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
Friday, February 20
Phoenix, Ariz.
2 p.m.
Grand Canyon
6
vs
1
Lipscomb
Photo by: Bryce Fairchild
Packed weekend starts with win against Lipscomb
2/20/2026 5:57:00 PM | Men's Tennis
GCU triumphs 6-1, continues hot start at outset of 3-dual home weekend
The 9-1 Grand Canyon men's tennis team took down Lipscomb 4-2 on Friday at GCU Tennis Facility. This win continued the Lopes' undefeated home streak as they head into the weekend as a top-60 team in the nation.
GCU secured the doubles point in fewer than 30 minutes with wins on Courts 1 and 3.
The Court 3 win came in 6-1 fashion from freshman Tim Hohmann and junior transfer Charlie Pade.
This was Hohmann's second start for the Lopes after making his debut last match in doubles.
On Court 1, GCU junior Brice Patoux and sophomore Daniel Jankoski took care of the Bison's Facundo Perlov and Alex Vlahos 6-2 to secure the doubles point for the Lopes.
In singles, the Lopes continued to dominate by taking the first set on all six courts.
Patoux got the scoring started for the Lopes on Court 5, securing his match 6-1, 6-3. This win moved him to 10-0 on the season in singles play.
French sophomore Tristan Berard clinched his court, sweeping Perlov 6-2, 6-2. With this win, Berard goes to 9-1 in singles with a four-game win streak.
Jankoski took Court 3 to clinch the dual match for the Lopes by beating Vlahos 6-4, 6-4.
Although the Lopes clinched the win, the rest of the matches were played out.
On Court 6, Pade took took the first set 6-1 before battling to a 7-6, second-set victory on a 7-2 tiebreaker.
GCU sophomore Andreas Loizas had a strong first set, winning 6-1. In the second set, Loizas nearly came back from a 5-2 hole, bringing it back to 5-5 before falling 7-5. Loizas won a third-set tiebreaker 10-2.
The Lopes look ahead to Saturday, when they will take on reigning Mountain West champion Boise State at GCU Tennis Facility at noon.
GCU secured the doubles point in fewer than 30 minutes with wins on Courts 1 and 3.
The Court 3 win came in 6-1 fashion from freshman Tim Hohmann and junior transfer Charlie Pade.
This was Hohmann's second start for the Lopes after making his debut last match in doubles.
On Court 1, GCU junior Brice Patoux and sophomore Daniel Jankoski took care of the Bison's Facundo Perlov and Alex Vlahos 6-2 to secure the doubles point for the Lopes.
In singles, the Lopes continued to dominate by taking the first set on all six courts.
Patoux got the scoring started for the Lopes on Court 5, securing his match 6-1, 6-3. This win moved him to 10-0 on the season in singles play.
French sophomore Tristan Berard clinched his court, sweeping Perlov 6-2, 6-2. With this win, Berard goes to 9-1 in singles with a four-game win streak.
Jankoski took Court 3 to clinch the dual match for the Lopes by beating Vlahos 6-4, 6-4.
Although the Lopes clinched the win, the rest of the matches were played out.
On Court 6, Pade took took the first set 6-1 before battling to a 7-6, second-set victory on a 7-2 tiebreaker.
GCU sophomore Andreas Loizas had a strong first set, winning 6-1. In the second set, Loizas nearly came back from a 5-2 hole, bringing it back to 5-5 before falling 7-5. Loizas won a third-set tiebreaker 10-2.
The Lopes look ahead to Saturday, when they will take on reigning Mountain West champion Boise State at GCU Tennis Facility at noon.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Facundo Perlov / 0 [LIU]
22
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Filippo Verdese / 0 [LIU]
170
651
#3 Singles Match
12
Alex Vlahos / 0 [LIU]
44
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Henrique Ushizima / 0 [LIU]
461
630
#5 Singles Match
12
Oskar Szymczak / 0 [LIU]
13
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Oliver Thoeny / 0 [LIU]
16
67
Order of Finish:
5,1,3,6,2,4
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