The top-seeded Georgia Gwinnett College men's tennis team earned a 4-0 victory against No. 16 seed Grace College (Indiana) in a Round of 16 match Wednesday at the 2021 NAIA National Championship tournament from the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Alabama.
The Grizzlies (21-0) won 12 of the 13 games across two doubles matches to grab the early 1-0 lead. Junior
Federico Bonacia and sophomore
Matthias Haim picked up a quick 6-1 victory on the No. 1 court. Then, the junior duo of
Vicente Lagos and
Agustin Tamagnone registered a 6-0 triumph at No. 3 doubles.
In singles, GGC earned three straight-set victories to complete the sweep.
Junior
Valentino Caratini picked up a 6-1, 6-0 win on the No. 5 court to give the team a 2-0 lead. Following a brief rain delay, freshman
Alex Gurmendi was victorious 6-1, 6-3 over Max Rozas at the top of the lineup. Then, sophomore
Jose Dugo won the team's match-winning fourth point with a 6-1, 6-2 triumph on the No. 4 court.
The Grizzlies hold a 25-0 all-time team record in matches in the NAIA national tournament, have captured six straight national titles and now have won 144 straight dual matches.
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to play No. 8 seed Cardinal Stritch University (Wisconsin) in a quarterfinal match on Thursday, May 20, at 1 p.m. central time from the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Alabama.
