Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus Utah on February 28, 2026 , Win , 5, to, 2
M Tennis
vs Utah
W 5-2
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Sunday, March 17
Las Vegas, Nev.
1 p.m.
Grand Canyon
5
at
2
UNLV
GCU beats UNLV with wins from 3-6 in lineup
3/17/2024 8:19:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Lopes split weekend in Las Vegas with Sunday win over host Rebels
LAS VEGAS — Grand Canyon split its weekend trip to Las Vegas by defeating host UNLV 5-2 on Sunday.
The Lopes (4-11) picked up the doubles point for the second straight match and earned victories at the bottom four spots in the lineup to clinch the win over UNLV (6-7).
Sophomore David Wekesa extended his winning streak at the No. 3 singles spot to three matches by winning 6-2, 3-6 and 7-5 on Sunday. The Erwitte, Germany, native improved to 6-2 at No. 3 after playing four matches at No. 2 to begin March. Wekesa's dual with UNLV's Dusan Rsovac was the only singles match to go three sets.
GCU's success continued down the lineup with two-set wins by sophomore Alfred Almasi (No. 4), junior Jonathan Da Silva (No. 5) and sophomore Paolo Rosati (No. 6). Da Silva posted the most convincing decision of the afternoon, winning 6-1, 6-1.
With conference action looming, the Lopes return to Phoenix for their final nonconference match. GCU will host Dayton on Monday, March 25, at 5 p.m. at the GCU Tennis Facility.
The Lopes (4-11) picked up the doubles point for the second straight match and earned victories at the bottom four spots in the lineup to clinch the win over UNLV (6-7).
Sophomore David Wekesa extended his winning streak at the No. 3 singles spot to three matches by winning 6-2, 3-6 and 7-5 on Sunday. The Erwitte, Germany, native improved to 6-2 at No. 3 after playing four matches at No. 2 to begin March. Wekesa's dual with UNLV's Dusan Rsovac was the only singles match to go three sets.
GCU's success continued down the lineup with two-set wins by sophomore Alfred Almasi (No. 4), junior Jonathan Da Silva (No. 5) and sophomore Paolo Rosati (No. 6). Da Silva posted the most convincing decision of the afternoon, winning 6-1, 6-1.
With conference action looming, the Lopes return to Phoenix for their final nonconference match. GCU will host Dayton on Monday, March 25, at 5 p.m. at the GCU Tennis Facility.
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