The Georgia Gwinnett College men's tennis team has advanced to the semifinal round of the 2024 NAIA National Championship tournament after defeating No. 9 seed Reinhardt University (Georgia) 4-0 on Thursday morning at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Alabama.
The Grizzlies have swept to victories in both of their matches so far in the tournament.
GGC (16-0), the defending national champions and top seed, once again used strong doubles play to gain early momentum. The NAIA's top-ranked doubles team of senior
Alex Gurmendi and sophomore
Santiago Villarruel won all six games on the No. 1 court. Then, senior
Mihailo Radosavljevic and sophomore
Aleksandr Kalinin registered their second win of the tournament, collecting a 6-4 triumph on the No. 2 court.
The advantage in the match grew to 2-0 as Radosavljevic won in straight sets on the No. 6 singles court by 6-4, 6-0 scores.

Sophomore
Luis Francisco Sampedro collected the Grizzlies' third point of the match with a 6-0, 6-2 victory against Pierson Moss on the No. 4 court. Gurmendi then secured the semifinal spot with a straight-set triumph by 6-2, 6-4 scores at the top of the singles lineup.
The Grizzlies stand 38-0 all-time in NAIA postseason play and have won nine consecutive national titles.
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to play against No. 4 seed University of Northwestern Ohio in the semifinal round of the 2024 NAIA National Championship on Friday, May 17, beginning at 9 a.m. central time at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Alabama.