The No. 1-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College men's tennis team improved to 9-0 on the season with a pair of dominating sweeps against NCAA Division II opponents Saturday afternoon in the Grizzly Invitational from the GGC Tennis Facility.

The Grizzlies defeated Bluefield State College (West Virginia) 4-0 before a scoring a 5-0 triumph against Atlantis University (Florida) concluded the busy day.

The victories helped Head Coach Chase Hodges achieve his 600th career coaching victory. That achievement came with a triumph by the women's team later in the day.

Against Bluefield State, a 6-4 victory by the No. 1 doubles team of Valentino Caratini and Agustin Tamagnone, both seniors, provided GGC with a 1-0 lead. Senior Daniel Czepielewski and junior Matthias Haim had earlier picked up a 6-3 triumph in the No. 2 match.

In singles, the tournament host added to its lead with victories by freshman Guilhem Perez Le Tiec, who won 12 of the 13 games on the No. 6 court; sophomore Alex Gurmendi, by 6-2, 6-1 scores at No. 2; and Haim, at the top of the lineup.

Against Atlantis, the Grizzlies clinched the doubles point with victories on the No. 2 and No. 3 courts. Senior Vicente Lagos teamed with Perez Le Tiec for a 6-0 victory at No. 3 before Gurmendi and Haim registered a 6-3 win at No. 2 for the 1-0 advantage.

Caratini led singles play with a 6-0, 6-1 triumph at No. 3 while Perez Le Tiec won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6. Haim and Lagos followed with victories on the No. 1 and No. 5 courts, respectively, to clinch the victory.
  "Overall, it was a good day. We wanted to see how guys performed in different spots. That's why we made some adjustments to the lineup, moving Matthias (Haim) up to No. 1 singles. I was impressed with how well he played," said Head Coach Chase Hodges.
  Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to conclude the Grizzly Invitational with a match against No. 10 Xavier University (Louisiana) on Sunday, February 20, at the GGC Tennis Facility, starting at 10 a.m.