A pair of doubles teams scored victories to lead the Georgia Gwinnett College women's tennis team in Thursday's matches of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Cup at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Georgia.

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GGC's unseeded doubles teams will now face the top two seeds in the tournament's draw during quarterfinal-round action on Friday, October 16.

The team of junior Maria Clara Zotti and sophomore Marta Machado collected a straight-set 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory against a team from Keiser University (Florida) on the first day of the tournament. The next challenge will be the top-seeded team from Lindsey Wilson University (Kentucky) on Friday, starting at 1:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, the junior Grizzly duo of MaryLove Edwards and Suryanshi Suryanshi earned a hard-fought three-set triumph against a team from Bethel University (Indiana). The Edwards-Suryanshi pairing won the opening set by a 6-3 score before winning the deciding set tiebreaker 10-4. They will now play the No. 2-seeded team from Keiser on Friday afternoon.

In singles, Suryanshi, the tournament's No. 2 seed in the draw, won by identical 6-1 set scores against Line Jensen of Morningside College (Iowa). She advances to face Hang Nguyen of Lindsey Wilson on Friday, starting at 9 a.m.

The Grizzlies swept the ITA South Regional singles and doubles titles last month in Lawrenceville.
 
Coach's Corner
"It was a solid first day for our women's players. They came through in a couple of tight doubles battles. This weekend is going to be all about who remains focused on the controllables and competes the best in their matches. I am looking forward to seeing how far we can go," said Head Coach Tom Rees.
 
Up Next
Singles and doubles action continues in the ITA Cup with quarterfinal-round matches on Friday, October 16, in Rome, Georgia, starting at 9 a.m.