Lopes host penultimate regular-season match


Grand Canyon Lopes (6-12, 1-1 WAC)	vs.	Abilene Christian Wildcats (9-10, 1-1 WAC)
	Live Stats	Sunday, April 7 11 a.m.

Grand Canyon hosts its second-to-last match of the regular season, welcoming Abilene Christian on Sunday for an 11 a.m. dual at GCU Tennis Facility.

3 THINGS TO KNOW

THE WAC RACE: With only five WAC schools supporting men's tennis, it's no surprise that an abbreviated conference schedule is flying by this spring. GCU split its first week of conference play to quickly reach the midway point. The Lopes have matches remaining against Abilene Christian and Seattle U. UT Arlington is in the driver's seat for the WAC regular-season title, having defeated Abilene Christian and GCU. The Mavericks' final two WAC matches come against UT Rio Grande Valley and Seattle U, teams that are both 0-1 in WAC play.
WEKESA STAYS WINNING: Sophomore David Wekesa is compiling a memorable season for the Lopes. The native of Erwitte, Germany, has been dominant on Court 3, having won seven consecutive matches. He is 10-4 in singles play, including 9-2 on Court 3. His success has also translated to doubles play with graduate partner Gerhard Sullwald. The duo has won five of the last six completed matches on the top doubles court and is 9-6 on the season.
DOUBLES DOMINANCE: GCU is 3-2 in its last five matches, but the Lopes have won the doubles point in all five matches. It has been strength in numbers this season for the Lopes. Despite a 6-12 overall record, GCU is 10-8 in doubles play.

SCOUTING ABILENE CHRISTIAN

Like the Lopes, Abilene Christian split its first two WAC matches. The Wildcats narrowly defeated Seattle U 4-3 (GCU plays Seattle U on Friday) while falling to UT Arlington 6-1 (GCU lost 4-3). The Wildcats began the season 6-3 — including a 4-3 win at Texas Tech — but have gone 3-7 since then. Abilene Christian has won four consecutive matches on Courts 5 and 6. The Wildcats finished second in the WAC last season after winning four of five conference matches.

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Lopes finish the regular season by hosting Seattle U at 11 a.m. on Friday.

3 THINGS TO KNOW

SCOUTING ABILENE CHRISTIAN

WHAT'S NEXT?

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Players Mentioned

Gerhard Sullwald

David Wekesa

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