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
Thursday, April 23
Las Vegas, Nev.
2:00 PM
Grand Canyon
4
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(4) Air Force
Photo by: Tyler Killgore
Lopes head to MW Championship semifinals
4/23/2026 8:41:00 PM | Women's Tennis
GCU sweeps Air Force to advance to Friday dual vs. No. 1 seed San Diego State
LAS VEGAS — No. 5 seed Grand Canyon advanced to the Mountain West Championship semifinals with a 4-0 sweep of No. 4 seed Air Force on Thursday at Darling Tennis Center.
GCU (15-11) reached an 11 a.m. Friday semifnal against No. 1 seed San Diego State by setting the tone early in Thursday's quarterfinal.
The Lopes secured the doubles point with wins on Courts 1 and 2, starting with sophomore Bella Crossman and senior Dania Deaifi scoring a 6-4 victory at the top spot.
This was followed by GCU junior Gala Arangio and sophomore Karina Hofbauer earning a 6-4 win at Court 2 to give the Lopes a 1-0 lead.
That momentum carried into singles play, where the Lopes took the first three completed courts to clinch their second MW Championship victory.
Arangio struck quickly with a 6-2, 6-2 win at Court 3, and Hofbauer followed with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 victory at Court 2.
Lopes freshman Hams Metwally then sealed the dual with her first career clinch when she rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win on Court 4.
Three matches were left unfinished, including competitive battles at the top and bottom of the lineup.
If the Lopes upset the top-seeded Aztecs on Friday, they would play an 11 a.m. Saturday championship dual against Friday's winner of the other semifinal between No. 2 seed Boise State and No. 3 seed UNLV. The tournament winner eanrs an NCAA Tournament berth.
GCU (15-11) reached an 11 a.m. Friday semifnal against No. 1 seed San Diego State by setting the tone early in Thursday's quarterfinal.
The Lopes secured the doubles point with wins on Courts 1 and 2, starting with sophomore Bella Crossman and senior Dania Deaifi scoring a 6-4 victory at the top spot.
This was followed by GCU junior Gala Arangio and sophomore Karina Hofbauer earning a 6-4 win at Court 2 to give the Lopes a 1-0 lead.
That momentum carried into singles play, where the Lopes took the first three completed courts to clinch their second MW Championship victory.
Arangio struck quickly with a 6-2, 6-2 win at Court 3, and Hofbauer followed with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 victory at Court 2.
Lopes freshman Hams Metwally then sealed the dual with her first career clinch when she rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win on Court 4.
Three matches were left unfinished, including competitive battles at the top and bottom of the lineup.
If the Lopes upset the top-seeded Aztecs on Friday, they would play an 11 a.m. Saturday championship dual against Friday's winner of the other semifinal between No. 2 seed Boise State and No. 3 seed UNLV. The tournament winner eanrs an NCAA Tournament berth.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
1234
715UF
Abby Cotuna / 0 [AFA]
561UF
#2 Singles Match
12
76
Arian Van Houweling / 0 [AFA]
63
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Sofia Mavor / 0 [AFA]
22
#4 Singles Match
123
466
Yule Kang / 0 [AFA]
631
#5 Singles Match
1234
561UF
Nadia Kojonroj / 0 [AFA]
74UF
#6 Singles Match
1234
624UF
Maya Michalski / 0 [AFA]
464UF
Order of Finish:
3,2,4
Players Mentioned
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