TUCSON, Ariz. – No. 51 Arizona vs. Drake; vs. GCU; vs. No. 50 Oregon
When: Tuesday, March 15 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. MST // Friday, March 18 at 1:30 p.m.
Where: LaNelle Robson Tennis Center, Tucson, Ariz. // Eugene, Ore.
Team records: Arizona (10-6, 1-3 Pac-12), Drake (7-4, 0-0 MVC), GCU (2-6, 0-0 WAC), Oregon (8-4, 0-2 Pac-12)
LiveStats: arizonastats.com // www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=ore
Livestream: pac-12.com/live/university-arizona-4 // pac-12.com/live/university-oregon
Notes
Series: Arizona tied 0-0 with Drake; Arizona leads GCU 9-0; Arizona tied 12-12 with Oregon
Arizona will kick off tomorrow’s doubleheader with a match against Drake University for the first time ever. Then they look to continue their perfect winning streak over GCU before traveling north to face off against No. 50 Oregon and claim a conference win that would put the Cats ahead in the series.
Last Meeting
Arizona 4, GCU 3 on Feb. 13, 2021
Arizona 3, Oregon 4 on March 7, 2021
Results
Arizona vs. GCU
Results
Doubles
1. Heynemans/Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Pueshe/Weiss (GCU) 6-3
2. Occhipinti/Prudhomme (GCU) def. Amos/Zandberg (ARIZ) 6-3
3. Anderson/Lomas (GCU) won by default
Singles
1. Natasha Prueshe (GCU) def. Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-3
2. Jelena Lukic (ARIZ) def. Emilia Occhipinti (GCU) 6-3, 7-6(7)
3. Talya Zandberg (ARIZ) def. Jana Weiss (GCU) 7-5, 5-7, 6-1
4. Abby Amos (ARIZ) def. Joely Lomas (GCU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Gitte Heynemans (ARIZ) def. Tayler Anderson (GCU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Talyor Anderson (GCU) won by default
Arizona vs. Oregon
Doubles
1. Heynemans/Iglupas vs. Kahfiani/Martinez 4-4 unf.
2. Mould/Tjen def. Amos/Zandberg 6-2
3. Eshet/Mulville def. Lukic/Wilkins 6-1
Order of finish: 2, 3
Singles
1. Janice Tjen def. Kayla Wilkins 6-2, 6-1
2. Jelena Lukic def. Lillian Mould 6-1, 6-2
3. Rifanty Kahfiani def. Abby Amos 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
4. Uxia Martinez def. Talya Zandberg 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-3
5. Gitte Heynemans def. Allison Mulville 6-2, 7-6(7)
6. Khim Iglupas def. Ares Teixido Garcia 6-4, 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 2, 6, 5, 3, 4
Spring Break – The Cats struggled in California last week with all three of their matches resulting in 4-0 losses. Over the weekend, No. 51 Arizona faced two more Pac-12 teams, No. 14 UCLA and No. 20 USC. The Wildcats will bounce back after tomorrow’s doubleheader and Friday’s fifth Pac-12 conference match.
Homebound – After another week with three matches, the Wildcats will play No. 71 Rice University on Friday, March 25 in Tempe, Ariz. Then the Cats host two more Pac-12 conference matches at home against No. 21 Stanford on Friday, April 1, and No. 10 California on Saturday, April 2.