Georgia Gwinnett College men's tennis left little doubt about who is the nation's best NAIA team and among the all-time best programs after capturing its 10th straight national championship with a dominant 4-0 victory against Keiser University (Florida) on Saturday afternoon at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Alabama.

The Grizzlies (18-0) used strong play in doubles and singles to win their fourth straight match – three by 4-0 sweeps – at this year's national tournament. The team outscored its postseason opponents by a combined 16-2 score.

The Seahawks started the championship match with a quick 6-1 win on the No. 3 court.

Senior Mihailo Radosavljevic teamed with sophomore Aleksandar Kalinin to break the Seahawks' third service game and Kalinin, playing in his only match of the finals, came back from a 0-30 deficit to serve out the match. Radosavljevic hit an overhead smash to secure a 6-4 match victory.

GGC secured the doubles point behind the NAIA's top-ranked doubles team of senior Alex Gurmendi and sophomore Santiago Villarruel winning four straight games for a 6-4 triumph on the No. 1 court.

"The doubles matches were huge. Winning doubles is like completing half the job because winning three singles matches is pretty likely for us. Getting the doubles point today was a huge advantage," said Gurmendi.

Kalinin added, "I tried to fight for every ball and once we got the point I became (my teammates') biggest cheerleader."

The Grizzlies maintained the positive momentum by winning the first set in four of the six singles matches.

Villarruel won the last six games on the No. 5 court to double the team's advantage, at 2-0, with a 6-3, 6-2 victory.

GGC was on the brink of the championship red banner after senior Aleksa Ciric recorded a 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory at No. 2 singles. Ciric battled back in the first set and served out of the match for the team's third point of the match.

"This was a tough week, with a lot of good matches. It is very nice to contribute with a team point in the national championship match. I didn't play that well in doubles, but I was able to have a new mindset in singles," said Ciric.

Moments later, sophomore Luis Francisco Sampedro secured the title with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Shaheed Alam on the No. 4 court. Francisco Sampedro clinched the match-winning point in the team's semifinal and championship victories.

"We won the indoor national championship (in early February) and now the outdoors title. Having the chance to clinch again today is awesome," said Francisco Sampedro.

Gurmendi earned the Ward-Ballinger Outstanding Player award for the third straight spring – becoming the second player in NAIA tournament history to accomplish the feat. He closed out his career with school records for 223 matches played and 108 career singles wins.

"It was a bit of a roller coaster (of emotions) today knowing that I was closing out my career today. I started playing well and finished matches this week," said Gurmendi.

Georgia Gwinnett College has defeated Xavier University (Louisiana) and Keiser four times in title matches, along with Embry-Riddle University (Florida) twice during its streak of 10 NAIA national titles.

"It was a dominant performance with the team battling their hearts out. It was a special day for our seniors and I couldn't ask for a better performance in their last matches," said Head Coach Hannah Keeling, who has guided the Grizzlies to national championships in 2024 and 2023. "We knew that we were up against a really good team. We were able to carry over the momentum from doubles into our singles play."

Program founding head coach Chase Hodges was on hand to witness history.

"A 10-peat is something that may never be duplicated again, so I was glad to be in Mobile and witness the historic achievement. Coach Keeling is doing a great job. GGC Tennis is a dynasty," said Hodges, who led the GGC program from 2013-22. "Having former players being in Mobile to support this year's team shows that there's a G-Claw connection between current and future Grizzlies."