Colorado State University Athletics
Sunday, February 10
Phoenix, Ariz.
10 AM MT
Colorado State
6
at
1
Grand Canyon
Photo by: Tomas Redondo
Rams earn 6-1 road win at Grand Canyon
2/10/2019 4:47:00 PM | Women's Tennis
CSU picks up doubles point and then secure win with three straight-set victories in singles
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Colorado State played its first outdoor match of the spring schedule and came away with a 6-1 victory over host Grand Canyon on Sunday. With the victory, the Rams improved to 2-1 in dual matches while the Lopes dropped to 2-4 on the season.
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The Rams captured the doubles point with victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. Â Nancy Ghanem and Stella Cliffe picked up a 6-2 victory at the second slot followed by Riley Reeves and Emily Luetschwager earning a 6-4 victory at No. 3.
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In singles, CSU grabbed three straight-set wins early to secure the dual win. Reeves got a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 6 over Autum Prudhomme for the first singles point. Cliffe won at No. 3, defeating Celia Morel, 7-5, 6-2. Luetschwager finished off the team victory with her 6-1, 7-5 win over Emilia Occhipinti at No. 1. CSU also picked up shortened three-set victories at No. 4 from Priscilla Palermo and No. 5 from Nancy Ghanem.
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IN THEIR WORDS
Head coach Jarod Camerota
On winning the match and comparing to Nevada (who defeated GCU 4-3 earlier this season)
"Every match is different so it's hard to compare with Nevada. But we know we're a very good team this year, players one through eight. GCU really tested our ability to compete. It was a great first outdoor match. Now we need to get some rest and then start preparing for our trip to Las Vegas."
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NOTES
UP NEXT
The Rams will head next weekend to Las Vegas for three dual matches, playing UC Riverside and New Mexico State on Saturday before opening Mountain West play against UNLV on Sunday.
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The Rams captured the doubles point with victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. Â Nancy Ghanem and Stella Cliffe picked up a 6-2 victory at the second slot followed by Riley Reeves and Emily Luetschwager earning a 6-4 victory at No. 3.
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In singles, CSU grabbed three straight-set wins early to secure the dual win. Reeves got a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 6 over Autum Prudhomme for the first singles point. Cliffe won at No. 3, defeating Celia Morel, 7-5, 6-2. Luetschwager finished off the team victory with her 6-1, 7-5 win over Emilia Occhipinti at No. 1. CSU also picked up shortened three-set victories at No. 4 from Priscilla Palermo and No. 5 from Nancy Ghanem.
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IN THEIR WORDS
Head coach Jarod Camerota
On winning the match and comparing to Nevada (who defeated GCU 4-3 earlier this season)
"Every match is different so it's hard to compare with Nevada. But we know we're a very good team this year, players one through eight. GCU really tested our ability to compete. It was a great first outdoor match. Now we need to get some rest and then start preparing for our trip to Las Vegas."
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NOTES
- This was CSU's first win in the series with Grand Canyon in three tries.
- Reeves picked up her third singles win of the spring season, all in straight sets.
UP NEXT
The Rams will head next weekend to Las Vegas for three dual matches, playing UC Riverside and New Mexico State on Saturday before opening Mountain West play against UNLV on Sunday.
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For more CSU tennis news, follow @CSUTennis on Twitter.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
67
OCCHIPINTI, Emilia / 0 [GCU]
15
#2 Singles Match
123
660
LO PUMO, Martina / 0 [GCU]
721
#3 Singles Match
12
76
MOREL, Celia / 0 [GCU]
52
#4 Singles Match
123
661
BUHR, Celina / 0 [GCU]
270
#5 Singles Match
123
471
INFANTINO, Ludovica / 0 [GCU]
650
#6 Singles Match
12
66
PRUDHOMME, Autum / 0 [GCU]
14
Order of Finish:
6,3,1,2,5,4
Players Mentioned
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