Lopes fall to Longhorns in round one, will play Thursday

Wednesday, April 22

Huntington Beach, Calif.

12 p.m.

Grand Canyon

(3) Texas

Photo by: Nathan Peters

Lopes fall to Longhorns in round one, will play Thursday

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By: Nathan Peters

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — No. 11 Grand Canyon, the No. 6 seed in the conference tournament, opened postseason play with a 4-0 loss to No. 3 Texas, the tournament's No. 3 seed, on Wednesday afternoon at Spiker Beach.

The Lopes battled closely across multiple courts but were unable to secure a point against the Longhorns, who clinched the dual with wins at the 3's, 1's and 5's flights before adding a fourth point at the 4's.

Texas struck first with a straight-sets win at No. 3, where junior Rhea Kohl and sophomore Mae Manthe fell 21-18, 21-14 in the opening decision.

At the top flight, junior Karynn Garrow and junior Becca Drake pushed Texas in both sets but came up short in a 21-19, 21-16 loss as the Longhorns moved closer to clinching.

The dual was decided at No. 5, where freshman Jordyn Decker and sophomore Youna Coens were edged in a tightly contested first set before falling 29-27, 21-18 to secure the Texas victory.

Redshirt senior Jessica Drake and redshirt junior Isabelle Tucker dropped a 21-19, 21-13 decision at No. 4 after the clinch, while the No. 2 flight of senior Katie Keefe and redshirt junior Sarah Edler went unfinished in a three-set battle at the time of the dual's conclusion.

Grand Canyon will continue play Thursday at 11:30 a.m., facing the winner of No. 7 LSU and No. 9 Oregon. The match will be available on Big Ten Plus.