
Casper Christianson / 0 [UA]
66
Order of Finish:
6,3,4
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