The Georgia Gwinnett College men's tennis team picked up a pair of sweeps on Saturday inside the tennis courts at Clemson University (Clemson, South Carolina), improving to 9-0 on the season.

The No. 2-ranked Grizzlies (9-0) swept No. 8 University of the Cumberlands (Kentucky) 4-0 for the second time in nine days. The team then completed the strong day with a 4-0 triumph against Montreat College (North Carolina).

GGC defeated Cumberlands last Friday in the quarterfinal round while capturing the Intercollegiate Tennis Association 2026 NAIA Indoor National Championship.

Against Cumberlands, the senior pairing featuring Santiago Villarruel and Luis Francisco Sampedro collected the first doubles victory by a 6-2 score on the No. 1 court. Senior Juan Carlos Garcia and freshman Yerassyl Yerdilda clinched the point for a quick 1-0 lead in the match behind a 6-4 score on the No. 3 court.

The Grizzlies completed the victory with three straight-set singles triumphs.

Yerdilda was victorious by identical 6-1 set scores on the No. 3 court to double the team's advantage. Junior Kanan Gasimov tallied a 7-5, 6-2 triumph at No. 5 singles before Villarruel collected a 6-2, 6-4 win at the top of the lineup.

In Saturday's second match, the Grizzlies won 12 of the 13 doubles games on the No. 1 and No. 2 courts. The Carlos Garcia-Yerdilda pairing secured the doubles point with a 6-1 win on the No. 2 court. That came after the Gasimov and Villarruel team was victorious at No. 1 doubles.

The Grizzlies once again won three singles matches in straight sets.

Sophomore Gian Durrer gave GGC a 2-0 advantage with a 6-0, 6-1 win on the No. 6 court. Carlos Garcia was victorious by a 6-0, 6-2 score at No. 4 singles before Yerdilda closed out the match with a 6-2, 6-1 triumph on the No. 2 court.
 
Coach's Corner
"We got the job done today with a good team effort. You learn a lot about your team with an early wake-up call and a doubleheader on the road. Despite a slow start, they rose to the challenge and took care of business professionally," said Head Coach Tom Rees.
 
Up Next
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host the College of Coastal Georgia on Thursday, March 12, at the GGC Tennis Facility, starting at 4 p.m.