The No. 1-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College men's tennis team started the GGC Spring Invitational with a 4-0 victory over No. 4 William Carey University (Mississippi) on Friday afternoon at the GGC Tennis Facility.
The Grizzlies (12-0) are scheduled to play three more matches next week in the invitational.
Friday's victory marked GGC's fourth win this spring over a nationally ranked NAIA opponent.
Against William Carey, the Grizzlies captured the doubles point with victories on the No. 1 and No. 2 courts. Senior
Daniel Czepielewski teamed with junior
Matthias Haim for a dominant 6-1 triumph in the No. 2 match. Then the senior tandem of
Valentino Caratini and
Agustin Tamagnone was victorious 6-3 at No. 1, with Caratini serving out the match and Tamagnone securing the winning point at the net.
That doubles victory marked Caratini's 202nd career victory for GGC.
The strong play continued in singles with Tamagnone winning by identical 6-1 set scores at No. 4 singles and freshman
Guilhem Perez Le Tiec was victorious 6-1, 6-1 on the No. 6 court.
Haim clinched the dual match victory with a straight-set triumph (6-4, 6-3) at the top of the singles lineup.
"William Carey always brings a competitive spirit to our matches. They have players capable of performing at a high level. We know that we have to put our best games on every court. Getting the doubles point was once again important and getting three quick victories in singles was good to see. Matthias (Haim) got a big win at No. 1. I was very happy with his performance today," said Head Coach
Chase Hodges.
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to resume the GGC Spring Invitational by hosting NCAA Division II University of Texas-Tyler on Monday, March 7, from the GGC Tennis Facility, starting at noon.
