The Georgia Gwinnett College women's tennis team extended its winning streak to 10 consecutive matches with a 7-0 victory against McPherson College (Kansas) on Thursday at the GGC Tennis Facility.
The Grizzlies (14-1), ranked No. 2 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll, have won their last nine matches by sweep scores.
GGC quickly won the doubles point as the No. 1 pairing of junior
Justine Lespes and sophomore
Cassidy Mataia picked up a 6-1 victory and the senior duo of
Angel Carney and
Tereza Koplova was victorious 6-4 on the No. 2 court.
In singles, junior
Stephanie Fernandez gave the hosts a 3-0 lead by winning all 12 games in the No. 5 match. Carney sealed the match victory with a 6-0, 6-0 win on the No. 4 court.
Mataia won all 12 games in the No. 2 match against Grace Maxey, the No. 17-ranked singles player in the NAIA's Central Region, as posted by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Lespes, the reigning NAIA Women's Tennis National Player of the Week, remained undefeated in singles action with an impressive 6-0, 6-1 victory against a regionally ranked opponent. She stands No. 5 in ITA's latest NAIA singles national rankings.
Junior
Teodora Jovic rounded out the winners with a straight-set triumph (6-4, 6-2) against Camila Sanchez, the Central Region's No. 8-ranked singles player.
"We continue see improvement individually and as a team in each match. Cassidy (Mataia) performed exceptionally well today against a strong opponent," said Head Coach
Hannah Keeling.
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host NCAA Division II Columbus State University (Georgia) on Friday, March 31, at the GGC Tennis Facility, starting at 2 p.m.
