Box Score Lawrenceville, GA - The Cumberlands men's tennis team dropped a match against #1 Georgia Gwinnett to close out the Georgia Gwinnett Open on Friday morning.

The Grizzlies took the early 1-0 lead, after sweeping doubles play. Manuel Fernandez Guede and Lucas Duran put up a fight at #2 doubles, falling 6-4.

Killian Surmont gave a great effort in singles, forcing Aleksa Ciric to three sets. Surmont opened the match strong with a tough 7-6 win in the first set, before dropping the final two sets at #2 singles.

Luis Marcos also battled in his singles match, playing a competitive two sets. The freshman fell 7-5, 6-4 at #5 singles.

The Grizzlies captured the remaining four singles matches to secure the 7-0 victory.

The Pats return to the courts on February 22^nd, as they host #21 Union College.

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