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Crossman highlights Lopes' run in Newport Beach
10/3/2026 2:57:00β―PM | Women's Tennis
GCU trio earns 5 singles victories during fall competition
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. β Grand Canyon women's tennis continued its fall season at the UTR PTT Newport Beach event, with junior Bella Crossman leading the Lopes with three singles victories.
Crossman opened her tournament with a dominant performance against Charlotte Kim, earning a 6-1, 6-3 victory. She followed with a 1-6, 2-6 loss to Delaney Letzel before bouncing back with a straight-set 6-3, 6-2 win against Raina Miae Kim.
Crossman went on to pick up a 6-1, 6-2 win on the last day of the tournament against Isabelle Nguyen.
GCU senior Gala Arangio picked up a victory in two matches at the event. Arangio started her tournament with a 6-4, 6-1 win against Norah Davoodi before falling to Marika Jones 5-7, 1-6.
Arangio split her last two matches of the tournament, going 2-2 on the weekend.
Lopes sophomore Zuzana Kudlackova, a transfer from West Virginia, competed in four matches in her GCU debut. She opened with a 3-6, 3-6 loss to Zhytelna before falling to Adriana Ream 1-6 2-6.
Kudlackova was able to secure a comeback victory after going down in the first set to Sophia Dumitrascu. She went on to win 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. Kudlackova battled in a tough three-set match that ended in a 3-6, 6-4, 2-6 loss on the last day of the tournament.
The Lopes look ahead in the fall season to the W35 Las Vegas.
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Crossman opened her tournament with a dominant performance against Charlotte Kim, earning a 6-1, 6-3 victory. She followed with a 1-6, 2-6 loss to Delaney Letzel before bouncing back with a straight-set 6-3, 6-2 win against Raina Miae Kim.
Crossman went on to pick up a 6-1, 6-2 win on the last day of the tournament against Isabelle Nguyen.
GCU senior Gala Arangio picked up a victory in two matches at the event. Arangio started her tournament with a 6-4, 6-1 win against Norah Davoodi before falling to Marika Jones 5-7, 1-6.
Arangio split her last two matches of the tournament, going 2-2 on the weekend.
Lopes sophomore Zuzana Kudlackova, a transfer from West Virginia, competed in four matches in her GCU debut. She opened with a 3-6, 3-6 loss to Zhytelna before falling to Adriana Ream 1-6 2-6.
Kudlackova was able to secure a comeback victory after going down in the first set to Sophia Dumitrascu. She went on to win 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. Kudlackova battled in a tough three-set match that ended in a 3-6, 6-4, 2-6 loss on the last day of the tournament.
The Lopes look ahead in the fall season to the W35 Las Vegas.
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