ROME, Georgia – Three-peat complete!
For the third consecutive season, Georgia Gwinnett College captured the ITA NAIA National Men’s Team Indoor Championships as first-year head coach Tom Rees and the Grizzlies defeated No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan 4-1 in Sunday’s final at the Rome Tennis Center.
The Grizzlies were propelled by strong veteran leadership throughout the tournament, but none was more evident than in the title match, as all three singles points were earned by the seniors through Santiago Villarruel (court 1), Juan Carlos Garcia (court 4) and Francisco Perez Esnaola (court 5) with the clincher. It was quite a task to get the decisive fourth point, as all six singles matches went into a third set.
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The No. 2 seed Grizzlies were a force to be reckoned with all weekend. They outscored opponents 12-1 while never trailing in a game. The final marked the third consecutive spring that the Grizzlies have met Tennessee Wesleyan in Sunday’s final at the ITA NAIA National Men’s Team Indoor Championships, a match that Georgia Gwinnett has won each time.
The No. 4 seed Bulldogs advanced to the finals after dethroning top-seeded Keizer in a 4-1 win in Saturday’s semifinals.
Results
First round — Friday February 13
No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett def. No. 7 Cumberlands, 4-0
No. 3 Southeast Final No. 6 Holy Cross, 4-1
No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan final. No. 5 Lindsey Wilson, 4-0
No. 1 Emperor defeats. No. 8 Our Lady of the Lake, 4-0
Semi-finals/consolations — Saturday, February 14
No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett def. No. 3 Southeast, 4-0
No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan final. No. 1 Emperor, 4-1
No. 7 Cumberlands final. No. 6 Holy Cross, 4-0
No. 5 Lindsey Wilson def. No. 8 Our Lady of the Lake, 4-0
Championship/Consolation – Sunday, February 15
Finals: No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett def. No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan, 4-1
3rd place: No. 1 Keizer def. No. 3 Southeast, 4-3
5th place: No. 7 Cumberlands def. No. 5 Lindsey Wilson, 4-2
7th place: No. 6 Holy Cross def. No. 8 Our Lady of the Lake, 4-3
Previous ITA NAIA Men’s National Team Indoor Champions
2026 – Georgia Gwinnett College
2025 – Georgia Gwinnett College
2024 – Georgia Gwinnett College
2023 – Emperor
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