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Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies
Ciric backhand
Maria Genovese
Senior Aleksa Ciric won in straight sets at No. 1 singles in Thursday's home win
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McPherson MC (3-3)
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Winner Georgia Gwinnnett College GGCM (12-0)
McPherson MC
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Final
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Georgia Gwinnnett College GGCM
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Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Different Lineup, Same Winning Ways for Men’s Tennis

A competitive doubles-point victory led the NAIA's top-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College men's tennis team to a 7-0 sweep against No. 19 McPherson College (Kansas) on Thursday afternoon at the GGC Tennis Facility.

The Grizzlies (12-0) won all three doubles matches by 6-4 scores, with the pairing of senior Mihailo Radosavljevic and sophomore Aleksandr Kalinin clinching the early match point with a victory on the No. 2 court.

The No. 26-ranked pairing of senior Aleksa Ciric and sophomore Luis Francisco Sampedro recorded the first triumph at No. 3 doubles. Senior Julius Kaufmann and sophomore Santiago Villarruel rounded out the winners, this one on the No. 1 court.

Francisco Sampedro netThe hosts then captured all six of the singles matches in straight sets. Villarruel doubled the Grizzlies' dual-match lead with a 6-0, 6-2 victory on the No. 4 court. Radosavljevic picked up a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 5 singles for the team's third point.

Francisco Sampedro, ranked No. 33 nationally, won his team-leading 11th singles match, defeating Arthur Nardy 6-0, 6-3 on the No. 3 court. Ciric, ranked No. 6, earned a 6-1, 6-4 victory against No. 14 Michael Beltran on the No. 1 court.

Senior Charly Zick won a singles match featuring ranked players by a 6-3, 6-1 score on the No. 2 court. Kalinin rounded out the winners with a 6-1, 7-6 (5) victory at No. 6 singles.

"It was a beautiful day for tennis and the guys have their eyes set on Mobile (site of the NAIA national championships). We use matches like today to prepare and never let up on our preparations for the nationals," said Head Coach Hannah Keeling.
 
COACH'S CORNER
Villarruel forehand"The guys stepped up, with some new doubles teams and shuffling of the singles lineup. We rebounded well in doubles since our last match (a doubles-point loss). Julius and Santiago recorded a nice win on the No. 1 court. Aleksandr is starting to take some big strides forward. Overall, it was a really solid team performance," said Head Coach Hannah Keeling.
 
UP NEXT
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to play at NCAA Division III Emory University (Georgia) on March 30 in Atlanta, starting at 11 a.m.
 
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