The top-seeded Georgia Gwinnett College men's tennis team started the inaugural NAIA Indoor Championship tournament with a dominant 5-0 triumph against No. 8 seed Kansas Wesleyan University in Friday evening's quarterfinal round in Overland Park, Kansas.

The Grizzlies (4-0), the nation's No. 1 NAIA team after winning eight straight outdoor championships, wasted little time in winning the doubles point as their No. 1 and No. 2 teams swept all six games on their respective courts.

Seniors Jose Dugo and Leonardo Sprovieri, the NAIA's top-ranked doubles team, were victorious at No. 2 doubles for the first victory of the match. Then, the freshman duo of Paras Dahiya and Dhakshineswar Suresh secured the doubles point with a 6-0 win on the No. 1 court.

Then, GGC collected four singles wins in straight sets. The first victory came from Sprovieri, who improved to 3-0 on the season by defeating Adam Hanson 6-1, 6-0 on the No. 5 court.

That was followed by three quick triumphs from junior Aleksa Ciric, defeating Garrison Wright by identical 6-1 set scores at No. 3 singles; freshman Santiago Villarruel, by 6-1, 6-0 scores on the No. 6 court against Collin Phelps; and Dahiya, with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Jacob Phelps.

Georgia Gwinnett College is now scheduled to face No. 4 seed Tennessee Wesleyan University in the semifinal round on Saturday, February 4, starting at 6:30 p.m. central time. The Bulldogs knocked off No. 5 Xavier University (Louisiana) 4-3 on Friday.
  "This was a solid start, with an all-around performance by the men's team. Our doubles got us off to a strong start. As expected, we came out fired up and really settled into our matches. Now we're focusing on the semifinal match," said Head Coach Hannah Keeling.
  Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to play No. 4 seed Tennessee Wesleyan University in the semifinal round on Saturday, February 4, in Overland Park, Kansas, starting at 6:30 p.m. central time.