The Georgia Gwinnett College women's tennis team relied on strong singles play to record a pair of 4-2 victories in matches on Wednesday played at the University of Tennessee Southern in Pulaski, Tennessee.

The No. 25-ranked Grizzlies (7-7) rallied from dropping the doubles point against Tennessee Southern in the morning match. Then, GGC collected a victory against No. 19 Cumberland University (Tennessee) later in the day.

Junior Mireia Simon Sanchez began the comeback against the host Firehawks (3-17) with a 6-0, 6-1 victory on the No. 4 court. The triumph trimmed the deficit to 2-1 after Tennessee Southern was victorious at No. 6 singles.

Junior Suryanshi continued the rally with a 6-2, 6-1 victory on the No. 2 court. Sophomore MaryLove Edwards won all 12 games at the top of the lineup to give the Grizzlies their first lead in the match, at 3-2. Then, freshman Minami Tan closed out the victory with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph on the No. 3 court.

Later in the day, GGC won the doubles point by winning 12 of the 13 games on the No. 1 and No. 2 courts. Simon Sanchez and Tan teamed to clinch the dual match point with a 6-1 victory at No. 2 doubles. Suraynshi and Edwards were victorious by a 6-0 score on the No. 1 court. Cumberland (9-8) collected a win at No. 3 doubles earlier in the match.

The Grizzlies' momentum continued in the singles portion of the match as Suraynshi won by 6-1, 6-0 scores at No. 2 singles. Edwards was victorious by identical 6-1 set scores to give the team a 3-0 advantage.

The Phoenix answered with two singles victories on the No. 5 and No. 6 courts. However, Tan put an end to the rally by collecting a 6-3, 7-5 victory at No. 3 singles.
 
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Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host No. 18 Dillard University (Louisiana) on Thursday, April 9, at the GGC Tennis Facility, starting at 10 a.m.