Georgia Gwinnett College Athletics

Strong performances across the lineup paved the way for No. 1-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College men's tennis team to have a dominant 7-0 victory against No. 8 Indiana Wesleyan University on Saturday afternoon from the GGC Tennis Facility.

The Grizzlies (11-0) have won 134 straight dual matches, marking the second longest winning streak in collegiate sports history.

GGC's No. 1 doubles team of junior Federico Bonacia and freshman Matthias Haim picked up a 6-4 victory over the NAIA's No. 2-ranked doubles team. That came after victories from junior Valentino Caratini and freshman Luis Gomar by a 6-2 score on the No. 2 court and sophomore Jose Dugo and freshman Alex Gurmendi 6-4 at No. 3 doubles.

The team won all six singles matches in straight sets.

Haim gave the Grizzlies a 3-0 lead following a 6-1, 6-3 triumph on the No. 1 court against Martin Carrizo, the NAIA's No. 3-ranked singles player. Gurmendi registered a 6-4, 7-5 victory against Stefano Di Aloy, the No. 4-ranked singles player, at No. 2 singles.

Caratini clinched GGC's victory with the fourth team point, winning by identical 6-1 set scores on the No. 5 court.

Rounding out the team's singles winners were Dugo, by 6-1, 6-1 set scores at No. 3; Gomar, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 4; and Bonacia, 6-3, 6-1 on the No. 6 court.

Indiana Wesleyan dropped to 20-2 on the season.
 
"Today was a surgical-like performance and, in my opinion, our best performance of the year. The lineup from top to bottom has been playing at a high level. Matthias Haim picked up a pair of wins over ranked opponents and is settling into the No. 1 spot for us," said Head Coach Chase Hodges.
 
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host No. 13 San Diego Christian College (California) on Wednesday, March 10, at the GGC Tennis Facility, starting at 1 p.m.