Box Score

IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine women's tennis played its first home match of 2021-22 battling to the last point in a 4-3 loss to Grand Canyon Friday morning.

For a second straight match, the Anteaters (0-3, 0-1) secured the doubles point. Jessica Tsukiji and Alyssia Fossorier won at No. 2 doubles, and after GCU (1-0) wrapped up No. 1, the duo of Emily Fowler and Mia Totah won, 6-3, to give UCI an early 1-0 lead.

Singles went back and forth as the Lopes took a couple straight set wins to jump ahead, 2-1. Emily Fowler finished her straight set win at No 5 singles to tie things back up, and Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico came from behind for a three-set victory grab the lead back for the 'Eaters, 3-2.

The Lopes battled back for the final two points winning at Nos. 2 and 4 singles after dropping the first set and ultimately taking the 4-3 win.

The 'Eaters have a chance Saturday to get that first win of the season, and its a Big West match as they travel down to UC San Diego for a 12:00 p.m. match.

Grand Canyon 4, UC Irvine 3
February 4, 2022
Irvine, Calif. - Anteater Tennis Center

Doubles
1) Puehse/Strombacha (GCU) def. Fossorier/Tsukiji (UCI) -- 6-4
2) Gonzalez-Rico/Schlatter (UCI) def. Prudhomme/Schmidt (GCU) -- 6-3
3) Fowler/Totah (UCI) def. Del Marco/Weiss (GCU) -- 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles
1) Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico (UCI) def. Natasha Puehse (GCU) -- 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
2) Fabienne Schmidt (GCU) def. Jessica Tsukiji (UCI) -- 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
3) Santa Strombacha (GCU) def. Jenna Schlatter (UCI) -- 6-4, 6-1
4) Autum Prudhomme (GCU) def. Alyssia Fossorier (UCI) -- 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
5) Emily Fowler (UCI) def. Valentina Del Marco (GCU) -- 7-5, 6-3
6) Aline Buhr (GCU) def. Mia Totah (UCI) -- 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 3, 5, 1, 2, 4