GCU dominates match with UC Riverside

Wednesday, March 5

Phoenix, Ariz.

10 a.m.

Grand Canyon

UC Riverside

Photo by: David Kadlubowski

3/5/2025 2:30:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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Lopes do not drop single set in Wednesday matinee

By: Braden Dohrmann

Grand Canyon competed in its second straight home match for the first time this season on Wednesday, when the Lopes needed less than two hours to win 4-0 against UC Riverside at GCU Tennis Facility.

The Lopes (7-5) wasted no time securing the doubles point, as the pairs of Gala Arangio/Karina Hofbauer and Bella Crossman/Dania Deaifi both earned dominant 6-2 victories on Courts 1 and 2, respectively. Court 3 remained unfinished with Valentina Del Marco and Peyton Duckett leading 5-4.

GCU carried that momentum into singles play, where the team quickly wrapped up the match. Lopes freshman Angelina Mihajlovic was the first to finish, sweeping Chloe Vu 6-3, 6-0 on Court 5. Arangio, a sophomore, followed with a flawless 6-0, 6-0 performance against Niki Shahbazi on Court 2. Duckett, a freshman, delivered the clinching point, defeating Sam Condevillamar 6-1, 6-2 on Court 6.

With the team win secured, three matches went unfinished. Hofbauer was in control on Court 1, leading 6-3, 3-1, while Deaifi and Crossman were on the verge of victories with first-set wins and nearing second-set match points.

GCU had not won back-to-back sweeps this season, building good momentum for the back half of the season schedule.

The Lopes will be back at GCU Tennis Facility on Saturday morning against Montana State at 10. The match will be the Lopes' third home match in a row, ending the season's longest home stretch.