Harris/Drake win 6th straight but Lopes fall at home

Friday, March 29

3 p.m.

Grand Canyon

Arizona

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GCU returns home Saturday for Stetson, Arizona State matchups

By: Nathan Peters

The No.16 Grand Canyon beach volleyball team closed the first match of the weekend Friday with a 3-2 home loss to No. 19 Arizona.

The Lopes (7-10) struggled in the first two flights of the match with the No. 2 pair and No. 4 pair falling in third sets.

GCU's No. 5 pair of graduate Mackenzie Harris and junior Jessica Drake won its sixth consecutive match by a 21-19, 21-18 score Friday.

The Lopes' No. 3 pair of freshman Adriana Serrano Ferro and Karynn Garrow also won in straight 21-19, 21-18 to even the team score at 2-2.

The comeback effort against the Wildcats fell just short.

GCU's No. 1 pair of senior Krista Rowan and junior Sophia Hladyniuk lost the deciding match in a tight battle with a score of 30-28, 21-16.

The Lopes Invitational will continue Saturday with GCU facing No. 18 Stetson (12 p.m.) and No. 12 Arizona State (2 p.m.).

Arizona 3, GCU 2

Abby Russell Erickson/Olivia McElroy (UA) def. Krista Rowan/Sophia Hladyniuk (GCU) 30-28, 21-16
Annie Kost/Hope Shannon (UA) def. Katie Keefe/Sarah Dickson (GCU) 21-14, 19-21, 15-9
Karynn Garrow/Adriana Serrano Ferro (GCU) def. Kylee Fitzsimmons/Grace Cook (UA) 21-19, 21-18
Jess Horwath/ Kate Phillips (UA) def. Becca Drake/Madi Bogle (GCU) 18-21, 21-17, 15-10
Mackenzie Harris/Jessica Drake (GCU) def. Ashlyn Zilliken/Miranda Erro (UA) 21-19, 21-18