Georgia Gwinnett College men's tennis players tallied 10 victories during a busy Friday to begin the Grizzly Open at the GGC Tennis Facility.

The weekend tournament has attracted top players from NCAA Division I Jacksonville State University (Alabama), and Division II Bluefield State University (West Virginia) and University of North Georgia.

DRAWS: SINGLES A | SINGLES B | DOUBLES

Junior Alex Gurmendi and freshman Dhakshineswar Suresh each collected two wins in the top singles draw to advance to Saturday's semifinal round. Both players won dramatic three-set victories in their quarterfinal matches.

Suresh, the top seed in the draw, opened the day with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Jacksonville State's Agustin Cuellar. He then came back to pick up a 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (7) victory in the quarterfinals.

Gurmendi, the No. 2 seed, defeated Jacksonville State's Daisuke Inagawa 7-6 (5), 6-4 before edging GGC freshman teammate Paras Dahiya 7-6 (3), 2-6, 1-0 (7) to advance to the semifinals, scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m.

Meanwhile, Dahiya scored a 7-5, 6-1 first-round triumph against Jacksonville State's Vanja Dobrnjac to get to the quarterfinals.

In the second singles flight, No. 6 seeded sophomore Matthew Sloan won all 12 games in Friday's Round of 16 match. Freshman Matthew Jezyk, the No. 5 seed, posted identical 6-3 set scores against a Bluefield State opponent.

The Grizzlies recorded two victories in doubles to have three teams in the quarterfinal round. Junior Aleksa Ciric and Gurmendi earned an 8-3 triumph against a Bluefield State duo and now will face the No. 2-seed from Jacksonville State on Saturday morning. Senior Leonardo Sprovieri teamed with classmate Jose Dugo to win all eight games against a team from North Georgia. They have advanced to play the No. 3 seed team from Jacksonville State.

As the top seed, the Dahiya-Suresh doubles team earned a first-round bye and are matched against a Jacksonville State team in the quarterfinals.
  The Grizzly Open continues with singles and doubles action on Saturday, October 8, from the GGC Tennis Facility, starting at 8:30 a.m.