Lopes head out on California road trip


Grand Canyon Lopes (2-9)	vs	DePaul Blue Demons (6-7)	Cal Poly Mustangs (3-4)
		Saturday, March 9 11 a.m.	Sunday, March 10 1 p.m.

The Grand Canyon men's tennis team will hit the road after a lengthy stay in the Valley with a pair of matches in San Luis Obispo against DePaul and the host Mustangs.

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TOUGH COMPETITION: The Lopes faced tough competition at the Diablos College Tennis Inivtational in Tempe last weekend. GCU faced a trio of ranked opponents in No. 9 Arizon, No. 30 VCU and No. 51 Liberty. Despite not getting a win the Lopes will use the experience for the start of conference play later in the month.
DOUBLES SUCCESS: In the match against Liberty the Lopes found success in doubles and took the point. GCU got wins at the bottom two courts and held the 1-0 lead heading into singles for the first time in four matches.
ROAD WARRIORS: The Lopes will get used to being on the road for a majority of their final matches. Five of their final matches will be away from Phoenix before the Lopes head to Harligen, Texas for the WAC Tournament. GCU will host Dayton, Abilene Christian and Seattle U in their final three home matches.

SCOUTING

DePaul started their weekend in California with a 7-0 loss to host Cal Poly on Friday. The Blue Demons are 6-7 overall with a combined 4-5 record in road and neutral site matches. Matteo Iaquinto lead the team with a 7-3 singles record from courts two and three.

Cal Poly played in their first match since Feb. 24 when they swept DePaul on Friday. The Mustangs have only played in seven matches this year with a back loaded schedule looming. Cal Poly is in the midst of a five match homestand.

WHAT'S NEXT?

GCU will travel to Las Vegas for matches against Saint Mary's and UNLV on March 16 and 17.

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