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
W 6-1
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, March 2
Tempe, Ariz.
1 p.m.
Grand Canyon
0
vs
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VCU
Photo by: Jayden Todd
Lopes fall to ranked Rams
3/2/2024 7:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis
GCU battles No. 51 VCU in day 2 of Diablos Invite
TEMPE – The Grand Canyon men's tennis team fell 4-0 to No. 30 VCU in their second match of the Diablos College Tennis Invitational at the Kiwanis Tennis Center on Saturday.
In their second day of competition against a ranked team the Lopes (2-8) battled hard in both singles and doubles. With the loss the Lopes will face No. 51 Liberty on Sunday in the final day of the Diablos Invite.
Doubles started with VCU (5-5) clinching the point with wins over the Lopes at the top two courts. GCU graduate Gerhard Sullwald and sophomore David Wekesa lost 6-1 at court one and GCU sophomore duo Alfred Almasi and Paolo Rosati lost 6-1.
In singles with the lead in hand, the Rams put pressure on the Lopes by winning the first set on five of the six courts. Wekesa moved up to the No. 2 court and fell in straight sets while Almasi battled No. 98 ranked Romain Gales and lost 6-4, 6-2. The win for VCU was clinched by German Samofalov with a straight set win over GCU senior Wyatt Anderson at court six.
The Lopes saw strong play by junior Jonathan Da Silva at court four. Da Silva took the first set 6-4 over VCU's Tristan Piombo 6-2 and had just started his third set when his match was left unfinished.
The Lopes will be back in action next weekend on the road at Cal Poly with matches against DePaul and the host Mustangs on March 9 and 10.
In their second day of competition against a ranked team the Lopes (2-8) battled hard in both singles and doubles. With the loss the Lopes will face No. 51 Liberty on Sunday in the final day of the Diablos Invite.
Doubles started with VCU (5-5) clinching the point with wins over the Lopes at the top two courts. GCU graduate Gerhard Sullwald and sophomore David Wekesa lost 6-1 at court one and GCU sophomore duo Alfred Almasi and Paolo Rosati lost 6-1.
In singles with the lead in hand, the Rams put pressure on the Lopes by winning the first set on five of the six courts. Wekesa moved up to the No. 2 court and fell in straight sets while Almasi battled No. 98 ranked Romain Gales and lost 6-4, 6-2. The win for VCU was clinched by German Samofalov with a straight set win over GCU senior Wyatt Anderson at court six.
The Lopes saw strong play by junior Jonathan Da Silva at court four. Da Silva took the first set 6-4 over VCU's Tristan Piombo 6-2 and had just started his third set when his match was left unfinished.
The Lopes will be back in action next weekend on the road at Cal Poly with matches against DePaul and the host Mustangs on March 9 and 10.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
520
Mathis Bondaz / 0 (73/-) [VCU]
72UF
#2 Singles Match
12
51
Oscar Pinto Sansano / 0 [VCU]
76
#3 Singles Match
12
42
Romain Gales / 0 (98/-) [VCU]
66
#4 Singles Match
1234
6310
Tristan Piombo / 0 [VCU]
260UF
#5 Singles Match
123
510
Hamza El Amine / 0 [VCU]
73UF
#6 Singles Match
12
32
German Samofalov / 0 [VCU]
66
Order of Finish:
2,3,6
Players Mentioned
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