Mobile, Ala. – [Bracket | Schedule] After a weather delay pushed the start of the 2024 NAIA Men’s Tennis National Championship match to the afternoon hours in Mobile, Ala., Georgia Gwinnett College went on to claim its 10th consecutive national title in men’s tennis, taking the NAIA Red Banner back home to Lawrenceville, Ga.

The No. 1 seed of Georgia Gwinnett topped No. 3 seed Keiser University (Fla.) 4-0 on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Seahawks for the fourth time in five seasons in the finals. The Grizzlies are now just one red banner away from matching former NAIA-member Redlands (Calif.) with the most NAIA Men’s Tennis National Championships in history.

Saturday’s finals opened with the Grizzlies earning the all-important doubles point, with the top two pairs grabbing wins after falling 6-1 to Keiser from No. 3 doubles. Georgia Gwinnett won 6-4 from No. 2 doubles, while clinching the overall point with a 6-3 win from the top-seeded doubles match.

In singles action, Georgia Gwinnett’s Santiago Villarruel won 6-3, 6-2 from No. 5 singles, followed by Aleksa Ciric with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 win from No. 2 singles. The Grizzlies clinched its 10th-straight title win from No. 4 singles, where Luis Francisco eventually won, 6-3, 6-4.

Following the match, the 2024 NAIA Tennis Championship Tournament Committee presented team and individual awards, with Alex Gurmendibeing named the Ward-Ballinger Memorial Outstanding Player. The Ward-Ballinger Memorial Outstanding Player is presented annually to the individual in the tournament who has exhibited outstanding play, leadership, and sportsmanship. For Gurmendi, the individual honor is the third of his collegiate career, matching the most in NAIA history.

Finally, Georgia Gwinnett head coach Hannah Keeling was named the 2024 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year for the second-straight season after leading her team to a perfect 18-0 record on the year. The award is Keeling’s second of her young coaching career.