The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' top-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College women's tennis team earned a dominant 7-0 home victory against No. 4 William Carey University (Mississippi) Friday afternoon at the GGC Tennis Facility.
The Grizzlies (13-0) quickly grabbed the doubles point for a 1-0 lead by winning 12 of the 13 games on the No. 1 and No. 3 courts. Sophomore
Tereza Koplova and freshman
Selina Pichler won all six games at the top of the doubles lineup before the No. 3 freshmen duo of
Iryna Lysykh and
Ale Ferrer earned a 6-1 victory.
GGC posted straight-set victories across all six of the singles matches. Pichler won all 12 games on the No. 3 court to give the hosts a 2-0 dual match lead. Adding to the team's score were junior
Maria Genovese, with a 6-3, 6-2 victory on the No. 1 court; Koplova, at 6-1, 6-3 in the No. 2 match; and Lysykh, who registered a 6-2, 7-6 (1) victory at No. 4.
Freshman
Marta Maestro earned a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 6 singles and Ferrer was victorious by identical 6-1 set scores on the No. 5 court to complete the strong performances by the four-time defending NAIA national champions.
Friday's victory marked the 32nd straight win for the program.
"Our women were extremely dominate today. We beat a good William Carey team 7-0. That speaks volumes about where we are currently as a team. I'm looking to see us improve even more throughout the season," said Head Coach
Chase Hodges.
No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host No. 24 University of the Cumberlands (Kentucky) on Monday, March 15, at the GGC Tennis Facility, starting at 1 p.m.
