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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, March 28
Phoenix, Ariz.
2 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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UT Rio Grande Valley
Photo by: Wesley Kurz
GCU plays split week with home, road matches
3/27/2024 11:02:00 AM | Women's Tennis
With 2-0 conference record, Lopes host UTRGV, head to SFA
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| Grand Canyon Lopes (14-2, 2-0 WAC) |
vs. | UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (8-8, 0-2 WAC) |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (9-5, 1-1 WAC) |
| GCU Tennis Facility Thursday, March 28 2 p.m. |
Nacogdoches, Texas Saturday, March 30 9 a.m. (Phoenix time) |
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| Live Stats | No live coverage |
3 THINGS TO KNOW
- STREAKING: GCU enters the week on a five-match win streak. A sixth consecutive win would match a season high for the Lopes, who last won six in a row from Jan. 22 to Feb. 24. GCU's longest winning streak in Division I is nine matches, done in 2015 and 2021.
- BOUNCING BACK: The Lopes had to grind out a 4-3 win at Seattle U last weekend, when a number of notable streaks were snapped. Most notably, graduate Natasha Puehse and senior Santa Strombacha look to bounce back this week after losing for the first time this season on Courts 1 and 2, respectively. GCU fought back to win the match with victories on Courts 3 through 6.
- CONFERENCE RACE: GCU is one of three teams that opened conference play with a 2-0 record. Reigning co-champion Tarleton State also went 2-0, as did Abilene Christian.
SCOUTING
UT Rio Grande Valley is a .500 team through 16 matches this season but got off to a winless start in WAC play with an 0-2 home week against reigning regular-season co-champion Tarleton State and Abilene Christian. The Vaqueros are looking to rebound and chase similar success from a year ago, when they tied Tarleton State for the WAC's regular-season title with a 7-2 record. UTRGV will leave Texas for just the second time this season to play Thursday's match in Phoenix. Previously, UTRGV made a two-match trip to California to play UC Riverside and UC San Diego in early March.Stephen F. Austin mirrored GCU's opening-weekend conference schedule with a road trip to Utah Tech and Seattle U. While the Lopes went 2-0, the Lumberjacks split the week with a 6-1 loss to Seattle U and a narrow 4-3 win over Utah Tech. SFA began the season 8-3 before dropping two of its last three matches.
WHAT'S NEXT?
GCU ends its regular season with a three-match homestand of conference action, beginning with a Friday, April 5, matchup against Abilene Christian.
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