Strong singles play led the NAIA's top-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College men's tennis team to rally past No. 3 Reinhardt University (Georgia) 4-3 Monday afternoon at the GGC Tennis Facility.
GGC (19-0) won four singles matches after dropping the doubles point to the Eagles.
Sophomore
Jose Dugo evened the match with a 6-0, 6-2 victory on the No. 4 court, then junior
Valentino Caratini gave the hosts a 2-1 advantage with a 6-2, 6-1 triumph at No. 5 singles.
The lead grew to 3-1 following a straight-set victory from freshman
Luis Gomar on the No. 3 court.
Reinhardt (8-2) got a point at No. 1 singles to cut the deficit to 3-2. Then, junior
Agustin Tamagnone clinched GGC's victory and completed the rally with a 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 6 singles.
The Eagles took the doubles point by winning 6-4 on the No. 2 court after the two teams split the first two matches. Freshman
Alex Gurmendi and Dugo picked up a 6-2 triumph at No. 3 doubles.
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to close out the regular season with a road match against NCAA Division III Emory University (Georgia) on April 28, at 1:30 p.m. in Atlanta, Georgia.
