Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus Utah on February 28, 2026 , Win , 5, to, 2
M Tennis
vs Utah
W 5-2
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, March 9
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
11 a.m.
Grand Canyon
5
vs
2
DePaul
Photo by: Sebastian Molinar
Singles play carries Lopes to comeback win
3/9/2024 4:35:00 PM | Men's Tennis
GCU wins 5 singles matches to snap losing streak
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Grand Canyon men' tennis team got back in the win column with a 5-2 win over DePaul in a neutral-site match on Saturday.
After the doubles point, the Lopes (3-9) leaned on their singles play with wins on five of the six courts to complete the comeback.
In doubles, DePaul (6-8) took a 1-0 lead with wins on the bottom two courts. GCU sophomore duo Alfred Almasi and Paolo Rosati lost 6-3 while senior Wyatt Anderson and junior Jonathan Da Silva lost 6-4. At the top court, the Lopes countered with a 6-1 win from graduate Gerhard Sullwald and sophomore David Wekesa.
The Lopes began their comeback by winning the first set on four of six singles courts. Wekesa picked up a win at Court 2, taking the first set 6-4 before holding a 3-0 lead in the second when DePaul's Shourya Verma retired. Meanwhile, Da Silva and Rosati picked up straight-set wins at Courts 4 and 4 to take a 3-1 lead.
GCU wrapped up the match with a pair of three-sets wins. Sullwald won his first set 6-3 but faltered in the second set, losing 6-3. The GCU graduate prevailed in the third set, winning in a tiebreaker 7-6 (7-3). Meanwhile, Anderson went the distance and won 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 at Court 6.
The Lopes will wrap up their weekend trip against Cal Poly on Sunday at 1 p.m.
After the doubles point, the Lopes (3-9) leaned on their singles play with wins on five of the six courts to complete the comeback.
In doubles, DePaul (6-8) took a 1-0 lead with wins on the bottom two courts. GCU sophomore duo Alfred Almasi and Paolo Rosati lost 6-3 while senior Wyatt Anderson and junior Jonathan Da Silva lost 6-4. At the top court, the Lopes countered with a 6-1 win from graduate Gerhard Sullwald and sophomore David Wekesa.
The Lopes began their comeback by winning the first set on four of six singles courts. Wekesa picked up a win at Court 2, taking the first set 6-4 before holding a 3-0 lead in the second when DePaul's Shourya Verma retired. Meanwhile, Da Silva and Rosati picked up straight-set wins at Courts 4 and 4 to take a 3-1 lead.
GCU wrapped up the match with a pair of three-sets wins. Sullwald won his first set 6-3 but faltered in the second set, losing 6-3. The GCU graduate prevailed in the third set, winning in a tiebreaker 7-6 (7-3). Meanwhile, Anderson went the distance and won 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 at Court 6.
The Lopes will wrap up their weekend trip against Cal Poly on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
Leon Huck / 0 [DPU]
366
637
#2 Singles Match
123
Shourya Verma / 0 [DPU]
400
63WR
#3 Singles Match
12
Matteo Iaquinto / 0 [DPU]
66
24
#4 Singles Match
12
Laurentiu Mandocescu / 0 [DPU]
43
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Sven Moser / 0 [DPU]
34
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Jona Gitschel / 0 [DPU]
641
366
Players Mentioned
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