Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at ITA All-American Championships on September 20, 2025
W Tennis
at ITA All-American Championships
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, February 15
Fresno, Calif.
12 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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Fresno State
Grand Canyon splits California weekend
2/17/2025 12:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Lopes' 1st sweep of season comes at Pacific
Grand Canyon split a pair of matches in their second road trip to California in the last month.
Fresno State took three of the first four courts to win the match, with the Lopes eventually grabbing the final two points after the dual was clinched.
Deaifi won 6-4, 6-2 on Court 3 while Hofbauer, Arangio and freshman Peyton Duckett fell in straight sets. GCU freshmen Bella Crossman finished her three-set match with another win, taking the third set 6-1. Lopes freshman Angelina Mihajlovic won via 10-point tiebreaker, 11-9.
The Lopes took each singles match in straight sets, just dropping one doubles set on the day.
Hofbauer and Arangio moved to 2-0 on the weekend as a pairing with a 6-3 victory on Court 1. Deaifi and Del Marco redeemed themselves a day after a doubles loss with a 6-3 win of their own on Court 2 to clinch the doubles point.
In singles, everyone joined in on the fun with the following results:
GCU will face Gonzaga and Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo on Saturday (2/22) and Sunday (2/23), respectively.
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GCU loses 4-3 to Fresno State
Doubles were looking promising for the Lopes on Saturday at Fresno State, as sophomore Gala Arangio and freshman Karina Hofbauer dominated Court 1, winning 6-1. After a Court 3 loss, junior Dania Deaifi and senior Valentina Del Marco were in a tight Court 2 match before Fresno State's Yinglak Jittakoat and Paulina Montiel clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win.Fresno State took three of the first four courts to win the match, with the Lopes eventually grabbing the final two points after the dual was clinched.
Deaifi won 6-4, 6-2 on Court 3 while Hofbauer, Arangio and freshman Peyton Duckett fell in straight sets. GCU freshmen Bella Crossman finished her three-set match with another win, taking the third set 6-1. Lopes freshman Angelina Mihajlovic won via 10-point tiebreaker, 11-9.
GCU defeats Pacific 7-0
GCU earned its first sweep of the season on Sunday , with an all-around dominant performance.The Lopes took each singles match in straight sets, just dropping one doubles set on the day.
Hofbauer and Arangio moved to 2-0 on the weekend as a pairing with a 6-3 victory on Court 1. Deaifi and Del Marco redeemed themselves a day after a doubles loss with a 6-3 win of their own on Court 2 to clinch the doubles point.
In singles, everyone joined in on the fun with the following results:
- Karina Hofbauer (GCU) def. Megan CarmichaelPAC), 7-6, 7-5
- Gala Arangio (GCU) def. Milena Maiorova(PAC), 6-1, 6-2
- Dania Deaifi (GCU) def. Alexis Sam (PAC), 7-5, 6-2
- Bella Crossman (GCU) def. Rayna Sugai (PAC), 6-4, 6-3
- Angelina Mihajlovic (GCU) def. Nahreen Cheam (PAC), 6-0, 6-0
- Valentina Del Marco (GCU) def. Maggie Hoe (PAC), 6-4, 6-2
GCU will face Gonzaga and Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo on Saturday (2/22) and Sunday (2/23), respectively.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
30
Yinglak Jittakoat / 0 [FST]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
30
Sofia Pizzoni / 0 [FST]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Charlotte Gisclon / 0 [FST]
42
#4 Singles Match
123
646
Andjela Lopicic / 0 [FST]
261
#5 Singles Match
123
6611
Eliza Dunbar / 0 [FST]
379
#6 Singles Match
12
24
Paulina Montiel / 0 [FST]
66
Order of Finish:
1,2,3,4,5,6
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