ORLANDO, Fla. – The top-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College men’s tennis team wrapped up its Florida trip with an unblemished mark after defeating No. 10 Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) 7-2 on Thursday afternoon.

GGC (10-0) won all six singles matches after trailing 2-1 following doubles action.

Sophomore Valentino Caratini and freshman Daniel Czepielewski recorded a 9-7 triumph on the No. 3 doubles court. However, the Wolves picked up an 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles and won a tiebreaker on the No. 2 court to grab the early match advantage.

But, like past matches, singles is where the Grizzlies shined, sweeping all six matches in straight sets.

Sophomore Federico Bonacia began the comeback with a 6-2, 6-3 victory on the No. 2 court. A 6-1, 6-3 win by senior Rafael Coutinho at No. 3 singles gave Georgia Gwinnett College a 3-2 lead.

Junior Mika Kosonen followed by winning 12 of 15 games on the No. 6 court. A few minutes later, sophomore Valentino Caratini won by a 6-1, 6-2 score at No. 5 singles to clinch the program’s 92nd consecutive match victory – the longest active winning streak in all of intercollegiate sports.

Junior Federico Herrera Duran and freshman Jose Dugo rounded out GGC’s winners on the No. 1 and No. 4 singles courts respectively.

GGC won all four matches during the program’s spring break trip.

 

Up Next

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host NCAA Division II University of Montevallo (Ala.) on Sunday, March 10, in a doubleheader, starting at 10 a.m. at the GGC Tennis Facility.