The top-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College men's tennis team has advanced to the championship match of the inaugural NAIA Indoor Championship following a 4-1 semifinal triumph against No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan University on Saturday evening in Overland Park, Kansas.

GGC (5-0), the tournament's No. 1 seed, extended its winning streak to 173 consecutive matches. The team will face No. 2 seed Keiser University (Florida) for the championship on Sunday, February 5, starting at 6:30 p.m. central time.

The Grizzlies used strong doubles play to grab an early 1-0 lead in the match. The freshman duo of Paras Dahiya and Dhakshineswar Suresh registered a 6-3 victory on the No. 1 court. Then, senior Federico Bonacia and junior Alex Gurmendi clinched the doubles point with a 7-5 triumph in the No. 3 match.

The team's lead extended to 2-0 behind a straight-set singles victory by junior Aleksa Ciric on the No. 4 court, with 6-3 and 6-4 scores. The Bulldogs registered a win at No. 1 singles to get within one point at 2-1.

However, GGC added two more singles triumphs in straight sets. Senior Leonardo Sprovieri won by identical 6-2 set scores on the No. 5 court before junior Charly Zick recorded a 6-4, 6-1 win in his Grizzly debut on the No. 6 court.
 
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Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to play the tournament's No. 2 seed Keiser University (Florida) for the championship on Sunday, February 5, in Overland Park, Kansas, starting at 6:30 p.m. central time.