Completed Event: Women's Tennis at Utah State on March 22, 2026 , Win , 4, to, 1
W Tennis
at Utah State
W 4-1
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 first ever Mountain West Championships win
4/22/2026 9:26:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Lopes look to punch their ticket to the semifinals after a decisive victory advances them in the tournament
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - No. 5 seed Grand Canyon opened Mountain West Championship play with a dominant 5-0 sweep of No. 12 seed Fresno State on Wednesday morning at Darling Tennis Center.
GCU set the tone early by claiming the doubles point with wins on Courts 1 and 2 in dominant fashion.
Sophomore Bella Crossman and senior Dania Deaifi secured a 6-3 victory at the top spot, while 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.
The Lopes carried that momentum into singles, winning four straight completed courts in straight sets to clinch the 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 victory.
Two additional matches were left unfinished once the dual was decided, with the freshman Hams Metwally leading on Court 4 and Amalia Suciu ahead on Court 6.
The Lopes efficient performance advanced them in the conference tournament as they will continue postseason play in Las Vegas. They will match up against No. 4 seed Air Force tomorrow at 2pm as they look for a chance to book their spot into the semifinals.
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GCU set the tone early by claiming the doubles point with wins on Courts 1 and 2 in dominant fashion.
Sophomore Bella Crossman and senior Dania Deaifi secured a 6-3 victory at the top spot, while 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.
The Lopes carried that momentum into singles, winning four straight completed courts in straight sets to clinch the 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 victory.
Two additional matches were left unfinished once the dual was decided, with the freshman Hams Metwally leading on Court 4 and Amalia Suciu ahead on Court 6.
The Lopes efficient performance advanced them in the conference tournament as they will continue postseason play in Las Vegas. They will match up against No. 4 seed Air Force tomorrow at 2pm as they look for a chance to book their spot into the semifinals.
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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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