Georgia Gwinnett College men's tennis players will compete for individual NAIA singles and doubles national championships after having convincing semifinal-round triumphs on Saturday at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Cup at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Georgia.

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Sophomore Kanan Gasimov, the No. 2 seed in the singles draw, captured his semifinal match in 63 minutes by winning 12 of the 13 games against No. 3-seeded Ching Wah Wai of Holy Cross College (Indiana).

The NAIA singles final on Sunday, October 18, will be a rematch of last month's ITA South Regional in Lawrenceville as Gasimov faces No. 4 seed Nicolas Cortes of Tennessee Wesleyan University. Gasimov won the regional matchup in straight sets.

In doubles, the unseeded team of senior Nicolas Philibert and sophomore Mariano Hasenkopf upset the tournament's No. 2-seeded duo from TWU by identical 6-4 set scores. The Grizzly tandem defeated the No. 3-seeded team in the tournament's opening round.

Philibert and Hasenkopf will compete for the NAIA doubles national championship on Sunday at 11 a.m. against the No. 4-seeded team from Lindsey Wilson University (Kentucky).
 
Coach's Corner
"We had professional performances from the guys today. We got the job done and now we focus on playing with great focus and execution in tomorrow's finals," said Head Coach Tom Rees.
 
Up Next
Singles and doubles action in the ITA Cup concludes with championship matches on Sunday, October 18, in Rome, Georgia, starting at 9 a.m.