The Georgia Gwinnett College women's tennis team scored its second win of the season, defeating Montreat College (North Carolina) 4-1 to conclude Saturday's action inside the tennis courts at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.

The No. 13-ranked Grizzlies (2-5) began the day dropping a 4-0 match to No. 14 University of the Cumberlands (Kentucky).

GGC used strong doubles play to grab a 2-0 lead in the nightcap. Senior Nicoleta Anestiadi teamed with sophomore MaryLove Edwards to pick up a 6-2 victory for the team's second doubles point in the match. Junior Mireia Simon Sanchez and freshman Minami Tan won six of the seven games on the No. 2 court for the first doubles point.

Montreat (2-5) got on the scoreboard behind a straight-set singles win on the No. 5 court.

However, the Grizzlies regained momentum in the match as Edwards won all 12 games at the top of the lineup. Simon Sanchez secured the match victory with a 6-1, 6-2 victory on the No. 2 court.

Earlier, Cumberlands (3-1) closed out the victory with a pair of straight-set triumphs on the No. 3 and No. 5 singles courts.
 
Coach's Corner
"We are bringing better energy from the warmup periods into the matches. Despite our smaller group, we are fighting hard and I'm confident we will continue to improve. It was a nice job all around against Montreat. There were good examples of consistency and offensive execution throughout the match," 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.