Completed Event: Women's Tennis versus Mountain West Fall Qualifier on October 21, 2026 ,
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vs Mountain West Fall Qualifier
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, March 2
Fort Collins, Colo.
12:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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Colorado State
Photo by: Wesley Kurz
3/2/2024 7:20:00β―PM | Women's Tennis
Lopes improve to 11-2 with win at Colorado State
FORT COLLINS, Colo. β The Grand Canyon women's tennis team wrapped up the weekend roadtrip with a 4-1 win over Colorado State on Saturday afternoon.
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The Lopes (11-2) kept their winning ways going with by clinching the doubles point for the eighth straight match along with strong play in singles from the middle and bottom of the lineup.
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In doubles the Lopes earned the point with wins on the top two courts. At court two junior Valentina Del Marco and Valeriia Krokhotina snapped a two-match losing streak with a 6-1 win. That set the stage for graduate Natasha Puehse and senior Santa Strombacha to clinch the doubles point with a 6-3 win at the No. 1 court. The top GCU doubles pair are now 10-2 this season.
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With the early lead in hand the Lopes pressed their advantage over the Rams (4-5) a trio of first sets. GCU freshman Elizaveta Morozova was the first to finish with a 6-1, 6-3 win at court three to put the Lopes up 2-0. Colorado State countered with a three-set win at court six over GCU's Dania Deaifi while two other matches also when to a third set.
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The Lopes were able to swing momentum into their favor with a hard-fought win by Strombacha at court two. The GCU senior had to go to a tiebreaker in both sets and prevailed 7-6, 7-6.
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Up 3-1 the Lopes needed just one more win with three matches still in progress. That win came at court five with Krokhotina prevailing in three sets 6-7, 6-2, 6-4. GCU freshman Iva Sepa and Puehse had their matches left unfinished at courts four and one in the third set.
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The Lopes will enjoy a bye week before their final nonconference match of the season against Northern Arizona on March 14 in Phoenix.
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The Lopes (11-2) kept their winning ways going with by clinching the doubles point for the eighth straight match along with strong play in singles from the middle and bottom of the lineup.
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In doubles the Lopes earned the point with wins on the top two courts. At court two junior Valentina Del Marco and Valeriia Krokhotina snapped a two-match losing streak with a 6-1 win. That set the stage for graduate Natasha Puehse and senior Santa Strombacha to clinch the doubles point with a 6-3 win at the No. 1 court. The top GCU doubles pair are now 10-2 this season.
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With the early lead in hand the Lopes pressed their advantage over the Rams (4-5) a trio of first sets. GCU freshman Elizaveta Morozova was the first to finish with a 6-1, 6-3 win at court three to put the Lopes up 2-0. Colorado State countered with a three-set win at court six over GCU's Dania Deaifi while two other matches also when to a third set.
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The Lopes were able to swing momentum into their favor with a hard-fought win by Strombacha at court two. The GCU senior had to go to a tiebreaker in both sets and prevailed 7-6, 7-6.
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Up 3-1 the Lopes needed just one more win with three matches still in progress. That win came at court five with Krokhotina prevailing in three sets 6-7, 6-2, 6-4. GCU freshman Iva Sepa and Puehse had their matches left unfinished at courts four and one in the third set.
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The Lopes will enjoy a bye week before their final nonconference match of the season against Northern Arizona on March 14 in Phoenix.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
1234
7630
632UF
#2 Singles Match
12
77
66
#3 Singles Match
12
66
13
#4 Singles Match
1234
6610
743UF
#5 Singles Match
123
666
724
#6 Singles Match
123
632
266
Order of Finish:
3,6,2,5
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