Strong doubles play provided the recipe for success as the NAIA No. 1-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College women's tennis team scored a decisive 5-0 victory against No. 6 William Carey University (Mississippi) in Friday afternoon's GGC Spring Invitational opening match at the GGC Tennis Facility.
The Grizzlies (9-0) needed only 20 minutes to capture the match's doubles point, getting a pair of 6-0 triumphs.
Sophomores
Selina Pichler and
Iryna Lysykh were victorious on the No. 2 court – the duo's 10th victory of the season. Senior
Maria Genovese then teamed with sophomore
Stephanie Fernandez to clinch the doubles point win a win on the No. 1 court.
GGC was also dominant in singles to wrap up the match within another 55 minutes.
Genovese started the rally with a 6-2, 6-2 triumph on the No. 1 court and Lysykh picked up a straight-set victory at No. 3 to extend the host's lead to 3-0 in the match.
Simultaneous victories by Pichler at No. 2 and sophomore
Ale Ferrer at No. 4 secured the victory.
Freshman
Cassidy Mataia made her collegiate debut, teaming with Ferrer at No. 3 doubles. The duo was leading 3-1 when the match was stopped after the match's doubles point was clinched.
The Grizzlies have now won 51 straight matches dating back to the 2019 season.
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"Today was an incredible performance and the players are really starting to hit their stride. We're a really solid team and it was nice to see our newcomer Cassidy (Mataia) get her feet wet in doubles action," said Head Coach
Chase Hodges.
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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.
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