Completed Event: Women's Tennis versus Air Force on March 27, 2026 , Loss , 2, to, 4
W Tennis
vs Air Force
L 2-4
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Wednesday, April 22
Las Vegas, Nev.
9 a.m.
Grand Canyon
5
vs
0
(12) Fresno State
Photo by: Tyler Killgore
GCU secures 1st Mountain West Championship win
4/22/2026 9:26:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Lopes look to punch ticket to semifinals after decisive victory puts them in quarterfinal
LAS VEGAS — No. 5 seed Grand Canyon opened Mountain West Championship play with a dominant 5-0 sweep of No. 12 seed Fresno State on Wednesday at Darling Tennis Center.
GCU set the tone early by claiming the doubles point with convincing wins on Courts 1 and 2.
Lopes sophomore Bella Crossman and senior Dania Deaifi secured a 6-3 victory at the top spot, while GCU junior Gala Arangio and sophomore Karina Hofbauer followed with a 6-4 win to give the Lopes a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
That momentum carried over to four consecutive completed courts that GCU won in straight sets to clinch the first-round dual match.
Crossman extended the lead with a 6-3, 6-0 win at Court 1 while Deaifi added a 6-2, 6-2 victory on Court 5.
Arangio and Hofbauer followed with decisive wins at Court 2 and 3, respectively, to seal the shutout.
Two additional matches were left unfinished once the dual was decided, with freshman Hams Metwally leading on Court 4 and Amalia Suciu ahead on Court 6.
The Lopes' efficient performance advanced them to the conference quarterfinals in Las Vegas, where they will match up against No. 4 seed Air Force at 2 p.m. Thursday as they look to book their spot in the semifinals.
GCU set the tone early by claiming the doubles point with convincing wins on Courts 1 and 2.
Lopes sophomore Bella Crossman and senior Dania Deaifi secured a 6-3 victory at the top spot, while GCU junior Gala Arangio and sophomore Karina Hofbauer followed with a 6-4 win to give the Lopes a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
That momentum carried over to four consecutive completed courts that GCU won in straight sets to clinch the first-round dual match.
Crossman extended the lead with a 6-3, 6-0 win at Court 1 while Deaifi added a 6-2, 6-2 victory on Court 5.
Arangio and Hofbauer followed with decisive wins at Court 2 and 3, respectively, to seal the shutout.
Two additional matches were left unfinished once the dual was decided, with freshman Hams Metwally leading on Court 4 and Amalia Suciu ahead on Court 6.
The Lopes' efficient performance advanced them to the conference quarterfinals in Las Vegas, where they will match up against No. 4 seed Air Force at 2 p.m. Thursday as they look to book their spot in the semifinals.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
1
Paulina Montiel / 0 [FST]
3
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Sofia Pizzoni / 0 [FST]
13
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Andjela Lopicic / 0 [FST]
12
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Eliza Dunbar / 0 [FST]
22UF
63UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Klara Vukicevic / 0 [FST]
22
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Louna Cormier / 0 [FST]
42UF
63UF
Order of Finish:
1,5,3,2
Players Mentioned
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