ROME, Ga. – 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 more evident than in the title match, as all three singles points were delivered by seniors via Santiago Villarruel (Court 1), Juan Carlos Garcia (Court 4) and Francisco Perez Esnaola (Court 5) with the clincher. It was a grind to get the deciding fourth point, as all six singles matches went into a third set.
The No. 2 seeded Grizzlies were a force to be reckoned with all weekend, outscoring opponents 12-1 while never trailing in a match. The final marked the third consecutive spring the Grizzlies have met Tennessee Wesleyan in Sunday’s final at the ITA NAIA National Men’s Team Indoor Championships, a matchup that Georgia Gwinnett has won each time.
The No. 4 seeded Bulldogs advanced to the final after dethroning top-seeded Keiser in Saturday’s semifinal in a 4-1 victory.
Results
First Round — Friday, February 13
No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett def. No. 7 Cumberlands, 4-0
No. 3 Southeastern def. No. 6 Holy Cross, 4-1
No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan def. No. 5 Lindsey Wilson, 4-0
No. 1 Keiser def. No. 8 Our Lady of the Lake, 4-0
Semifinals/Consolations — Saturday, Feb. 14
No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett def. No. 3 Southeastern, 4-0
No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan def. No. 1 Keiser, 4-1
No. 7 Cumberlands def. No. 6 Holy Cross, 4-0
No. 5 Lindsey Wilson def. No. 8 Our Lady of the Lake, 4-0
Championship/Consolations — Sunday, Feb. 15
Finals: No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett def. No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan, 4-1
3rd-Place: No. 1 Keiser def. No. 3 Southeastern, 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
Past ITA NAIA National Men’s Team Indoor Champions
2026 – Georgia Gwinnett College
2025 – Georgia Gwinnett College
2024 – Georgia Gwinnett College
2023 – Keiser
