Completed Event: Women's Tennis versus Mountain West Fall Qualifier on October 21, 2026 ,
W Tennis
vs Mountain West Fall Qualifier
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, March 1
USAF Academy, Colo.
5:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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at
0
Air Force
Photo by: Jayden Todd
3/1/2024 10:52:00β―PM | Women's Tennis
Middle of singles order carries Lopes to 4-0 win
FORT COLLINS, Colo. β The Grand Canyon women's tennis team got back in the win column with a 4-0 sweep over Air Force on Friday night.
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The Lopes picked up their 10th win of the season and bounced back from a close road loss last week. GCU cruised to the doubles point with wins at Courts 1 and 3 while the middle of the singles lineup delivered the wins needed for the sweep.
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GCU took a 1-0 lead by clinching the doubles point. Graduate Natasha Puehse and senior Santa Strombacha picked up a 6-2 win at the No. 1 court while GCU freshmen Iva Sepa and Elizaveta Morovoza won 6-4 at Court 2.
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In singles, the Lopes continued their hot play with a pair of straight-set wins at the heart of the lineup. Sepa only lost one game in her 6-0, 6-1 win at Court 4 while her doubles partner,Β Morozova, won 7-5, 6-2 win at Court 3.
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Β At the top singles court, Puehse had to go the distance but delivered another win with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 victory at the No. 1 court. Her doubles partner, Strombacha, was locked in a second-set tiebreaker when her match was left unfinished.
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The bottom two courts did not play as the match was clinched before they could start.
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GCU will wrap up the road trip with at Colorado State at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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The Lopes picked up their 10th win of the season and bounced back from a close road loss last week. GCU cruised to the doubles point with wins at Courts 1 and 3 while the middle of the singles lineup delivered the wins needed for the sweep.
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GCU took a 1-0 lead by clinching the doubles point. Graduate Natasha Puehse and senior Santa Strombacha picked up a 6-2 win at the No. 1 court while GCU freshmen Iva Sepa and Elizaveta Morovoza won 6-4 at Court 2.
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In singles, the Lopes continued their hot play with a pair of straight-set wins at the heart of the lineup. Sepa only lost one game in her 6-0, 6-1 win at Court 4 while her doubles partner,Β Morozova, won 7-5, 6-2 win at Court 3.
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Β At the top singles court, Puehse had to go the distance but delivered another win with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 victory at the No. 1 court. Her doubles partner, Strombacha, was locked in a second-set tiebreaker when her match was left unfinished.
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The bottom two courts did not play as the match was clinched before they could start.
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GCU will wrap up the road trip with at Colorado State at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
646
160
#2 Singles Match
123
66UF
46UF
#3 Singles Match
12
76
52
#4 Singles Match
12
66
01
#5 Singles Match
1
0
0
#6 Singles Match
1
0
0
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