2018 Georgia Gwinnett College Men's Tennis Media Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

GRIZZLY ATHLETICS

Quick Facts ................................................ 2 2018 Schedule........................................... 3

GEORGIA GWINNETT

Georgia Gwinnett College ......................... 4 Gwinnett County ......................................10 Atlanta .....................................................12 Grizzly Athletics ......................................14 Dr. Darin S. Wilson, Director of Athletics........16 Athletics Administration .........................17 Grizzly Athletics Complex.......................18 GGC Tennis Facility .................................20 2014, 2015, 2016 FOUR-TIME NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2014-17

2018 GRIZZLIES

Coaching Staff ........................................24 Roster.......................................................30 Player Profiles .........................................31 National Rankings ...................................40 2017 Dual Match Statistics ....................43

GRIZZLY HISTORY

National Titles .........................................46 Conference Titles ....................................61 All-Time Awards ......................................62 All-Time Roster ........................................64 Program Records ....................................65 Year-by-Year Results ...............................69 All-Time Series ........................................70

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QUICK FACTS

COLLEGE INFORMATION

School Name ................ Georgia Gwinnett College Location .....................................Lawrenceville, Ga. Founded .......................................................... 2005 Enrollment ................................................... 12,500 Nickname ................................................. Grizzlies Colors............................................. Green and Gray Affiliation ........................................................ NAIA Conference ...... Association of Independent Institutions President ........... Dr. Stanley “Stas” C. Preczewski Director of Athletics ................. Dr. Darin S. Wilson

GRIZZLY MEN’S TENNIS

First Season............................................... 2012-13 Overall Record ................... 97-3 (.970)/5 Seasons 2017 Record .................................................... 23-0 National Championships ......... 4 (‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17) A.I.I. Championships ............................. 2 (‘14, ‘16) Twitter ..............................................@GGC_Tennis

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COACHING STAFF

Head Coach .................................... Chase Hodges Record at GGC ............ 97-3 (.970)/5 Seasons Career Record .......295-63 (.824)/15 Seasons Alma Mater..................... UNC Wilmington, ‘98

SPORTS INFORMATION

Sports Information Director .................. Dale Long Email ..................................... dlong6@ggc.edu Office Phone ..............................678.407.5039 Cell Phone ..................................470.484.9592 Website ................................. GrizzlyAthletics.com Facebook .......................................... GGCAthletics Twitter ............................................ @GGCAthletics Instagram ...................................... @GGCAthletics

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Date

Opponent

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USC Aiken (S.C)

Feb. 9

Lander (S.C.)

Feb. 11 Emory (Ga.)

Location

Time

Aiken, S.C.

2 p.m.

Greenwood, S.C.

2 p.m.

Atlanta, Ga.

3 p.m.

Feb. 16 Xavier (La.)

GGC Tennis Facility 10:30 a.m.

Feb. 17 Point (Ga.)

GGC Tennis Facility

2 p.m.

Bluefield State (W. Va.) GGC Tennis Facility

5 p.m.

Feb. 21 Belmont Abbey (N.C.) GGC Tennis Facility

Noon

Feb. 24 The Citadel

9 a.m.

Atlanta, Ga.

March 2 Tennessee Wesleyan GGC Tennis Facility

1 p.m.

March 3 North Carolina WesleyanGGC Tennis Facility

5 p.m.

March 5 William Woods (Mo.)

GGC Tennis Facility

10 a.m.

Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)

GGC Tennis Facility

3 p.m.

March 7 North Carolina A&T

GGC Tennis Facility

9 a.m.

GGC Tennis Facility

2 p.m.

March 9 Indiana Wesleyan

GGC Tennis Facility

2 p.m.

March 10 Lynn (Fla.)

GGC Tennis Facility

1 p.m.

March 12 Cumberlands (Ky.)

GGC Tennis Facility

1 p.m.

March 24 Keiser (Fla.)

GGC Tennis Facility

TBA

March 25 Middle Georgia State

GGC Tennis Facility

TBA

April 12 North Georgia

GGC Tennis Facility

Noon

Pensacola, Fla.

TBA

Cardinal Stritch

April 13-14 West Florida Classic April 15 Reinhardt (Ga.)

GGC Tennis Facility GGC Tennis Facility

TBA

April 23 Emory

GGC Tennis Facility

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2 p.m.

April 13-14 Green/Gold

May 15-19 National 2014,NAIA 2015, 2016Championship Mobile, Ala.

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GEORGIA GWINNE New

COLLEGE

Higher education is different at Georgia Gwinnett College, built from the ground up for student success. From the design of its facilities to its student mentorship, everything about GGC is designed to ensure that you get the most from your college experience. GGC’s innovative approach works, and word has gotten around. The campus now bustles with almost 12,500 students from across Georgia and around the world.

The “real world” is looking for well-rounded graduates who can succeed in today’s challenging workplace.

That’s why at GGC, you’ll be immersed in an active learning environment designed to give you a global perspective and make you more marketable. We connect you to a world beyond your major and prepare you for a successful career after graduation.

The moment you arrive, you’ll meet faculty members who will mentor you throughout your journey. They’ll teach you the complexities of neuroscience, and help you land an internship. Or tag team with you on a research project. Mentor, inspire, cheerlead and advise -- GGC professors take teaching to a whole new level.

GGC isn’t your typical college, and it shows in everything we do.

ET T COLLEGE New

ATTITUDE DEGREES AND PROGRAMS MAJORS

Biology • Business Administration • Chemistry • Cinema and Media Art Production • Criminal Justice/Criminology • Early Childhood Education • English • Environmental Science • Exercise Science • History • Information Technology • Mathematics • Nursing • Political Science • Psychology • Special Education

MINORS

Biology • Business Administration • Chemistry • Criminal Justice • English • Film • Geography • History • Information Technology • Mathematics • Political Science • Religious Studies • Sociology

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Latin American Studies

CERTIFICATIONS Global Studies

ACADEMIC INTERESTS

Pre-Anesthesiologist Assistant • Pre-Dental Hygene Pre-Dentistry • Pre-Medical Technology Pre-Medicine • Pre-Optometry Pre-Pharmacy • Pre-Physical Therapy Pre-Physician’s Assistant • Pre-Radiologic Science Pre-Respiratory Therapy • Pre-Veterinary Medicine

GEORGIA GWINN The Future of

EDUCATION

All classes at Georgia Gwinnett are taught by high-quality faculty who are here only because they love to teach. Since our classes are small, they give personal attention that other institutions can’t deliver.

If you need help with an assignment or a course, they spend extra time with you, perhaps even over lunch.

Our professors don’t have office hours. They are available to you in person or by e-mail, phone, and text for questions.

And they don’t just teach, they mentor. You will be assigned a specific faculty mentor, but all faculty fill this role. Whether you need advice about life, careers, internships, or competing for a special academic program, they are there to inspire and encourage you.

They’ll even recommend you for conferences, research projects and other activities that will help prepare you for your future. They will welcome you into the college community during your “March Through the Arch” ceremony, and they will personally congratulate you when you graduate.

Think of them as your own personal coaching staff.

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RESIDENCE LIFE Suite-Style

LIVING

Forget community bathrooms and bunk beds; GGC Residence Life Student Housing is decked out to the max. It’s nothing like your parents’ dormitories (more like chic apartments). We call it suite-style living, and it is competitively priced and costs less than you might think.

Our apartment-style suites will have you feeling right at home, or even better. Your own private and spacious bedroom awaits you in a two-, three-, four-, six-, eight- or 12-bedroom suite, with a bathroom for every two students in the suite. Each bedroom comes carpeted and fully-furnished with a comfy twin bed, night stand, dresser and desk, while living spaces feature plenty of plush seating for you to gather with friends and study, chat or watch the 46-inch flat-screen television that comes standard in every suite. Wellequipped kitchenettes, study rooms, on-site laundry facilities that email or text you when your laundry is done and wireless internet are all part of our modern take on campus living.

GWINNETT COUNTY Atlanta’s

PLAYGROUND

Gwinnett County is the second-most populous county in the state of Georgia and boasts a population in excess of 800,000 people and includes the cities of Auburn, Berkeley Lake, Braselton, Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Grayson, Lilburn, Loganville, Norcross, Peachtree Corners, Rest Haven, Snellville, Sugar Hill and Suwanee.

Lawrenceville, which is home to Georgia Gwinnett College, is the county seat.

The 9000,000 county contains some of the best entertainment options in the Atlanta metro area, including the Aurora Theatre, which boasts of some of the top stage shows, and the Infinite Energy Arena, which has drawn in such acts as Justin Timberlake and Beyonce. For the sports fans, in addition to being close to major sports teams in Atlanta, Lawrenceville also has minor league teams in the Gwinnett Stripers and Atlanta Gladiators and is the home base for the Harlem Globetrotters. For shoppers, Buford’s Mall of Georgia is the largest in the state, and Lawrenceville’s Sugarloaf Mills offers unique dining and entertainment options like Atlanta’s largest Dave & Buster’s and Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament.

ATLANTA The

STATE CAPITAL

Lawrenceville is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which ranks as the ninth-largest in the United States.

In addition to being one of the most accessible cities to visit in the country, it also serves as the cultural and entertainment hub of the Southeast. The city was the host of the 1996 Summer Olympics and boasts of major professional sports teams in the Braves, Falcons and Hawks, and a Major League Soccer franchise, Atlanta United FC. Other attractions include the world’s largest aquarium and a number of museums that highlight the historical significance of the city during both the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. The city also offers some of the best music, dining, and shopping attractions in the country.

GRIZZLY ATHLETICS Pursuing

EXCELLENCE

Georgia Gwinnett College founded the Office of Athletics with the hiring of Director of Athletics Dr. Darin S. Wilson on July 28, 2011, and over that time, the Grizzlies have become a truly dominant force within the NAIA. The first athletic events took place on August 25, 2012, with a soccer doubleheader against Tennessee Temple, which saw the men and women combine to beat the Crusaders 21-1. The impressive athletic achievements have continued ever since, highlighted by four straight NAIA national championships by the men’s tennis team. The women’s tennis team has also collected three national championships in four seasons of post-season eligibility, while men’s soccer, baseball, and softball have each taken home A.I.I. titles over the past five seasons. All six Grizzly programs have competed in national championship play.

Our

MISSION

To develop lifelong leaders of character through academic and athletic excellence.

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Dr. Darin S.

WILSON

Inaugural Director of Athletics Past National Athletics Director of the Year Dr. Darin S. Wilson established the Office of Athletics at Georgia Gwinnett College in late 2011 with the vision of being one of the nation’s premier programs. Off to an incredibly quick start, the Grizzlies are in the process of becoming just that.

The Grizzlies seek to develop lifelong leaders of character through academic and athletic excellence, inspired by Wilson’s devotion to the student-athlete experience. He has instilled the program’s five core values: Service, Responsibility, Leadership, Sportsmanship and the Pursuit of Excellence.

Committed to the idea of continuing professional development, Wilson holds a number of influential positions within the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and helps shape policy at the organization’s highest levels.

He currently serves on the NAIA’s National Administrative Council and Athletic Directors Association Executive Committee. Additionally, he is on the executive committee of the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.), of which GGC is a member. In 2015-16, Wilson was named the conference’s Athletics Director of the Year.

Wilson’s drive to provide an unparalleled student-athlete experience committed to character-driven intercollegiate athletics has resulted in tremendous early success for the Grizzlies.

The college fields teams in baseball, softball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s tennis and women’s tennis.

Through five-plus seasons on the field, the Grizzlies have far exceeded expectations with a 739-239-22 (.750) overall record across all sports through fall 2017. They have earned seven national titles (4-men’s tennis, 3-women’s tennis), been nationally ranked in every sport and won 11 conference titles.

Wilson was instrumental in providing GGC student-athletes with state-of-the-art facilities, featuring the Grizzly Athletic Complex, a $15-million facility which features baseball, soft-

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ball, soccer and tennis complexes. There also is a 25,000-square-foot athletics building with staff offices, team locker rooms, a weight room, training areas, hospitality suites and academic resource space. These facilities have contributed to the Grizzlies hosting postseason championships in men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s tennis, softball and baseball.

For his accomplishments at GGC and Union, Wilson was selected as the 2010-11 and 2015-16 NAIA National Athletics Director of the Year and twice named NAIA Under Armour AD of the Year for the Southeast Region.

Wilson’s time as a coach and player at Union were marked by success as well. He posted a 161-1061 baseball coaching record and was named the 2001 Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year after setting a school record with 41 wins. As an undergraduate, Wilson was selected as Male Athlete of the Year while playing for Union.

Wilson brought a wealth of experience to his position as GGC’s first Director of Athletics, coming from Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. He had served as the athletics director since 2003, following a five-year stint as baseball coach. His departure ended 18 years of involvement with Wilson has a master’s degree in education from Union, from an undergraduate student-athlete to Union College and a Ph.D. in higher education leading the athletics program. leadership from Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Under Wilson’s leadership Union won six NAIA Region XII championships and 51 conference ti- He lives near the college with his wife, Natalie, and tles. He oversaw extensive renovation of Union’s has two children, Drew and Mara. sports facilities, creating some of the best in the NAIA, and the department grew from 15 to 23 intercollegiate programs.

ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Dr. Ian POTTER

Asst. AD Internal Ops.

Erin Ned PRICE COLEGROVE

Asst. AD/SWA Asst. AD Business External Ops.

Doug COURT

Asst. AD Facilities and Operations

Dale LONG

Director of Sports Information

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Matt MAHONY

Kyle NORTON

Video/Broadcast Coordinator

Facilities/Grounds Manager

James WILLIAMS

Head Athletic Trainer

Shira WILLIAMS

Asst. Athletic Trainer

Joseph Dr. Suzanne MOSHER BIEDENBACH

Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Faculty Athletics Representative

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GRIZZLY ATHLETICS State-of-the-Art

FACILITIES

The Grizzly Athletics Complex, complete with facilities for baseball, softball, and soccer as well as a 25,000-square-foot administration building, was completed in 2013. The complex, which is located adjacent to the main entrance to campus, was built in a step-like manner to take advantage of the natural topography and welcome the GGC community and visitors to campus.

The Grizzly Soccer Complex was the first to open and features a synthetic playing surface, a Daktronics scoreboard, and ample bleacher and hillside seating.

In the spring of 2013, both the baseball and softball teams opened their stadiums, which feature climate-controlled press boxes, natural grass fields and full dugouts complete with restrooms. The baseball stadium seats 800 and the softball stadium can accommodate up to 600 fans. The soccer complex features bleacher and hillside seating for more than 500.

The main athletics building hosts the bulk of the GGC coaching staff and athletics administration. It features locker rooms, conference rooms, a weight room, a sports medicine facility and a dedicated academic support center.

COMPLEX

GGC TENNIS FACILIT Just a half-mile from the main Grizzly Athletics Complex sits the GGC Tennis Facility, one of the finest settings for collegiate tennis in the region.

State-of-the-Art

FACILITIES

Acquired by Georgia Gwinnett College in 2012, the facility features 16 fully-lit playing courts, locker rooms, player lounges, a weight room, a pro shop, and both viewing decks and bleachers.

In the summer of 2016, the facility underwent a major renovation which saw the Grizzlies’ main 12 competition courts completely overhauled to create a stateof-the-art playing surface.

The facility hosts more than 300 days of activity per year, including Grizzly tennis matches and practices, junior academies and tournaments, lessons and clinics, adult league play, and community events.

The GGC Tennis Facility also includes four clay courts.

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Chase

HODGES

Head Coach Sixth Season UNC Wilmington, ‘98 With an extraordinary track record of success and championships, it’s no overstatement that Chase Hodges is among the top coaches in intercollegiate tennis.

Hodges has collected the following honors in his five years as Head Coach of the Georgia Gwinnett College men’s tennis program: •A 97-3 record (.970 winning percentage), including a 60-0 mark against NAIA opponents •Four NAIA national championships (2017, 2016, 2015, 2014) •Four NAIA Coach of the Year Awards (2017, 2016, 2015, 2014) •Two Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Coach the Year Awards (2015 and 2014) •A 55-match winning streak that’s the longest in intercollegiate athletics among any sport •Distinction as the only head coach in college tennis history to lead seven different programs to an ITA national ranking •Two Association of Independent Institutions championships (2015, 2014) And, he’s not intending to slow down anytime soon.

Hodges has 19 years of collegiate coaching experience--including the last 16 as a head coach—with the men’s teams at University of North Carolina Asheville, Drake University, Georgia State University and being the first coach in GGC tennis history. He also has led the women’s programs at Longwood University, UNC Asheville and Georgia Gwinnett College.

His men’s career coaching record is 295-63, for a .824 winning percentage.

Ten of Hodges’ GGC teams have earned NAIA All-American honors, many of them for multiple seasons: Connor Clements (first team – 2017; second team – 2016, 2015), Rafael Coutinho (second team – 2017), Jordan Cox (first team – 2017, 2016, 2015), Gilad Berman (first team – 2017, 2016), Matias Hatem (first team – 2016, 2015, 2014), Kevin Konfederak (first team – 2017, 2016, 2015), Lachian McPhee (second team – 2016), Erik Moberg (second team – 2014), Bruno Tiberti (first team – 2014) and Mark Verryth (first team – 2014). There

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also have been four honorable mention All-Americans.

Three GGC players have earned individual NAIA honors – Kevin Konfederak (singles – 2017, 2016, 2015), Jordan Cox (doubles – 2015, with Konfederak) and Gilad Berman (doubles – 2017, with Konfederak).

And several of Hodges’ players have earned ITA Oracle Cup national and regional titles, and Southern Intercollegiate Championship titles.

In addition to the Grizzlies’ on-court success, the men’s tennis team has had the highest team grade point average among GGC athletics programs.

Hodges also oversees operations at the GGC Tennis Facility, one of the finest settings for collegiate tennis in the south region. He helped supervise a major renovation of the facility in 2016.

He came to GGC from Atlanta-based Division I Georgia State, where he inherited a 1-20 team. The Panthers had a 15-6 record in his first year, followed with a school-record 21 victories in 2011 and added 20 wins during a third season. He capped his tenure by being named Colonial Athletic Association Co-Coach of the Year in 2012 and posting a 56-17 record.

Hodges also had success leading Drake University from 2005 to 2009, guiding the Bulldogs to a Missouri Valley Conference regular-season or conference tournament title in each season and an 85-17 record over those three seasons. He was named the MVC’s Coach of the Year three times, and Drake achieved the highest ITA national ranking in school history (No. 33) and the nation’s longest regular-season winning streak (42 matches).

Before Drake, Hodges spent four seasons as head coach at North Carolina-Asheville (2002-05) and Longwood Uni2014, 2015, 2016 FOUR-TIME NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2014-17

versity in Farmville, Va. (2002). During this time, he led his teams to an overall 105-58 record and their first rankings in school history.

A native of Hickory, N.C., Hodges played two years collegiately at North Carolina State University before finishing his career at UNC Wilmington. He earned his bachelor’s degree from UNCW in 1998 and a master’s degree there three years later, while working with the Seahawks as a graduate assistant.

Hodges and his newlywed wife Vanessa are the proud parents of 10 year old, Gabriella Hodges.

CAREER RECORD School Longwood UNC Asheville UNC Asheville UNC Asheville Drake Drake Drake Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia Gwinnett Georgia Gwinnett Georgia Gwinnett Georgia Gwinnett Georgia Gwinnett TOTAL

Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 16 yrs

Men 12-10 14-5 15-7 16-5 24-3 23-3 24-1 14-10 15-6 21-5 20-5 11-1 21-0 16-2 26-0 23-0 295-63

Women 16-5 7-10 13-8 12-8

6-3 18-4 11-7 18-2 26-0 126-47

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Will

CARROLL

Student Manager Second Season Sophomore Will Carroll enters his second season as the Georgia Gwinnett College men’s tennis team’s student manager.

Prior to his arrival at GGC, Carroll graduated from Parkview High School in Lilburn, Ga., in 2016.

Carroll was a three-year letterwinner at Parkview, competing in varsity tennis his sophomore, junior and senior years. During his time at Parkview Carroll received the Panthers’ Most Improved Award. He served as the men’s team’s team captain during his senior season when he tallied a 21-1 record in singles play. For his efforts, Carroll reached the Round of 16 in the Georgia high school state playoffs.

At Georgia Gwinnett College, Carroll works hand in hand with Head Coach Chase Hodges to assist in practice sessions, drills and intrasquad competitions. Carroll also assists with the reporting of match day results and daily housekeeping of the GGC Tennis Facility.

Carroll is majoring in general business with a concentration in management.

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Cl.

Hometown

Previous School

Pronunciation

Gilad Berman

SR

Ramat Hasharon, Israel

UNLV

GEE-LAUD BUR-man

Valentino Caratini

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires

Car-uh-teen-E

Rafael Coutinho

JR

Valencia, Venezuela

Warner University (Fla.)

coo-TEEN-yo

Federico Duran

SO

Rosario, Argentina

Colegio J.D. Solis

dur-RAN

Gregor Hutterer

SO

Grieskirchen, Austria

HBLW Wels

GREE-gor HOOT-er-ER

Kevin Konfederak

SR

Buenos Aires, Argentina

I.E.D.

cun-FED-er-ack

Mika Kosonen

SO

Espoo, Finland

Pohjois-Haagan Yhteiskoulu

Mee-kah Coe-suh-sen

Sergio Valinotti

SO

Asunción, Paraguay

Colegio de San Jose

val-eh-KNOT-tee

Ayed Zatar

JR

Asunción, Paraguay

Middle Tennessee State

EYE-yed zuh-TAR

Coaching Staff Chase Hodges

Head Coach, 6th Season

Will Carroll

Student Manager, 2nd Season

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Gilad

BERMAN

Senior Ramat Hasharon, Israel FALL 2017: ITA Oracle Cup doubles champion...NAIA doubles national champion...participated in the ITA Fall National Championships in Indian Wells, Calif.

SPRING 2017: First team All-American...posted a 10-3 singles record, including a 9-2 mark at No. 3 singles...also saw playing time at No. 1 and No. 2 singles...went 20-2 in doubles with a 12-0 record on the No. 1 court...helped GGC win its fourth NAIA national championship.

SPRING 2016: First team All-American...ended the season ranked No. 35 in singles in the ITA’s NAIA rankings...finished the season with a 31-2 record overall, tallying a perfect 23-0 record in singles play...member of GGC’s third NAIA championship team...went 3-0 at No. 2 singles, 4-0 at No. 3 singles and 16-0 at the No. 4 spot.

FALL 2015: Posted 4-0 singles record at Grizzly Open...also went 5-0 in doubles with Luke Morland to win the tournament.

PRIOR TO GGC: Earned Mount West Freshman of the Year honors at UNLV...went 18-4 in singles and won nine doubles matches...helped the Rebels to a 17-7 record...was Israel’s top ranked under-18 player...served three years in Israeli Air Force.

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Singles Year 2015-16 2016-17 Total Doubles Year 2015-16 2016-17 Total

Overall 27-0 10-3 37-3

Fall 4-0 4-0

Spring 23-0 10-3 33-3

Overall 13-2 20-2 33-4

Fall 5-0 5-0

Spring 8-2 20-2 28-4

Position in Lineup 1 2 3 4 5 3-0 4-0 16-0 1-0 0-1 9-2 1-0 3-1 13-2 16-0 Position in Lineup 1 2 3 2-1 6-1 12-0 8-2 12-0 10-3 6-1

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Senior Buenos Aires, Argentina

Kevin

KONFEDERAK

FALL 2017: ITA Oracle Cup doubles champion...NAIA singles and doubles national champion...reached the quarterfinals at the ITA Fall National Championships in Indian Wells, Calif...defeated opponents from Texas A&M, Ohio State and Florida State.

SPRING 2017: First team All-American...guided the Grizzlies to the program’s fourth consecutive NAIA national championship...ranked No. 1 in ITA singles and doubles rankings... combined for a 34-1 record, highlighted by a perfect 22-0 dual-match record in doubles... went 12-0 with teammate Gilad Berman at No. 1 doubles...won all 10 matches with Jordan Cox on the No. 1 doubles court...won 12 of 13 matches at No. 1 singles...earned a three-set victory in team’s win against No. 1-ranked NCAA Division II Hawaii Pacific.

FALL 2016: Successfully defended the ITA South Regional, ITA Oracle Cup and ITA Super Bowl championships in doubles, playing with Jordan Cox...carried a nine-match doubles winning streak into the ITA Indoor National Championships in Flushing, N.Y....won the NAIA singles crown at the ITA Oracle Cup, defeating Cox to advance to the Super Bowl tournament for the second straight season.

SPRING 2016: First team All-American...received the NAIA’s Ward-Ballinger Outstanding Player Award...went undefeated in No. 1 doubles (4-0) and No. 1 singles (3-0) play throughout the NAIA national tournament...won second NAIA national championship...ranked No. 1 by the ITA NAIA singles poll from beginning to end of season...finished the spring with a combined a 40-4 record, going 16-2 in singles play...maintained the No. 1 doubles ranking with partner Jordan Cox throughout the season...compiled a 24-2 doubles record, ending the year on a seven-match winning streak...with Cox, tallied GGC’s first point in its victory in the NAIA ational championship match against Xavier (La.)...posted perfect 4-0 record in doubles during the NAIA national championship tournament...gave GGC the 3-2 lead in the title match, defeating Xavier’s Karan Salwan in singles play.

FALL 2015: Was the first GGC men’s tennis player to end a season with a No. 1 ranking... lifted NAIA national championship and Super Bowl championship...ended season with 15-3 record...started off by advancing to final of Southern Intercollegiate Championships at Georgia, knocking off ranked opponents from UGA, Barry, Virginia Tech and Arkansas in the process...won 10 straight matches to book trip to ITA Indoor Intercollegiate Championships...also teamed with Jordan Cox to earn No. 1 ranking in doubles with 8-2 record... earned NAIA and Super Bowl titles in the process...fell in the quarterfinals of the National Indoors.

SPRING 2015: First Team All-American...ended the season ranked No. 5 in singles by the ITA...named National Freshman of the Year...posted an 11-2 record, going 3-2 at No. 1 and 8-0 at the second spot...went a team-best 18-1 in doubles...put up 6-1 mark with Jordan Cox en route to ending the season ranked sixth in the NAIA...finished year with victory over top-ranked duo from Embry-Riddle in national championship match...also posted 7-0 record with Matias Hatem and 5-0 record with Lachlan McPhee.

PRIOR TO GGC: Ranked No. 17 by the ITF...maintained a No. 1 national ranking in Argentina at both the under-14 and under-16 levels...Junior Davis Cup finalist.

Singles Year 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total

Overall 11-2 31-5 19-3 61-10

Fall 15-3 7-2 22-5

Spring 11-2 16-2 12-1 39-5

Doubles Year 2015-16 2016-17 Total

Overall 13-2 20-2 33-4

Fall 5-0 5-0

Spring 8-2 20-2 28-4

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Rafael

COUTINHO

Junior Valencia, Venezuela SPRING 2017: Won a team-high 16 singles matches...played at five singles positions...picked up six victories at No. 5 singles...went 18-2 in doubles, including a perfect 16-0 record with teammate Federico Herrera Duran...helped team win the NAIA national championship.

PRIOR TO GGC: Attended Escuela el Viñedo and Warner University (Fla.)...competed for Warner in 2015-16...member of Warner’s 2016 NCCAA national championship team...tabbed The Sun Conference’s Singles Player of the Year...member of The Sun Conference’s Doubles Duo of the Year...First team All-Sun Conference in singles and doubles... named the NCCAA national championship tournament’s Rookie of the Year.

PERSONAL: Son of Rafael Coutinho and Yamira Arenas...brother, Rafael E. Coutinho, played collegiate tennis for Warner University.

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Singles Year 2016-17 Total

Overall 16-3 16-3

Fall -

Spring 16-3 16-3

Doubles Year 2015-16 2016-17 Total

Overall 13-2 20-2 33-4

Fall 5-0 5-0

Spring 8-2 20-2 28-4

1 -

Position in Lineup 2 3 4 5 1-0 1-0 4-1 6-2 1-0 1-0 4-1 6-2

6 4-0 4-0

Position in Lineup 1 2 3 2-1 6-1 12-0 8-2 12-0 10-3 6-1

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Ayed Junior Asunción, Paraguay

ZATAR

sPRING 2017: Did not compete.

PRIOR TO GGC: Attended Asunción High School and Middle Tennessee State University (2015-16)… prior to MTSU, was ranked No. 1 nationally in Paraguay in the 16 and 18 year old age groups...landed at the top of the men’s open national rankings... ranked as high as 156 in the International Tennis Federation’s junior rankings...won tournaments in the E.U.A. at the age of 18 as well as the men’s open singles…while at MTSU, took two wins in his first competition, the Dale Short Shootout, in fall 2015... won matches at the ITA Men’s All-American Championships and USTA/ITA Men’s Ohio Valley Regional... in spring 2016, led the Blue Raiders in both singles and doubles wins, with a record of 18-8 in singles and 15 victories in doubles...had a season-best win streak of six matches, from Feb. 3 to Feb. 20... earned all-Conference USA first team doubles and second team singles.

PERSONAL: Son of Shukri Zatar Yambay and Alba Cordero Rivas.

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Federico

HERRERA DURAN

Sophomore Rosario, Argentina FALL 2017: Won the ITA South Regional singles and doubles titles...ranked No. 3 singles player in the NAIA...reached the semifinals in the ITA Oracle Cup singles and doubles divisions.

SPRING 2017: Had clinching point in singles to help GGC secure the NAIA national championship... posted a 16-3 singles record and won a match at five different positions...teamed with Rafael Coutinho in doubles, compiling a perfect 16-0 record...won two additional doubles matches...won a three-set match against a NCAA Division I Tennessee Tech opponent...ended season on an eight-match singles winning streak.

PRIOR TO GGC: Attended Colegio J.D. Solis (Argentina)...traveled with the Argentinian National Team and played as a practice player for the squad... former practice player for Guillermo Coria, the ATP’s No. 3-ranked player in 2004.

Singles Year 2016-17 Total

Overall 8-1 8-1

Fall -

Spring 8-1 8-1

Doubles Year 2016-17 Total

Overall 16-0 16-0

Fall -

Spring 16-0 16-0

1 -

Position in Lineup 2 3 4 5 1-0 3-0 3-0 1-0 3-0 3-0

6 1-1 1-1

Position in Lineup 1 2 3 16-0 16-0

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Sophomore Grieskirchen, Austria

Gregor HUTTERER

sPRING 2017: Went a combined 6-0 in singles and doubles play, led by a 4-0 record in singles...won both of his singles matches on the No. 5 and No. 6 courts...helped team win the NAIA national championship.

FALL 2016: Finished ranked No. 20 in the ITA’s NAIA doubles poll with partner Connor Clements... posted a combined 9-5 record in tournament play... went 3-3 in singles play while compiling a 6-2 record in doubles...reached the Round of 16 at the ITA South Regional in singles play...semifinalist in the ITA South Regional doubles tournament.

PRIOR TO GGC: Attended HBLW Wels in Wels, Austria.

PERSONAL: Son of Gerhard Schöfberger and Renate Hutterer.

Singles Year 2016-17 Total

Overall 7-3 7-3

Fall 3-3 3-3

Spring 4-0 4-0

Doubles Year 2016-17 Total

Overall 6-2 6-2

Fall 6-2 6-2

Spring -

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1 -

Position in Lineup 2 3 4 5 2-0

6 2-0

Position in Lineup 1 2 3 -

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Sophomore Espoo, Finland

Mika

KOSONEN

FALL 2017: Intercollegiate Tennis Association South Regional doubles champion with Federico Herrera Duran...ranked fourth nationally in ITA poll in doubles...reached the semifinals of the ITA South Regional in singles draw...ranked 11th in ITA poll in singles.

Singles Year 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Total

Overall 19-3 21-4 7-1 47-8

Doubles Year Overall 2014-15 23-4 2015-16 32-4 2016-17 10-2 2014, 2015, Total 65-10

Fall 8-2 7-3 7-1 22-6

Spring 11-1 14-1 25-2

Fall Spring 7-1 16-3 8-2 24-2 10-2 2016 25-5 40-5

Position in Lineup 1 2 3 4 5 7-1 4-0 4-1 10-0 11-2 14-0 -

6 -

Position in Lineup 1 2 3 10-0 6-3 23-2 1-0 33-2 7-3 -

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Sergio

VALINOTTI

Sophomore Asunción, Paraguay FALL 2017: Ranked 21st nationally in Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll in doubles with Gregor Hutterer...reached semifinals of the ITA South Regional...picked up victories in singles and doubles in dual match against Lenoir-Rhyne...earned a doubles triumph against Tusculum. sPRING 2017: Posted a 9-1 singles record for team that won the NAIA national championship... recorded two doubles triumphs...went 6-1 on the No. 6 singles court...earned a straight-set victory against The Citadel.

FALL 2016: Finished with a No. 50 singles ranking in the ITA’s NAIA poll...combined for a 13-5 record, going 6-3 in singles and 7-2 in doubles play... reached the semifinals of the ITA South Regional with doubles partner Tony Licata.

PRIOR TO GGC: Attended Colegio de San Jose.

PERSONAL: Son of Sergio Ruben Valinotti Gauto and Elizabeth Castillo Diaz.

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Singles Year 2016-17 Total

Overall 15-4 15-4

Fall 6-3 6-3

Spring 9-1 9-1

Doubles Year 2016-17 Total

Overall 9-4 9-4

Fall 7-2 7-2

Spring 2-2 2-2

1 -

Position in Lineup 2 3 4 5 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-0

6 6- 1 6-1

Position in Lineup 1 2 3 2-2 2-2

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Valentino Freshman Buenos Aires, Argentina

CARATINI

PRIOR TO GGC: Attended Buenos Aires School.

PERSONAL: Son of Raul Eduardo Caratini and Veronica Rey.

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NAIA TEAM RANKINGS

Preseason Poll: January 23, 2017 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 14 18 16 17 15 19 20 21 24 22 23 25

School (First Place Votes) Georgia Gwinnett [12] Xavier (La.) Keiser (Fla.) Campbellsville (Ky.) Northwestern OhiO Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) William Carey (Miss.)

William Woods (Mo.) Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) Arizona Christian Mobile (Ala.) San Diego Christian (Calif.)

Westmont (Calif.)

Middle Georgia State Coastal Georgia Reinhardt (Ga.) Asbury (Ky.) SCAD Savannah (Ga.) Tennessee Wesleyan McPherson (Kan.) Lawrence Tech (Mich.)

Cumberland (Tenn.)

Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) Aquinas (Mich.)

SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)

2017 Final Pts. 0-0 312 0-1 301 0-0 293 25-6 281 22-2 272 17-7 262 18-6 247 15-5 245 0-0 230 15-13 223 23-4 212 7-11 200 14-8 186 10-9 186 0-0 164 13-5 161 18-2 156 0-0 138 12-5 129 11-4 114 20-7 111 7-6 106 0-0 87 17-7 72 11-4 68

Top 25 Highlights courtesy of the NAIA (historical information dating back to 2000): Georgia Gwinnett has been ranked at No. 1 for the last three seasons and continues that into the 2018 season.

-The Grizzlies opened the season with 312 total points and 12 first-place votes.

-There were no new teams to enter the preseason poll.

-The longest consecutive active streak in the poll is owned by Xavier (La.) with 87 consecutive appearances. Westmont (Calif.) follows with 73 consecutive appearances.

-Former member Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) and Georgia Gwinnett hold the highest total of No. 1 rankings with 29. Former member Azusa Pacific (Calif.) with 28 No. 1 rankings..

Others receiving votes: Indiana Wesleyan 52, Cumberlands (Ky.) 35, Missouri Valley 32, St. Thomas (Fla.) 32, Point (Ga.) 19, Marian (Ind.) 19, Warner (Fla.) 16, Ottawa (Kan.) 12, Loyola (La.) 8, Cornerstone (Mich.) 4, Hastings (Neb.) 3

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Men’s Tennis - National Doubles Rankings

As of Nov. 21, 2018

Men’s Tennis - National Singles Rankings Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 T50 T50

Player Kevin Konfederak Daniel Ceron Federico Herrera Duran Denis Porcic Vicente Lagos Gilad Berman Augustin Gascia Cole Guy Fabio Perasso Aliaksandr Meliuk Mika Kosonen Christopher Vleeming Daniel Superlano Alberto Lapiedra Luke Whalen Julian Cuartas Ivan Solans Dias Iustin Baciu Samir Chikhaoui Julian Turosienski Ahmed Lahlou Oscar Barriero Christian Barbieri Fabio Pereira Alfonso Martinez Enzo Douillac Sergio Valinotti Edberg Espinoza Adrian Frutos Ramon Puertolas Adrian Sabrojo Joshua Turnquest Marcelo Balderrama Danila Kurkulin Federico Barbon Carl Linqvist Nilsson Romai Ugarte Arthur Bonnaud Christian Mathis Kyle Rae Anthony Van Rompay Catalin Fifea Nishanth Ribello Jesus Amezcua Scott Wheeler Tiago Neves Radu Popa Matt Hulme Octavio Tamola Gjorgji Popovaski Luis Montull

School Georgia Gwinnett Keiser University Georgia Gwinnett Lindsey Wilson Keiser University Georgia Gwinnett Cardinal Stritch Texas A&M Texarkana Cardinal Stritch San Diego Christian Georgia Gwinnett William Woods Arizona Christian Arizona Christian Westmont College Warner University Lindsey Wilson University of Northwestern Ohio Xavier, L.A. Keiser University McPherson College William Woods William Woods Reihnardt University Olivet Nazarene University Arizona Christian Georgia Gwinnett Lindsey Wilson Keiser University Cumberland University Campbellsville University Asbury College Arizona Christian Grace College Point University San Diego Christian Keiser University Keiser University Westmont College Hope International University Keiser University Xavier, L.A. Middle Georgia State William Woods Arizona Christian Indiana Tech University of Northwestern Ohio Coastal Georgia Middle Georgia State University of Northwestern Ohio University of the Cumberlands

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Doubles Team Konfederak / Berman Lagos / Ceron Perasso / Palacio Herrera Duran / Kosonen Castro / Reyes Baciu / Popa Barriero / Vleeming Lahlou / Carillo Whalen / Joens Turosienski / Ugarte Porcic / Dias Douillac / Miritello Buehler / Simons Galeffi / Balderrama Meliuk / Nilsson Naka / Hulme Lapiedra / Superlano Garcia / Alhamzawi Bonnaud / Connelly Amezcua / Barbieri Hutterer / Valinotti Mathis / Hale Turnquest / Suvimolstean Prada / Rebello Tidimane / Anderegg

School Georgia Gwinnett Keiser University Cardinal Stritch Georgia Gwinnett Campbellsville University of Northwestern Ohio William Woods University McPherson College Westmont College Keiser University Lindsey Wilson Arizona Christian University University of Mobile Arizona Christian University San Diego Christian Coastal Georgia Arizona Christian University Missouri Valley College Keiser University William Woods University Georgia Gwinnett Westmont College Asbury College Middle Georgia State San Diego Christian

Men’s Tennis - South Region Singles Rankings Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Player Kevin Konfederak Daniel Ceron Federico Herrera Duran Vicente Lagos Gilad Berman Mika Kosonen Julian Cuartas Samir Chikhaoui Julian Turosienski Fabio Pereira Sergio Valinotti Adrian Frutos Federico Barbon Romai Ugarte Arthur Bonnaud Anthony Van Rompay Catalin Fifea Nishanth Rebello Matt Hulme Octavio Tamola

School Georgia Gwinnett Keiser Univ.

Georgia Gwinnett Keiser Univ.

Georgia Gwinnett Georgia Gwinnett Warner Univ.

Xavier, La. Keiser Univ.

Reinhardt Univ.

Georgia Gwinnett Keiser Univ.

Point Univ.

Keiser Univ.

Keiser Univ.

Keiser Univ.

Xavier, La. Middle Georgia State Coastal Georgia Middle Georgia State

Men’s Tennis - South Region Doubles Rankings Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Player School Kevin Konfederak/ Gilad Berman Georgia Gwinnett Vicenta Lagos/ Daniel Ceron Keiser Univ.

Federico Herrera Duran/ Mika KosonenGeorgia Gwinnett Julien Turosienski/ Romai Ugarte Keiser Univ.

Tim Buehler/ Mark Simons Univ. of Mobile Kenta Naka/Matt Hulme Coastal Georgia Arthur Bonnaud/ Andrew Connelly Keiser Univ.

Gregor Hutterer/ Sergio Valinotti Georgia Gwinnett Alejandro Prada/ Nishanth Rebello Middle Georgia State Samuel Alexander/ Brandon Lane Reinhardt Univ.

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2017 DUAL MATCH STATISTICS ® GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE SEASON STATISTICS Overall record: 23-0 • Conference: 0-0 • Region: 0-0 • Home: 18-0 • Away: 1-0 • Neutral: 4-0 vs National ranked: 15-0 • vs Regional ranked: 4-0 vs Ranked Overall

Dual

Tour

Conf

1

2

3

4

5

6

Nat'l

Reg'l

Streak

Last10

Gilad Berman

10-3

10-3

0-0

0-0

1-0

0-1

9-2

---

---

---

3-0

4-0

L1

3-2

33-3

Connor Clements

10-2

10-2

0-0

0-0

---

1-0

3-0

4-1

2-1

---

0-0

1-0

W2

5-1

47-10

Rafael Coutinho

16-3

16-3

0-0

0-0

---

1-0

1-0

4-1

6-2

4-0

1-0

2-0

W8

8-1

16-3

Jordan Cox

12-1

12-1

0-0

0-0

1-0

11-1

---

---

---

---

0-1

0-1

W5

5-0

37-3

Federico Duran

8-1

8-1

0-0

0-0

---

---

1-0

3-0

3-0

1-1

0-0

0-0

W8

6-0

8-1

Gregor Hutterer

4-0

4-0

0-0

0-0

---

---

---

---

2-0

2-0

0-0

2-0

W4

4-0

4-0 39-5

SINGLES

Career

12-1

12-1

0-0

0-0

12-1

---

---

---

---

---

6-0

5-0

W2

7-1

Sergio Valinotti

9-1

9-1

0-0

0-0

---

---

---

1-0

2-0

6-1

1-0

1-0

W9

6-0

9-1

Max Voglgruber

3-0

3-0

0-0

0-0

---

---

---

---

1-0

2-0

0-0

0-0

W3

3-0

3-0

85-12

85-12

0-0

0-0

14-1

14-2

14-2

12-2

16-3

15-2

11-1

15-1

.876

.876

.000

.000

.933

.875

.875

.857

.842

.882

.917

.938

Kevin Konfederak

Totals Percentage

vs Ranked Overall

Dual

Tour

Conf

1

2

3

Nat'l

Reg'l

Streak

Last10

10-0

10-0

0-0

0-0

10-0

---

---

2-0

2-0

W 10

10-0

Gilad Berman/Connor Clements

8-2

8-2

0-0

0-0

---

8-2

---

0-1

0-1

L1

8-2

Rafael Coutinho/Sergio Valinotti

2-2

2-2

0-0

0-0

---

---

2-2

0-0

0-0

L1

2-2

DOUBLES TEAMS Jordan Cox/Kevin Konfederak

Gregor Hutterer/Max Voglgruber

2-0

2-0

0-0

0-0

---

---

2-0

0-0

0-0

W2

2-0

Rafael Coutinho/Federico Duran

16-0

16-0

0-0

0-0

---

---

16-0

2-0

1-0

W 16

10-0

Gilad Berman/Kevin Konfederak

12-0

12-0

0-0

0-0

12-0

---

---

5-0

3-0

W 12

10-0

Connor Clements/Jordan Cox

11-1

11-1

0-0

0-0

---

11-1

---

2-0

1-0

W 11

10-0

Totals

61-5

61-5

0-0

0-0

22-0

19-3

20-2

11-1

7-1

Percentage

.924

.924

.000

.000

1.000

.864

.909

.917

.875

vs Ranked Overall

Dual

Tour

Conf

1

2

3

Nat'l

Gilad Berman

20-2

20-2

0-0

0-0

12-0

8-2

---

5-1

3-1

Connor Clements

19-3

19-3

0-0

0-0

---

19-3

---

2-1

1-1

Rafael Coutinho

18-2

18-2

0-0

0-0

---

---

18-2

2-0

1-0

Jordan Cox

21-1

21-1

0-0

0-0

10-0

11-1

---

4-0

3-0

Federico Duran

16-0

16-0

0-0

0-0

---

---

16-0

2-0

1-0 0-0

DOUBLES

Gregor Hutterer Kevin Konfederak Sergio Valinotti

Reg'l

2-0

2-0

0-0

0-0

---

---

2-0

0-0

22-0

22-0

0-0

0-0

22-0

---

---

7-0

5-0

2-2

2-2

0-0

0-0

---

---

2-2

0-0

0-0 0-0

2-0

2-0

0-0

0-0

---

---

2-0

0-0

Totals

61-5

61-5

0-0

0-0

22-0

19-3

20-2

11-1

7-1

Percentage

.924

.924

.000

.000

1.000

.864

.909

.917

.875

Max Voglgruber

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2017 DUAL MATCH STATISTICS GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE SEASON STATISTICS Overall record: 23-0 • Conference: 0-0 • Region: 0-0 • Home: 18-0 • Away: 1-0 • Neutral: 4-0 vs National ranked: 15-0 • vs Regional ranked: 4-0 vs Ranked Overall

Dual

Tour

Conf

1

2

3

4

5

6

Nat'l

Reg'l

Streak

Last10

Gilad Berman

10-3

10-3

0-0

0-0

1-0

0-1

9-2

---

---

---

3-0

4-0

L1

3-2

33-3

Connor Clements

10-2

10-2

0-0

0-0

---

1-0

3-0

4-1

2-1

---

0-0

1-0

W2

5-1

47-10

Rafael Coutinho

16-3

16-3

0-0

0-0

---

1-0

1-0

4-1

6-2

4-0

1-0

2-0

W8

8-1

16-3

Jordan Cox

12-1

12-1

0-0

0-0

1-0

11-1

---

---

---

---

0-1

0-1

W5

5-0

37-3

Federico Duran

8-1

8-1

0-0

0-0

---

---

1-0

3-0

3-0

1-1

0-0

0-0

W8

6-0

8-1

Gregor Hutterer

4-0

4-0

0-0

0-0

---

---

---

---

2-0

2-0

0-0

2-0

W4

4-0

4-0 39-5

SINGLES

Career

12-1

12-1

0-0

0-0

12-1

---

---

---

---

---

6-0

5-0

W2

7-1

Sergio Valinotti

9-1

9-1

0-0

0-0

---

---

---

1-0

2-0

6-1

1-0

1-0

W9

6-0

9-1

Max Voglgruber

3-0

3-0

0-0

0-0

---

---

---

---

1-0

2-0

0-0

0-0

W3

3-0

3-0

85-12

85-12

0-0

0-0

14-1

14-2

14-2

12-2

16-3

15-2

11-1

15-1

.876

.876

.000

.000

.933

.875

.875

.857

.842

.882

.917

.938

Kevin Konfederak

Totals Percentage

vs Ranked Overall

Dual

Tour

Conf

1

2

3

Nat'l

Reg'l

Streak

Last10

10-0

10-0

0-0

0-0

10-0

---

---

2-0

2-0

W 10

10-0

Gilad Berman/Connor Clements

8-2

8-2

0-0

0-0

---

8-2

---

0-1

0-1

L1

8-2

Rafael Coutinho/Sergio Valinotti

2-2

2-2

0-0

0-0

---

---

2-2

0-0

0-0

L1

2-2

Gregor Hutterer/Max Voglgruber

2-0

2-0

0-0

0-0

---

---

2-0

0-0

0-0

W2

2-0

Rafael Coutinho/Federico Duran

16-0

16-0

0-0

0-0

---

---

16-0

2-0

1-0

W 16

10-0

Gilad Berman/Kevin Konfederak

12-0

12-0

0-0

0-0

12-0

---

---

5-0

3-0

W 12

10-0

Connor Clements/Jordan Cox

11-1

11-1

0-0

0-0

---

11-1

---

2-0

1-0

W 11

10-0

Totals

61-5

61-5

0-0

0-0

22-0

19-3

20-2

11-1

7-1

Percentage

.924

.924

.000

.000

1.000

.864

.909

.917

.875

DOUBLES TEAMS Jordan Cox/Kevin Konfederak

vs Ranked Overall

Dual

Tour

Conf

1

2

3

Nat'l

Gilad Berman

20-2

20-2

0-0

0-0

12-0

8-2

---

5-1

3-1

Connor Clements

19-3

19-3

0-0

0-0

---

19-3

---

2-1

1-1

Rafael Coutinho

18-2

18-2

0-0

0-0

---

---

18-2

2-0

1-0

Jordan Cox

21-1

21-1

0-0

0-0

10-0

11-1

---

4-0

3-0

Federico Duran

16-0

16-0

0-0

0-0

---

---

16-0

2-0

1-0 0-0

DOUBLES

Gregor Hutterer Kevin Konfederak Sergio Valinotti

Reg'l

2-0

2-0

0-0

0-0

---

---

2-0

0-0

22-0

22-0

0-0

0-0

22-0

---

---

7-0

5-0

2-2

2-2

0-0

0-0

---

---

2-2

0-0

0-0 0-0

2-0

2-0

0-0

0-0

---

---

2-0

0-0

Totals

61-5

61-5

0-0

0-0

22-0

19-3

20-2

11-1

7-1

Percentage

.924

.924

.000

.000

1.000

.864

.909

.917

.875

Max Voglgruber

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National

May 14 May 15 May 15 May 16 May 17

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals

Bye as overall No. 3 seed vs. No. 14 Graceland (Iowa) .................................. W, 5-1 vs. No. 6 Cumberland (Tenn.)................................ W, 5-2 vs. No. 2 Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) ................... W, 5-1 vs. No. 1 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) ................................. W, 5-1

TITLES 1 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 5

Coastal Georgia 5 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, 8:30 a.m.

1 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 5

Coastal Georgia 2

Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 4 Thursday, 5 p.m.

Hastings (Neb.) 1 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

1 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 5

Xavier (La.) 5

Xavier (La.) 8 Thursday, 8:30 a.m.

Xavier (La.) 0

8 Belhaven (Miss.) 4

Friday, 1 p.m.

1 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 1

5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 5

IU Southeast (Ind.) 0 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, 8:30 a.m.

5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 4

Northwestern Ohio 1

Northwestern Ohio 9 Thursday, 5 p.m.

SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) 7 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

4 Vanguard (Calif.) 1

SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) 0

William Carey (Miss.) 2 Thursday, 8:30 a.m.

4 Vanguard (Calif.) 5

4 Vanguard (Calif.) 5 3 Georgia Gwinnett Saturday, 1 p.m.

3 Georgia Gwinnett 5

Bethel (Tenn.) 0 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, 8:30 a.m.

3 Georgia Gwinnett 5

Graceland (Iowa) 1

Graceland (Iowa) 9 Thursday, 5 p.m.

Concordia (Calif.) 8 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

3 Georgia Gwinnett 5

Concordia (Calif.) 3

Mobile (Ala.) 1 Thursday, 8:30 a.m.

6 Cumberland (Tenn.) 2

6 Cumberland (Tenn.) 5

Friday, 1 p.m.

3 Georgia Gwinnett 5

7 Westmont (Calif.) 3 Bethany (Kan.) 2 Bethany (Kan.) 8 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, 8:30 a.m.

Bethany (Kan.) 5

Marian (Ind.) 1 Thursday, 5 p.m.

Aquinas (Mich.) 6 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

2 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) 1

Aquinas (Mich.) 1

Webber International (Fla.) 3 Thursday, 8:30 a.m.

2 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) 5

2 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) 5

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CHAMPS! Men’s Tennis Delivers National Championship, Unbeaten Season May 17, 2014 Mobile, Ala. - The Georgia Gwinnett men’s and women’s tennis teams captured the first two national championship titles in Georgia Gwinnett College history on Saturday, each winning 2014 NAIA Tennis National Championships over Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala. First, the Georgia Gwinnett women outlasted the Eagles, 5-4, before the GGC men capped an unbeaten season with a 5-1 victory over the defending champion Eagles. For his success, GGC head coach Chase Hodges was named both the Men’s and Women’s 2014 NAIA Coach of the Year.

The championships come in GGC’s very first season of postseason eligibility.

“I’m just ecstatic,” said Hodges. “This is hard to even put it in perspective right now. It’s an amazing feeling. I have a great group of players who have been a joy to coach. We just compete out there and if you’re playing the Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies, you’re in for a dogfight. Nobody backs down and it’s a pleasure to represent our college.

“Today, we just did what we’ve been doing all season and that’s win matches,” Hodges added. “All I can think about is enjoying this for another 364 days.”

The Grizzlies become just the second program to ever capture men’s and women’s tennis national championships in the same season.

The Georgia Gwinnett men dominated the defending national champion Eagles from the start to complete a perfect 21-0 season and earn the program’s first national title.

The third-seeded Grizzlies knocked off each of the two teams ranked ahead of them in the Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll in second-seeded Auburn Montgomery and top-seeded ERAU (21-4) to win the title over the final two days.

Senior Bruno Tiberti clinched the championship with his 6-1, 7-5 victory over Jaime Sanchez-Canamares Rios at second singles.

The Grizzlies took a 2-1 lead following doubles action, winning on courts two and three.

After ERAU briefly went up 1-0 with a win at first doubles, Connor Clements and Matias Hatem rolled to an 8-2 victory at third doubles to level the match.

Then, Tiberti and Mark Verryth won 8-3 over Rios and Patrick Besch on court number two to give the Grizzlies the advantage going into singles play.

Georgia Gwinnett stepped on the gas in singles action, winning the first set in all six singles matches on the court.

The first to finish was Clements, who defeated Luke de Caires at fifth singles, 6-2, 6-0, as GGC went ahead overall, 3-1. Hatem rolled to a 6-1, 6-4 victory on court number three to give the Grizzlies a 4-1 advantage. That left four Grizzlies competing in a race to the finish, with one court eventually setting off the championship celebration. While the matches on the first and fourth courts went to a third set, Luke Morland earned a 5-3 lead in his second set on court six. Simultaneously, Tiberti had rallied from a 5-3 hole in his second set to take a 6-5 advantage.

Tiberti pressed on in the deciding game, and when Rios’ final shot went long and wide signaling the championship had been won, Grizzlies from four different courts at the Mobile Tennis Center stormed upon Tiberti to celebrate the men’s program’s first national title.

Verryth was named the 2014 Ward-Ballinger Most Outstanding Player for his success in the tournament, while Hatem finishes the year 17-0 in singles play.

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National

May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 17

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals

Bye as overall No. 1 seed vs. No. 18 McPherson (Kan.) ................................. W, 5-0 vs. No. 8 San Diego Christian (Calif.) .................... W, 5-0 vs. No. 4 Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) ................... W, 5-0 vs. No. 2 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) ................................. W, 5-0

TITLES 1 Georgia Gwinnett (12-2) 5 Wednesday, 9 a.m.

16 Graceland (Iowa) (12-4) 4

1 Georgia Gwinnett (13-2) 5

17 McPherson (Kan.) (17-6) 0

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

17 McPherson (Kan.) (16-5) 5 Thursday, 9 a.m.

9 William Carey (Miss.) (13-6) 9 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

1 Georgia Gwinnett (14-2) 5

9 William Carey (Miss.) (14-7) 4

24 Hastings (Neb.) (18-11) 0 Wednesday, 9 a.m.

8 San Diego Christian (Calif.) (15-8) 0

8 San Diego Christian (Calif.) (14-7) 5 Friday, 9 a.m.

1 Georgia Gwinnett (15-2) 5

5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (15-7) 5 Wednesday, 9 a.m.

12 Northwood (Fla.) (10-2) 7

5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (16-8) 4

12 Northwood (Fla.) (11-3) 0

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

21 Indiana Wesleyan (18-7) 2 Thursday, 9 a.m.

13 Westmont (Calif.) (10-15) 4 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

4 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (21-5) 0

20 Reinhardt (Ga.) (12-4) 1

20 Reinhardt (Ga.) (11-3) 5 Wednesday, 9 a.m.

4 Auburn Montgomery (Ala (20-4) 5

4 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (19-4) 5 1 Georgia Gwinnett (16-2) Sunday, 9:30 a.m.

3 Vanguard (Calif.) (25-1) 5

14 Bethany (Kan.) (11-1) 6

Wednesday, 9 a.m.

3 Vanguard (Calif.) (26-1) 5

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

14 Bethany (Kan.) (12-2) 0 19 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) (20-8) 3 Thursday, 9 a.m.

11 Coastal Georgia (11-7) 5 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

3 Vanguard (Calif.) (27-2) 0

11 Coastal Georgia (12-8) 0

22 Asbury (Ky.) (15-3) 4 Wednesday, 9 a.m.

6 Xavier (La.) (13-8) 4

6 Xavier (La.) (12-7) 5 Friday, 9 a.m.

2 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (21-4) 0

7 Northwestern Ohio (18-5) 5

10 Concordia (Calif.) (12-9) 7 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, 9 a.m.

7 Northwestern Ohio (19-6) 1

10 Concordia (Calif.) (13-10) 3

23 Mobile (Ala.) (9-10) 2 Thursday, 9 a.m.

15 Dalton State (Ga.) (11-7) 8 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

2 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (20-3) 5

15 Dalton State (Ga.) (12-8) 1

18 Oklahoma Baptist (10-8) 1 Wednesday, 9 a.m.

2 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (19-3) 5

2 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (18-3) 5 All times CDT.

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Men’s Tennis Cruises to Second Consecutive National Championship May 17, 2015 Mobile, Ala. - The Georgia Gwinnett men’s tennis team spent the entire regular season as the undisputed No. 1 team in the country, and the Grizzlies will end the season that way too as they beat Embry-Riddle 5-0 to win a second consecutive NAIA National Championship at Mobile Tennis Center on Sunday.

“The men dominated from start to finish this week,” GGC Head Coach Chase Hodges said. “We were the best team here, and we really proved it.

I’m really proud of the guys, and I have an extreme amount of confidence in their abilities. It’s hard to win when you have a target on your back all season, but the guys did it. They really stepped up this whole year.”

The match came after more than a day of delays, but it didn’t seem to faze the Grizzlies, who won all four matches in the national championship by a 5-0 scoreline. The team is just the second-ever to make it through the entire national tournament without surrendering an individual match, joining the 2006 team from Auburn-Montgomery. GGC is also the first to win back-to-back crowns since AUM won three in a row from 2006-08.

Once again, the Grizzlies established their dominance in the early goings as they racked up three victories in doubles. The Australian tandem of Lachlan McPhee and Luke Morland got it started with an 8-2 win over Rodolfo Arreygue and Miguel Lopez Gomez. Jordan Cox and Kevin Konfederak kept the momentum rolling by unseating the fourth-ranked duo of Deni Zmak and Jaime Sanchez-Canamares Rios in 8-6 fashion. Matias Hatem and Connor Clements closed out the round with an 8-4 victory over Fabian Zierlyn and Carlos Becke.

“I’m really proud of how we played in doubles,” Hodges said. “We changed the teams around late in the season, and despite them not playing that much with each other, we felt good about it. Those three combinations can take on anybody in the country, and you can just look at their results this week to see that.”

In singles, GGC won the opening set on four of six courts, but it was Clements who picked up the first victory, beating Becke 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4 to put the Green and Gray a point away. Hatem, who was playing right next to him at No. 3, sealed the deal with a 6-1, 6-3 decision against Zierlyn.

“That was an unforgettable moment for me,” Hatem said. “I was trying not to think about what was going on with the other courts, and I just wanted to get the point. I knew that I wasn’t playing my best tennis before today, but I was going to come out and do whatever I could to get the win for the team today.”

Clements finished the tournament as the only Grizzly to register a singles win in all four matches, including the clinching victory in each of the first three.

“Connor just does not lose here,” Hodges said. “When we come down to Mobile, he is a beast. He played on another level this whole week. He’s brought his A-game every time we’ve played here, and I’m really proud of him. He’s a great player.”

GGC, which now owns an 8-0 all-time record in NAIA Championship matches, finishes its second year of postseason eligibility with a 16-2 record and a 9-0 mark against NAIA competition, blanking all nine.

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National

May 17 May 18 May 19 May 20 May 21

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals

Bye as overall No. 1 seed vs. No. 16 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)............................. W, 5-0 vs. No. 8 Coastal Georgia ...................................... W, 5-0 vs. No. 5 Dalton State (Ga.) ................................... W, 5-0 vs. No. 3 Xavier (La.) .............................................. W, 5-2

TITLES 1. Georgia Gwinnett, 5

17 Mobile (Ala.), 3 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 1 p.m.

1. Georgia Gwinnett, 5

16 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), 0

16 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), 5 Thursday, 1 p.m.

9. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), 5 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

1. Georgia Gwinnett, 5

9. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), 2

24. Hastings (Neb.), 0 Wednesday, 1 p.m.

8. Coastal Georgia, 0

8. Coastal Georgia, 5

Friday, 1 p.m.

1. Georgia Gwinnett, 5

5. Dalton State (Ga.), 5

21. Marian (Ind.),1 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 1 p.m.

5. Dalton State (Ga.),5

12. Cardinal Stritch (Wis.), 0

12. Cardinal Stritch (Wis.), 5

5. Dalton State (Ga.), 0 Thursday, 1 p.m.

13. Reinhardt (Ga.), 3 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

20. Cumberlands (Ky.), 1

20. Cumberlands (Ky.), 5 Wednesday, 1 p.m.

4. Northwestern Ohio, 4

4. Northwestern Ohio, 5 1. Georgia Gwinnett Saturday, 1 p.m.

3. Xavier (La.), 5

19. Bethany (Kan.), 4 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 1 p.m.

3. Xavier (La.), 5

14. Westmont (Calif.), 1

14. Westmont (Calif.), 5 Thursday, 1 p.m.

11. William Carey (Miss.), 5 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

3. Xavier (La.), 5

11. William Carey (Miss.), 1

22. Missouri Baptist, 1 Wednesday, 1 p.m.

6. Keiser (Fla.), 3

6. Keiser (Fla.), 5

Friday, 1 p.m.

3. Xavier (La.), 2

7. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 5

23. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), 0

Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 1 p.m.

7. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 5

10. Aquinas (Mich.), 1

10. Aquinas (Mich.), 5 Thursday, 1 p.m.

15. McPherson (Kan.), 0 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

7. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 3

18. Warner (Fla.), 1

18. Warner (Fla.), 5 Wednesday, 1 p.m.

2 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.), 3

2 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.), 5

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Men’s Tennis Three-Peats as NAIA National Champions May 21, 2016 Mobile, Ala. - The Georgia Gwinnett men’s tennis team captured its third straight NAIA National Title on Saturday, defeating No. 3 Xavier (La.) 5-2 at the Mobile Tennis Complex.

“Achieving a three-peat has been the goal since day one of the season,” stated GGC head coach Chase Hodges. “We wanted to accept nothing but that and each match we were tested. Coming back from a 2-1 deficit in doubles was tough, but our guys showed guts and grit and picked up four straight wins in singles to clinch the match. I can’t be more thankful as a coach to see these young men reach their best potential and pull off what is the making of a dynasty.”

Georgia Gwinnett caps off the 2016 season with a perfect 26-0 record, maintaining the No. 1 ranking from beginning to end. The 26-0 mark is a program-best that surpasses the 2014 season’s 21-0 record and is the second undefeated season in GGC men’s tennis history.

The Grizzlies fell behind 2-1 in doubles play Saturday as the lone GGC win came with the pair of Kevin Konfederak and Jordan Cox defeating Xavier’s Thomas Setodji and Kevin Chaouat 9-8.

Faced with the 2-1 deficit at the break, the Grizzlies went back to battle and captured four consecutive singles matches to secure the 2016 National Title.

Junior Gilad Berman tied the match at 2-2, winning the first singles match. Berman defeated XU’s Chaouat 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4 singles.

Moments later, Konfederak gave the Grizzlies their first lead of the match, winning 6-2, 6-4 at No. 1 singles.

Holding a 3-2 lead over the Gold Rush, the Grizzlies moved one point closer to their third national title when junior Connor Clements picked up the fourth GGC victory at No. 6 singles with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Adam Albrecht.

Just seconds after Clements picked up the fourth point for GGC, the cheers and celebration began at court three where senior Matias Hatem clinched the 5-2 victory over Xavier with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Kyle Montrel at No. 3 singles.

Hodges continued, “This is the second time we’ve had a perfect season. In 2014, we went a perfect 21-0 and to duplicate that level of performance is amazing. We are going to take it all in and enjoy it while we can. Watching Matias clinch in his final match as a Grizzly was a highlight.

He deserved the clinch and shined in the moment.”

During the awards ceremony, Konfederak received the Ward-Ballinger Outstanding Player Award for going undefeated in No. 1 doubles and No. 1 singles play throughout the national tournament. Coach Hodges was also named the NAIA Men’s Coach of the Year for the third season in a row.

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National

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals

Bye as overall No. 1 seed vs. No. 16 Middle Georgia State ........................... W, 5-0 vs. No. 9 William Woods (Mo.) ............................... W, 5-0 vs. No. 5 Campbellsville (Ky.) ................................ W, 5-0 vs. No. 2 Xavier (La.) .............................................. W, 5-0

TITLES 1) Georgia Gwinnett

5 1) Georgia Gwinnett

Wednesday, 9 a.m. CDT

5

17) Middle Georgia State 6 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. CDT

17) Middle Georgia State 0

16) Tennessee Wesleyan

3 Thursday, 9 a.m. CDT

9) William Woods (Mo.) 8 9) William Woods (Mo.)

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. CDT

1) Georgia Gwinnett 5

5

24) Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 1

Wednesday, 9 a.m. CDT 8) Arizona Christian

9) William Woods (Mo.) 0 0 Friday, 9 a.m. CDT

5) Campbellsville (Ky.)

21) Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 1

13) Coastal Georgia

5 5) Campbellsville (Ky.)

Wednesday, 9 a.m. CDT 12) Westmont (Calif.)

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. CDT 12) Westmont (Calif.)

5

2

8 Thursday, 9 a.m. CDT

3 20) Asbury (Ky.)

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. CDT 20) Asbury (Ky.)

1) Georgia Gwinnett 5

0

6

4) Northwestern Ohio

Wednesday, 9 a.m. CDT 4) Northwestern Ohio

5) Campbellsville (Ky.) 0

4

5 1) Georgia Gwinnett Saturday, 9 a.m. CDT

3) Keiser (Fla.)

19) McPherson (Kan.)

5 3) Keiser (Fla.)

Wednesday, 9 a.m. CDT

4

5

14) San Diego Christian (Calif.) 1

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. CDT 14) San Diego Christian (Calif.) 5 11) Mobile (Ala.)

Thursday, 9 a.m. CDT

7 11) Mobile (Ala.)

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. CDT 22) Marian (Ind.)

3) Keiser (Fla.)

1

2

2

6) Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

Wednesday, 9 a.m. CDT 6) Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

4

5 2) Xavier (La.) 0 Friday, 9 a.m. CDT

7) William Carey (Miss.)

5 7) William Carey (Miss.) 2

23) Hastings (Neb.)

2

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. CDT

10) Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 4

10) Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)

7

15) Reinhardt (Ga.)

4

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. CDT 18) SCAD Savannah (Ga.)

Wednesday, 9 a.m. CDT

Thursday, 9 a.m. CDT

2) Xavier (La.)

5

18) SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 0 5

2) Xavier (La.)

Wednesday, 9 a.m. CDT 2) Xavier (La.)

5

5

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Grizzlies Capture Fourth Consecutive NAIA Men’s Tennis Title May 20, 2017 Mobile, Ala. - For the fourth year in a row, the top-ranked Georgia Gwinnett men’s tennis team sits on top of the NAIA men’s tennis mountain as the Grizzlies defeated Xavier (La.) 5-0 to claim the program’s fourth red banner in four years.

After cruising through the NAIA tournament, winning all matches four of their matches in 5-0 results, the Grizzlies finish 2017 with a perfect 23-0 record. This is the second season in a row where the Grizzlies have gone undefeated as GGC posted a 26-0 mark in 2016.

With Saturday’s win, Georgia Gwinnett has now won 55 straight matches dating back to the 2015 season.

Georgia Gwinnett entered NAIA postseason eligibility in 2014 and has claimed the men’s title all four years since then.

“Today really has not sunk in yet, and I am just overwhelmed with joy and excitement for what our guys have done here in Mobile,” said GGC head coach Chase Hodges. “To win one championship, let alone four in a row, is an extremely tough feat to accomplish. It is incredible, and I do not think others outside our program really understand how difficult it is to be on top and to stay on top year in and year out as a marked squad.

We really have established a dynasty here at GGC. We have always conducted our business in a first-class manner, and Xavier showed the same respect to us today as well. They are a solid squad and hats off to their effort this season.”

The Grizzlies started off the match claiming all three doubles matches (8-4, 8-4, 8-4) and finished off the contest by winning points at No. 5 (6-2, 6-0) and No. 6 (6-0, 6-4) singles.

First, the NAIA’s top-ranked doubles pair of Kevin Konfederak & Gilad Berman made it 1-0 with an 8-4 showing against sixth-ranked Antoine Richard & Moses Michael. Just moments later, 17th-ranked Federico Herrera Duran & Rafael Coutinho pulled out the 8-4 win at No. 3, downing the 18th-ranked pair of Karan Salwan & Tushar Mandlekar.

The Grizzlies wrapped up the doubles sweep at No. 2 as the senior duo of Jordan Cox & Connor Clements posted an 8-4 win against Pierre Andrieu & Catalin Fifea.

In singles, No. 47 Coutinho inched the Grizzlies one point closer to the championship with a 6-0, 6-4 win against Adam Albrecht. Five minutes later, Herrera Duran clinched the Grizzlies’ fourth NAIA title in a row with a 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 5 over Xavier’s Mandlekar.

The celebration then ensued at court five where the Grizzlies stormed the court and dogpiled Herrera Duran with chants of joy and victory.

For his individual efforts throughout the tournament, Cox received the Ward-Ballinger Most Outstanding Player Award while Hodges was tabbed as the NAIA’s Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year for the fourth year in a row.

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TITLES

USTA/ITA South Region NAIA Championships - New Orleans, La. Sept. 25 Round of 32 Def. Zach Sheeler (Point) ......................................... 6-0, 6-0 Sept. 25 Round of 16 Def. Jeremiah Capdeville (Xavier La.) ..................... 6-0, 6-1 Sept. 26 Quarterfinals Def. Luke Morland (GGC) ......................................... 6-0, 6-0 Sept. 26 Semifinals Def. Matias Hatem (GGC) ......................................... 6-1, 6-0 Sept. 30 Finals *Def. Jordan Cox (GGC) .....................................6-3, 4-6, 6-3 *Final match played at GGC Tennis Facility USTA/ITA Small College Championships - Sumter, S.C Oct. 15 Quarterfinals Def. Spartak Rahachou (Baker) ............................... 6-0, 6-2 Oct. 16 Semifinals Def. David Veliz (Southeastern) .............................. 6-1, 6-1 Oct. 17 NAIA Finals Def. Jordan Cox (GGC) .......................................6-4, 6-7, 6-4 --Oct. 17 Super Bowl Semis Def. Ferran Calvo (Tyler) ...................................6-3, 4-6, 6-3 Oct. 18 Super Bowl Finals Def. Jan Meyer (Azusa Pacific) ................................. 6-2, 6-2 USA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships Billie Jean King National Tennis Center - New York, N.Y. Nov. 12 Round of Lost to Hugo di Feo (Ohio State) ......................6-4, 6-7, 6-3 Nov. 13 Consolation Lost to Diego Hidalgo (Florida) ........................6-3, 6-7, 6-2

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Konfederak Wins GGC’s First Singles National Championship October 17, 2015 Sumter, S.C. - After winning a national championship in doubles a day ago, Kevin Konfederak earned another in singles and Valeria Podda would do the same as play continued for the Georgia Gwinnett men’s and women’s tennis teams on Saturday at the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships at Palmetto Tennis Center.

“This was another phenomenal day for us,” GGC head coach Chase Hodges said. “We’re going to be going back to Lawrenceville with three national titles. Going back to when we started this program in 2012, today would really have to rank up there with the best of them. It was that good of a day for us, and everyone has been performing at an extremely high level all week.”

Konfederak, who teamed up with Jordan Cox to win the NAIA doubles championship on Friday, was matched up against him for the singles title, and the duo engaged in a battle for the ages. Unfortunately for Cox, he would be the one that had to lose, falling in 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 fashion as Konfederak lifted the first GGC men’s singles national championship in school history.

“I’ve been coaching since 1998, and I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a better college tennis match than the one that Jordan and Kevin played today,” Hodges said. “It’s a shame that one of them had to lose, and it really could have gone either way. Everyone from the whole tournament was watching that match, and it may have been the highlight of the week. They both went after it and battled for over three hours, and you could see how much both wanted to win that national title.”

The day was a continuation of a spectacular fall campaign for Konfederak, which has included a berth into the final of the Southern Intercollegiate Championships at the University of Georgia as well as a title at the USTA/ITA South Region Championships. The Buenos Aires, Argentina, native was presented with the ITA’s James O’Hara Sportsmanship award following the NAIA final.

Konfederak’s run at the Small College Championships on Saturday wasn’t done, however, as he still had two matches to play in the Small College Super Bowl, which represents the final obstacle for a player before the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, which will take place in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., next month.

Konfederak started off Super Bowl play with another three-hour singles match, upending junior college national champion Ferran Calvo of Tyler Junior College by a score of 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to advance to the championship match. Sunday’s final will see him take on NCAA Division II champion Jan Meyer of Azusa Pacific. In doubles, Konfederak and Cox earned a 7-6, 6-2 victory over the Seminole State tandem of Guy Iradukunda and Ishmael Mzai to advance to Sunday’s final against Concordia (N.Y.)’s Ofir Ginat and Jui Mao. “After Kevin won the NAIA title, Jordan was right there beside him and supporting him for the other singles match,” Hodges said. “It’s great to have guys like that on the team, and he really gets it and helped Kevin keep it going. Then when it turned over to doubles, he came out fresh and ready to go with a lot of energy.”

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INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES 2015 Kevin Konfederak & Jordan Cox - NAIA Men’s Doubles Champions ITA Superbowl Men’s Doubles Champions USTA/ITA South Region NAIA Championships - New Orleans, La. Sept. 25 Round of 16 Bye Sept. 26 Quarterfinals Def. Austin Aten/Rafa Hewett (Point) ............................ 8-4 Sept. 26 Semifinals Def. Tony Licata/Luke Morland (GGC) ............................ 8-0 Sept. 29 Finals *Lost to Matias Hatem/Lachlan McPhee (GGC) ...... 7-6, 7-6 *Played at Brenau University Indoor Courts due to inclement weather; earned wild card to next round as highest ranked finalist

Jordan Cox Sarasota, Fla.

USTA/ITA Small College Championships - Sumter, S.C. Oct. 15 Quarterfinals Def. Kenta Naka/Daiki Naka .................................... 6-3, 6-0 Oct. 15 Semifinals Def. Daniel Rueda/Thommy Johansson.........6-3, 4-6, 10-7 Oct. 16 NAIA Finals Def. Matias Hatem/Lachlan McPhee (GGC) ............ 6-3, 6-2 --Oct. 17 Super Bowl Semis Def. Guy Iradukunda/Ishmael Mzai (Seminole State) ......... 7-6, 6-2 Oct. 18 Super Bowl Finals Def. Ofir Ginat/Jui Mao (Concordia) ........................ 6-2, 6-4 USA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships Billie Jean King National Tennis Center - New York, N.Y. Nov. 12 Round of 32 Bye Nov. 12 Round of 16 Def. Aziz Kijametovic/Adam Moundir (Old Dominion)....... 6-3, 6-4 Nov. 13 Quarterfinals Lost to Brett Clark/Robert Kelly (North Carolina) .....6-7, 6-3, 10-8

Kevin Konfederak Buenos Aires, Argentina

Grizzlies Lift NAIA Doubles Crown at Small College Championships October 16, 2015 Sumter, S.C. - In a day that won’t soon be forgotten in Georgia Gwinnett tennis history, Jordan Cox and Kevin Konfederak further added to their already extensive resumes as the duo combined to hoist the school’s first ever NAIA doubles national championship at the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships at Palmetto Tennis Center.

Cox and Konfederak, who lost the regional doubles crown to teammates Lachlan McPhee and Matias Hatem, were able to avenge the earlier defeat in 6-3, 6-2 fashion to advance to the Small College Super Bowl, which will take place on Saturday and Sunday.

“It’s great to bring another national championship back home to Lawrenceville,” GGC head coach Chase Hodges said. “We already had the team titles, and it’s nice to add more to that. Jordan and Kevin are deserving champions, and they played very well today. They’re not just satisfied with the NAIA championship though, they want to win the whole thing.”

The Small College Super Bowl represents the final obstacle for the duo as they will be matched up against the champions of the NCAA Division II, Division III and junior college brackets. The winner of the event will move on to the USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, which will take place in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., next month.

Cox and Konfederak will begin play in the Super Bowl with a showdown against the Seminole State duo of Guy Iradukunda and Ishmael Mzai, who won the junior college crown. In the other 2015, 2016 Super2014, Bowl match, DII champion Concordia (N.Y.) will face DIII champion Trinity.

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Individual National

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Kevin Konfederak - NAIA Men’s Singles Champion ITA NAIA South Regional Championships - Lawrenceville, Ga. Sept. 23 Round of 64 Bye Sept. 23 Round of 32 Def. Zach Sheeler (Point) ......................................... 6-0, 6-0 Sept. 24 Round of 16 Def. Alberto Menedez (SCAD) ................................. 6-3, 6-3 Sept. 24 Quarterfinals Def. Matias Hatem (GGC) ......................................... 6-1, 6-1 Sept. 25 Semifinals Def. Thomas Setodji (Xavier) ...................... 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (3) Sept. 26 Finals *Lost to Jordan Cox (GGC) ....................................... 6-4, 7-5 *Advanced to ITA Oracle Cup as the #2 seed.

ITA Oracle Cup - Surprise, Ariz.

Oct. 13 Quarterfinals Def. Oscar Barreros (William Woods) ...................... 6-4, 6-1 Oct. 14 Semifinals Def. Denis Porcic (Lindsey Wilson) .......................... 6-2, 6-2 Oct. 15 NAIA Finals Def. Jordan Cox (GGC) .......................................4-6, 6-4, 6-1 --Oct. 15 Super Bowl Semis Lost to Oliver Frank (Azusa Pacific) .................6-4, 5-7, 6-2

Konfederak Captures Second Straight NAIA Singles Title October 15, 2016 Surprise, Ariz. - Junior Kevin Konfederak captured his second ITA Oracle Cup NAIA Singles Championship in back-to-back seasons on Saturday morning, defeating teammate and doubles partner Jordan Cox 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in a highly competitive three-set battle. While Cox finishes as the tournament runner-up, Konfederak advanced to the Super Bowl singles championship as the NAIA representative. Konfederak, who was the overall Super Bowl champion in 2015, dropped his Super Bowl semifinals match to NCAA Division II foe Oliver Frank of Azusa Pacific (Ca.) 4-6, 7-5, 2-6, ending his tournament run. Konfederak’s NAIA singles title brings GGC’s national title count to 13 (5 team, 8 individual) all-time.

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INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES 2016 Kevin Konfederak & Jordan Cox - NAIA Men’s Doubles Champions ITA Superbowl Men’s Doubles Champions ITA NAIA South Regional Championships - Lawrenceville, Ga. Sept. 23 Round of 32 Bye Sept. 23 Round of 16 Def. Chandler Saunders/Nick Runac (SCAD-ATL).......... 8-2 Sept. 24 Quarterfinals Def. BrandonLane/Nikita Hyrnov (Reinhardt) .............. 8-4 Sept. 24 Semifinals Def. Tony Licata/Sergio Valinotti (GGC) ......................... 8-2 Sept. 25 Finals Def. Tim Buehler/Mark Simon (Mobile) .................. 6-3, 6-0

Jordan Cox Sarasota, Fla.

ITA Oracle Cup - Surprise, Ariz.

Oct. 13 Quarterfinals Def. Iustin Bacui/Radu Popa (UNOH) ....... 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10) Oct. 14 Semifinals Def. Denis Porcic/Alonso Tellez (Lindsey Wilson)... 6-4, 6-0 Oct. 14 NAIA Finals Def. Brendan Aguilar/Chrys Castro (Campbellsville) .... 7-6 (3), 6-1 --Oct. 15 Super Bowl Semis Def. Alex Peyrot/Pedro Dumont (West Florida) .................. 6-4, 7-5 Oct. 16 Super Bowl Finals Def. Carlos Anez/Ondrej Nice (Seward) .................. 6-2, 6-0

USA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships Billie Jean King National Tennis Center - New York, N.Y. Nov. 3 Round of 32 Bye Nov. 3 Round of 16 Lost to Shawn Hadavi/Jackie Tang (Columbia).................. 6-3, 6-3 Nov. 4 Consolation Q’finals Def. Yale Goldberg/Sameer Kumar (Stanford) .................. 6-4, 6-4 Nov. 5 Consolation Semis Lost to Alfredo Perez/Johannes Ingildsen (Florida) .... 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (4)

Kevin Konfederak Buenos Aires, Argentina

Cox and Konfederak Capture Second Straight NAIA and Super Bowl Doubles Crowns October 16, 2016 Surprise, Ariz. - Senior Jordan Cox and junior Kevin Konfederak successfully defended their ITA Oracle Cup Super Bowl Doubles Championship title on Sunday as the Grizzly duo captured its second consecutive doubles title by defeating Ondrej Nice and Carlos Anez of Seward (Kan.) 6-2, 6-0. Cox and Konfederak advanced to the Super Bowl doubles championship by defeating West Florida’s pair of Alex Peyrot and Pedro Dumont, who were the NCAA Division II representative, in the semifinals on Saturday night. With the victory, Georgia Gwinnett’s tennis program is now home to 14 national championship titles, five team and nine individual.

“I’m very proud of Kevin and Jordan as they completely dominated today,” stated GGC coach Chase Hodges. “I don’t think they have ever played this well as a unit. This is an amazing achievement for GGC Tennis. Bringing our 14th overall national title back to Law2014,is 2015, renceville a special2016 thing.”

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2017 Kevin Konfederak & Gilad Berman - NAIA Men’s Doubles Champions ITA Superbowl Men’s Doubles Champions ITA Oracle Cup - Rome, Ga. Oct. 12 Quarterfinals Def. Carrillo/Lahleu (McPherson) ............................ 6-0, 6-0 Oct. 13 Semifinals Def. Castro/Reyes (Campbellsville) ......................... 6-4, 6-2 Oct. 14 NAIA Finals Def. Lagos/Ceron (Keiser) ..............................................6-2, 6-3 Oct. 14 Super Bowl Semis Yuan/Raclin (Chicago ...................................................... 6-3, 6-3 Oct. 15 Super Bowl Finals Def. Frank/Schmid (Azusa Pacific) ........................... 6-4, 6-4

Oracle ITA National Fall Championships Indian Wells Tennis Garden - Indian Wells, Calif.

Nov. 1 Round of 32 Lost to Niclas Braun/Trevor Foshey (Miss. St.) ..7-6 (4), 6-4 Nov. 2 Consolation R16 Lost to Clissold/Laurent (Oregon) ................................... 6-4, 6-2

Kevin Konfederak - NAIA Men’s Singles Champion Gilad Berman Ramat, Israel

ITA Oracle Cup - Rome, Ga. Oct. 12 Quarterfinals Def. Agustine Gascia (Cardinal Stritch)................... 6-3, 6-2 Oct. 13 Semifinals Def. Denis Porcic (Lindsey Wilson) .......................... 6-1, 6-0 Oct. 14 NAIA Finals Def. Daniel Ceron (Keiser) ..............................................6-1, 6-1

Oracle ITA National Fall Championships Nov. 1 Round of 64 Def. Valentin Vacherot (Texas A&M) ....................... 6-4, 6-2 Nov. 2 Round of 32 Def. Kyle Seelig (Ohio State) .................................... 6-3, 6-4 Nov. 3 Round of 16 Def. Lucas Poullain (Florida State) ...................6-0, 1-6, 7-5 Nov. 3 Quarterfinals Lost to Thomas Laurent (Oregon) .............. 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6)

Kevin Konfederak Buenos Aires, Argentina

Berman-Konfederak Wins ITA Oracle Cup Doubles Super Bowl Title October 15, 2017 Rome, Ga. - For the third time the Georgia Gwinnett College men’s tennis team has captured the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Oracle Cup doubles Super Bowl title. Seniors Kevin Konfederak and Gilad Berman earned a straight-set victory against Azusa Pacific University Sunday.

The 6-4, 6-4 victory has secured the GGC doubles team a berth in the ITA Fall Championships in Indian Wells, Calif., from Nov. 1-5.

The ITA Fall Championships feature the top NCAA Division I singles and doubles teams along with the Oracle Cup champions.

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Southern INTERCOLLEGIATES The Grizzlies have frequently competed at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships, one of the nation’s premier individual tournaments hosted by the University of Georgia each fall at the Dan Magill Tennis Center. The facility is adjacent to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame.

Georgia Gwinnett is oftem the only NAIA program invited to compete, and is among just a handful of non-NCAA Division I programs to be included. The tournament field annually consists of the top players from institutions around the Southeast, including members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), showcasing the talents of the GGC program on one of the brightest stages in the game.

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2013 The Grizzlies put Bruno Tiberti and Erik Moberg in the top-flight singles bracket, where the two combined for three singles wins before being knocked from the field by second- and sixth-ranked UGA players, respectively. Highlighting doubles action, Tony Kostadinov and Evgeny Silitski captured a pair of wins in the second-flight doubles bracket.

2014 The Grizzlies made noise, finishing with a head-turning nine victories over NCAA Division I opponents, including six over individuals or doubles teams from the Southeastern Conference or the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Jordan Cox earned the No. 8 overall seed in the top-flight singles bracket and after a bye, defeated a player from Arkansas to reach the round of 16. He was then knocked off by UGA’s Paul Oosterbaan. Matias Hatem also appeared for GGC in the Division I singles bracket, and defeated a player from Virginia Tech in the opening round before bowing out to overall No. 3 Nathan Pasha of UGA.

Erik Moberg

Coach Hodges & Bruno Tiberti

Connor Clements reached the round of 16 in the Division II singles bracket, bouncing a player from Arkansas before falling in two close sets to an East Tennessee State player.

Lachlan McPhee had success in the Division III singles field, reaching the semifinals by defeating players from Charlotte, Arkansas and Clemson in straight sets before being defeated by another Clemson Tiger in the final four. Luke Morland notched one victory at the top of the same bracket against a player from Vanderbilt.

In doubles action, Cox and Morland made the most successful run from the No. 7 seed in the Division I draw. After a bye, the duo reached the quarterfinals by defeating tandems from Davidson and East Tennessee State before eventually falling to a team from Vanderbilt.

2015 Fall 2015 marked the best showing yet for the Grizzlies in Athens, as Kevin Konfederak raced all the way to the finals of the top-flight Division I singles tournament. Meanwhile, Lachlan McPhee captured the Grizzlies’ first-ever title in Athens by claiming the Division II singles title.

Konfederak, who began the tournament unseeded, started his run with a win over a player from Barry (Fla.). He then upset two seeded players, starting with No. 11 seed Nick Wood from host UGA, and then No. 4 seed Andreas Bjerrehus from Virginia Tech. On day three, Konfederak defeated Jose Salazar from Arkansas to reach the semifinals, where he outlasted host Georgia’s Paul Oosterbaan, 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(2) to make the Monday final in Athens.

Kevin Konfederak

Jordan Cox also appeared in the Division I draw and played his way into the round of 16 by defeating a player from Lipscomb and then No. 13 overall seed Ben Wagland from host UGA, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4. An injury forced Matias Hatem, who dispatched No. 6

seed Giammarco Micolani from Arkansas, 6-2, 6-1 in the first round, out of the tournament in the third set of his second round match.

McPhee’s dash to the Division II crown featured straight-sets victories in five of his six wins. After knocking off players from Lander, Barry and host UGA over the first two days, McPhee bounced a competitor from St. Leo and then Charlie Ghriskey from the College of Charleston, 6-3, 6-2, on Sunday to reach the Monday final. In the most competitive match of the run, McPhee battled to a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) victory over Clemson’s Christian Harris.

Elsewhere, Luke Morland made it to the quarterfinals of the Division III singles bracket with a pair of wins.

2017 The Grizzlies registered eight singles victories, defeating players from the University of Mississippi, Virtgini Tech, Georgia State University and Lander University.

Mika Kosonen reached the quarterfinals in the second singles division.

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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES 2014 April 25 Quarterfinals vs. Fisk (Tenn.) ....................................................... W, 9-0 April 25 Semifinals vs. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) ........................... W, 7-0 April 26 Finals at No. 10 Xavier (La.) ............................................. W, 5-1

Conference

TITLES

2016 May 6 May 6

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Semifinals Finals

vs. No. 27 Asbury (Ky.) ........................................... W, 5-0 vs. No. 3 Xavier (La.) .............................................. W, 5-1

Note: In 2015 and 2017, no tournament was held, but as the highest-ranked independent team, the Grizzlies earned the automatic NAIA tournament berth.

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ALL-AMERICANS First Team

All-Time Matias Hatem San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina 2014, 2015, 2016

Bruno Tiberti Mark Verryth Buenos Aires, Argen- Perth, Australia tina 2014 2014

Gilad Berman Ramat Hasharon, Israel 2016, 2017

Connor Clements Charleston, S.C. 2017

Jordan Cox Sarasota, Fla. 2015, 2016, 2017

Kevin Konfederak Buenos Aires, Argentina 2015, 2016, 2017

AWARDS

Second Team

Erik Moberg Connor Clements Stockholm, Sweden Charleston, S.C. 2014 2015, 2016

Lachlan McPhee Brisbane, Australia 2016

Rafael Coutinho Valencia, Venezuela 2017

Lachlan McPhee Brisbane, Australia 2015

Federico Herrera Duran Rosario, Argentina 2017

Honorable Mention

Connor Clements Charleston, S.C. 2014

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GRIZZLY HISTORY NAIA COACH OF THE YEAR 2014................................ Chase Hodges 2015................................ Chase Hodges 2016................................ Chase Hodges 2017................................ Chase Hodges

All-Time

AWARDS

WILSON/ITA COACH OF THE YEAR 2014................................ Chase Hodges 2015................................ Chase Hodges

DAKTRONICS-NAIA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE 2015................................ Matias Hatem, Jr. 2016................................ Matias Hatem, Sr. 2016................................ Jordan Cox, Jr. 2017................................ Jordan Cox, Sr. 2017................................ Kevin Konfederak, Sr.

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 2017................................ Jordan Cox, First Team 2017................................ Kevin Konfederak, First Team

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A Theo Arruda (Sao Paulo, Brazil)...................................................... 2013 B Gilad Berman (Ramat Hasharon, Israel) ..................... 2016-present Peter Bodnar (Reading, Pa.)............................................................. 2013 Shaine Brower (Denver, Colo.)........................................................ 2013 C Connor Clements (Charleston, S.C.) .......................................2014-17 Rafael Coutinho (Valenciz, Venevuela) ...................... 2017-present Jordan Cox (Sarasota, Fla.) .........................................................2015-17 D

All-Time

ROSTER

Nathan de Veer (Badhoevedorp, Netherlands) ........................ 2014 G Jorge Gonzalez (Guadalajara, Mexico) ........................................ 2016 H Taylor Hardy (Talladega, Ala.) ......................................................... 2013 Aaron Harris (Lawrenceville, Ga.) .................................................. 2013 Hernan Hatem (San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina) .....2013-14 Matias Hatem (San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina) .......2014-16 Federico Herrera Duran (Rosario, Argentina) .......... 2017-present Gregor Hutterer (Grieskirchen, Austria) ..................... 2017-present K Kevin Konfederak (Buenos Aires, Argentina) ........... 2015-present Tony Kostadinov (Sofia, Bulgaria) ...........................................2013-14 L Tony Licata (Buenos Aires, Argentina)...................................2015-16 M Lachlan McPhee (Brisbane, Australia) ...................................2015-16 Erik Moberg (Stockholm, Sweden) .........................................2013-14 Luke Morland (Gold Coast, Australia) ....................................2013-16 S Evgeny Silitski (Minsk, Belarus) ...................................................... 2014 T Bruno Tiberti (Buenos Aires, Argentina) ..................................... 2014 V Sergio Valinotti (Asuncion, Paraguay) ........................ 2017-present Mark Verryth (Perth, Australia) ....................................................... 2014 Max Voglgruber (Linz, Austria)....................................................... 2017

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2.

3.

4.

5.

Career

RECORDS

Connor Clements Matias Hatem Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak Luke Morland

2013-14-2017-18 .......................140 2013-14-2015-16 .......................132 2014-15-2016-17 .......................130 2014-15-present .......................125 2012-13-2015-16 .......................120

SINGLES MATCHES PLAYED 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Connor Clements Kevin Konfederak Jordan Cox Matias Hatem Lachlan McPhee

2013-14-2016-17 ........................ 62 2014-15-present ........................ 58 2014-15-2016-17 ........................ 55 2013-14-2015-16 ........................ 54 2014-15-2015-16 ........................ 47

DOUBLES MATCHES PLAYED 1.

4.

5.

Luke Morland Matias Hatem Connor Clements Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak

2012-13-2015-16 ........................ 78 2013-14-2015-16 ........................ 78 2013-14-2016-17 ........................ 78 2014-15-2016-17 ........................ 75 2014-15-present ........................ 67

DUAL MATCH SINGLES MATCHES PLAYED 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Connor Clements Kevin Konfederak Matias Hatem Jordan Cox Gilad Berman

2013-14-2016-17 ........................ 57 2014-15-present ........................ 44 2013-14-2015-16 ........................ 41 2014-15-2016-17 ........................ 40 2015-16-present ........................ 36

DUAL MATCH DOUBLES MATCHES PLAYED 1.

2.

3.

5.

Connor Clements Luke Morland Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak Matias Hatem

2013-14-2016-17 ........................ 87 2012-13-2015-16 ........................ 70 2014-15-2016-17 ........................ 66 2014-15-present ........................ 66 2013-14-2015-16 ........................ 65

TOURNAMENT SINGLES MATCHES PLAYED 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak Lachlan McPhee Connor Clements Matias Hatem

2014-15-2016-17 ........................ 28 2014-15-present ........................ 27 2014-15-2015-16 ........................ 21 2013-14-2016-17 ........................ 17 2013-14-2015-16 ........................ 13

TOURNAMENT DOUBLES MATCHES PLAYED 1.

2.

3.

4.

Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak Lachlan McPhee Matias Hatem Connor Clements

2014-15-2016-17 ........................ 30 2014-15-present ........................ 22 2014-15-2015-16 ........................ 18 2013-14-2015-16 ........................ 13 2013-14-2016-17 ........................ 13

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3.

4.

5.

Matias Hatem Connor Clements Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak Luke Morland

SINGLES WINS 1.

2.

4.

5.

Connor Clements Matias Hatem Kevin Konfederak Jordan Cox Lachlan McPhee

DOUBLES WINS 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Matias Hatem Connor Clements Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak Luke Morland

2013-14-2015-16 .......................119 2013-14-2016-17 .......................119 2014-15-2016-17 .......................112 2014-15-present .......................109 2012-13-2015-16 ........................ 92

2013-14-2016-17 ........................ 50 2013-14-2015-16 ........................ 49 2014-15-present ........................ 49 2014-15-2016-17 ........................ 47 2014-15-2015-16 ........................ 41

Career

RECORDS

2013-14-2015-16 ........................ 70 2013-14-2016-17 ........................ 69 2014-15-2016-17 ........................ 65 2014-15-present ........................ 60 2012-13-2015-16 ........................ 57

DUAL MATCH SINGLES WINS 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Connor Clements Matias Hatem Kevin Konfederak Jordan Cox Luke Morland

2013-14-2016-17 ........................ 47 2013-14-2015-16 ........................ 40 2014-15-present ........................ 39 2014-15-2016-17 ........................ 37 2012-13-2015-16 ........................ 36

DUAL MATCH DOUBLES WINS 1.

3.

4.

5.

Connor Clements Matias Hatem Luke Morland Kevin Konfederak Jordan Cox

2013-14-2016-17 ........................ 59 2013-14-2015-16 ........................ 59 2012-13-2015-16 ........................ 51 2014-15-present ........................ 42 2014-15-2016-17 ........................ 40

TOURNAMENT SINGLES WINS 1.

3.

4.

5.

Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak Lachlan McPhee Connor Clements Two tied

2014-15-2016-17 ........................ 22 2014-15-present ........................ 22 2014-15-2015-16 ........................ 17 2013-14-2016-17 ........................ 13 .......................................... 9

TOURNAMENT DOUBLES WINS 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak Lachlan McPhee Matias Hatem Connor Clements

2014-15-2016-17 ........................ 25 2014-15-present ........................ 18 2014-15-2015-16 ........................ 14 2013-14-2015-16 ........................ 11 2013-14-2016-17 ........................ 10

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3.

4.

5.

Season

RECORDS

Kevin Konfederak Jordan Cox Lachlan McPhee Matias Hatem Connor Clements

2015-16................................. 72 2015-16................................. 61 2014-15................................. 56 2015-16................................. 53 2014-15................................. 52

SINGLES MATCHES PLAYED 1.

2.

Kevin Konfederak Connor Clements Lachlan McPhee Bruno Tiberti Gilad Berman

2015-16................................. 36 2014-15................................. 27 2014-15................................. 27 2013-14................................. 27 2015-16................................. 27

DOUBLES MATCHES PLAYED 1.

3.

4.

5.

Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak Matias Hatem Lachlan McPhee Lachlan McPhee

2015-16................................. 36 2015-16................................. 36 2015-16................................. 33 2014-15................................. 29 2015-16................................. 28

DUAL MATCH SINGLES MATCHES PLAYED 1.

2.

3.

4.

Gilad Berman Bruno Tiberti Matias Hatem Connor Clements Connor Clements

2015-16................................. 23 2013-14................................. 21 2013-14................................. 17 2013-14................................. 16 2014-15................................. 16

DUAL MATCH DOUBLES MATCHES PLAYED 1.

5.

Connor Clements Jordan Cox Matias Hatem Kevin Konfederak Four tied

2015-16................................. 26 2015-16................................. 26 2015-16................................. 26 2015-16................................. 26 ......................................... 20

TOURNAMENT SINGLES MATCHES PLAYED 1.

2.

3.

4.

Kevin Konfederak Lachlan McPhee Connor Clements Jordan Cox Jordan Cox

2015-16................................. 18 2014-15................................. 12 2014-15................................. 11 2014-15................................. 10 2015-16................................. 10

TOURNAMENT DOUBLES MATCHES PLAYED 1.

3.

4.

Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak Lachlan McPhee Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak

2016-17................................. 12 2016-17................................. 12 2014-15................................. 11 2015-16................................. 10 2015-16................................. 10

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3.

4.

5.

Kevin Konfederak Jordan Cox Matias Hatem Connor Clements Lachlan McPhee

SINGLES WINS 1.

2.

3.

4.

Kevin Konfederak Gilad Berman Connor Clements Lachlan McPhee Bruno Tiberti

DOUBLES WINS 1.

3.

4.

Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak Matias Hatem Jordan Cox Connor Clements Lachlan McPhee

2015-16................................. 63 2015-16................................. 53 2015-16................................. 47 2014-15................................. 45 2014-15................................. 44

2015-16................................. 32 2015-16................................. 27 2014-15................................. 24 2014-15................................. 23 2013-14................................. 23

Season

RECORDS

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DUAL MATCH SINGLES WINS 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Gilad Berman Bruno Tiberti Matias Hatem Kevin Konfederak Connor Clements

2015-16................................. 23 2013-14................................. 19 2013-14................................. 17 2015-16................................. 16 2014-15................................. 15

DUAL MATCH DOUBLES WINS 1.

3.

5.

Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak Connor Clements Matias Hatem Connor Clements Matias Hatem

2015-16................................. 24 2015-16................................. 24 2015-16................................. 23 2015-16................................. 23 2013-14................................. 19 2013-14................................. 19

TOURNAMENT SINGLES WINS 1.

2.

4.

Kevin Konfederak Connor Clements Lachlan McPhee Jordan Cox Lachlan McPhee

2015-16................................. 15 2014-15.................................. 9 2014-15.................................. 9 2014-15.................................. 8 2015-16.................................. 8

TOURNAMENT DOUBLES WINS 1.

3.

Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak Lachlan McPhee Jordan Cox Kevin Konfederak

2015-16................................. 10 2015-16................................. 10 2014-15.................................. 8 2015-16.................................. 8 2015-16.................................. 8

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(RV) SCAD Savannah (Ga.) ...........W, 7-2 (DIII) Covenant (Ga.) ....................W, 9-0 at (DII) Emmanuel (Ga.) ...............W, 9-0 Spartanburg Methodist (S.C.) ......W, 9-0 (DII) Georgia Southwestern .........W, 7-2 (DII) Morehouse (Ga.) ..................W, 9-0 SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) .......................W, 9-0 (DIII) Rhodes (Tenn.)....................W, 7-2 (DII) Emmanuel (Ga.) ...................W, 9-0 Milligan (Tenn.) ...........................W, 8-1 (DII) No. 8 Columbus State (Ga.) ...L, 3-6 (DII) No. 26 Young Harris (Ga.) .....W, 6-3

Team ineligible for postseason play in first season

2014 Overall Record: 21-0 Home: 5-0 | Away: 9-0 | Neutral: 7-0 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 20 Feb. 26 March 8 March 10 March 12 March 13 March 15 March 25 April 3 April 25 April 25 April 26 May 15 May 15 May 16 May 17

Dalton State (Ga.) ........................W, 9-0 at (DII) No. 21 USC Aiken (S.C.) ........W, 9-0 at No. 13 Belhaven (Miss.) ...........W, 6-0 at No. 15 William Carey (Miss.).....W, 8-1 vs. No. 6 Xavier (La.)~ .................W, 6-1 at (DII) No. 7 Lander (S.C.) ...........W, 5-4 (DII) Morehouse (Ga.) ..................W, 9-0 (DIII) No. 5 Kenyon (Ohio) ............W, 5-4 (DI) Tennessee Tech......................W, 6-1 at No. 25 Coastal Georgia .............W, 8-1 at (DII) No. 2 Armstrong State (Ga.) ... W, 6-3 at SCAD Savannah (Ga.) ...............W, 9-0 (DIII) No. 10 Middlebury (Vt.) ......W, 7-2 at (DIII) No. 7 Emory (Ga.) ............W, 8-1 vs. Fisk (Tenn.)# ...........................W, 9-0 vs. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)# ....W, 7-0 at No. 10 Xavier (La.)#..................W, 5-1 vs. No. 14 Graceland (Iowa)$ .......W, 5-1 vs. No. 6 Cumberland (Tenn.)$ .....W, 5-2 vs.No.2Auburn-Montgomery(Ala.)$......W, 5-1 vs. No. 1 Embry-Riddle (Fla.)$......W, 5-1

~ Match played in Hattiesburg, Miss. # Unaffiliated/Independent Tournament (New Orleans, La.) $ NAIA National Championships (Mobile, Ala.)

2015 Overall Record: 16-2 Home: 10-0 | Away: 3-1 | Neutral: 3-1

ERIK MOBERG

Jan. 30 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 March 8 March 10 March 11 March 14 March 15 March 17 April 3 April 4 April 21 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 17

Point (Ga.) ...................................W, 9-0 (DI) The Citadel (S.C.) ...................W, 9-0 Middle Georgia State ...................W, 9-0 (DII) (RV) USC Aiken (S.C.) ...........W, 8-1 (DII) No. 8 Lander (S.C.) ...............W, 7-2 at (DII) No. 3 Barry (Fla.) ...............L, 6-3 at (DII) No. 9 Lynn (Fla.) ...............W, 5-2 at (DII) No. 8 St. Leo (Fla.) ............W, 5-3 No. 24 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) .........W, 6-0 No. 23 SCAD Savannah (Ga.) ........W, 9-0 Cumberlands (Ky.) .......................W, 9-0 vs. (DII) No. 1 Hawaii-Pacific~ ......L, 5-3 at (DII) No. 2 West Florida ............W, 5-3 (DIII) No. 2 Emory (Ga.) ................W, 8-1 vs. No. 18 McPherson (Kan.)$ ......W, 5-0 vs. No. 8 San Diego Christian (Calif.)$ W, 5-0 vs.No.4Auburn-Montgomery(Ala.)$...... W, 5-0 vs. No. 2 Embry-Riddle (Fla.)$......W, 5-0

2016 Overall Record: 26-0 Home: 14-0 | Away: 4-0 | Neutral: 8-0 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 March 11 March 11 March 12 March 13 March 14 March 25 March 30 April 5 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 10 April 17 May 6 May 6 May 18 May 19 May 20 May 21

(DII) at USC Aiken (S.C.) ...............W, 9-0 (DI) The Citadel (S.C.) ...................W, 9-0 at (DII) No. 5 Lander (S.C.) ...........W, 7-2 vs. No. 9 Dalton State (Ga.)* ........W, 7-2 at (DIII) No. 2 Emory (Ga.) ............W, 8-1 Point (Ga.) ...................................W, 9-0 (RV) Middle Georgia State ...........W, 5-0 No. 10 William Carey (Miss.) ........W, 5-0 No. 23 Cumberland (Tenn.) ..........W, 8-0 (DI) Tennessee Tech......................W, 7-2 No. 15 Campbellsville (Ky.) ..........W, 9-0 Cumberlands (Ky.) .......................W, 9-0 (DIII) DePauw (Ind.) .....................W, 9-0 (DII) West Alabama ......................W, 9-0 (DIII) No. 1 Emory (Ga.) ................W, 8-1 vs.(DII)No.3ArmstrongState(Ga.)~.......W, 5-4 vs. (DII) No. 1 Hawaii Pacific ~ .....W, 5-3 vs. (DI) No. 8 Valdosta State (Ga.)~ ...W, 5-0 at (DII) No. 4 West Florida ............W, 5-2 (DII) Tusculum (Tenn.) .................W, 9-0 No. 25 Asbury (Ky.) ! ....................W, 5-0 No. 3 Xavier (La.) !........................W, 5-1 vs. No. 16 Olivet Nazarene (lll.) $......W, 5-0 vs. No. 8 Coastal Georgia $ ...........W, 5-0 vs. No. 5 Dalton State (Ga.) $........W, 5-0 vs. No. 3 Xavier (La.) $..................W, 5-2

* Match played at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. ~ Match played at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Fla. ! Independents Championships (Lawrenceville, Ga.) $ NAIA National Championships (Mobile, Ala.)

2017 Overall Record: 23-0 Home: 18-0 | Away: 1-0 | Neutral: 4-0 Jan. 28 Feb. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 19 March 5 March 6 March 7 March 8 March 9 March 10 March 11 March 13 March 27 May 17 May 18 May 19 May 20

(DI) Kennesaw State (Ga.) ............W, 7-2 (DII) USC Aiken (S.C.) ...................W, 9-0 (DI) The Citadel (S.C.) ...................W, 9-0 (DII) No. 4 Lander (S.C.) ...............W, 6-3 (DII) West Alabama ......................W, 6-0 (DII) Tusculum (Tenn.) .................W, 5-0 No. 20 Cumberland (Tenn.) ..........W, 5-0 No. 3 Keiser (Fla.) .........................W, 5-1 No. 2 Xavier (La.)..........................W, 5-0 at (DIII) No. 2 Emory ....................W, 7-2 (DII) No. 9 West Florida ................W, 5-4 No. 13 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) .........W, 9-0 (DII) No. 1 Hawaii Pacific ..............W, 8-1 (DI) North Carolina A&T ...............W, 9-0 (DI) Tennessee Tech......................W, 6-3 No. 16 William Woods (Mo.).........W, 5-0 No. 9 Campbellsville (Ky.) ............W, 7-0 (RV) Cumberlands (Ky.)................W, 5-0 No. 5 Northwestern Ohio .............W, 8-1 vs. No. 17 Middle Georgia State $ ....W, 5-0 vs. No. 9 William Woods (Mo.) $ ...W, 5-0 vs. No. 5 Campbellsville (Ky.) $.....W, 5-0 vs. No. 2 Xavier (La.) $..................W, 5-0

$ NAIA National Championships (Mobile, Ala.)

~ Match played at theUniversity of West Florida in Pensacola, Fla. $ NAIA National Championships (Mobile, Ala.)

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® ARMSTRONG STATE (GA.) Overall Record: 2-0 Away: 1-0 | Neutral 1-0

CUMBERLAND (TENN.)

March 13, 2014 Away .............................W, 6-3 April 8, 2016 Neutral ..............................W, 5-4

May 15, 2014 Neutral .............................W, 5-2 March 11, 2016 Home ............................W, 8-0 Feb. 17, 2017 Home ...............................W, 5-0

ASBURY (KY.)

CUMBERLANDS (KY.)

Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 May 6, 2016 Home .................................W, 5-0 AUBURN-MONTGOMERY (ALA.)

Overall Record: 2-0 Neutral: 2-0 May 16, 2014 Neutral .............................W, 5-1 May 15, 2015 Neutral .............................W, 5-0

BARRY (FLA.) Overall Record: 0-1 Away: 0-1 March 8, 2015 Away ................................ L, 6-3

BELHAVEN (MisS.) Overall Record: 1-0 Away: 1-0 Feb. 14, 2014 Away ................................W, 6-0

CAMPBELLSVILLE (KY.) Overall Record: 2-0 Home: 1-0 | Neutral: 1-0

Overall Record: 3-0 Home: 2-0 | Neutral: 1-0

Overall Record: 3-0 Home: 3-0 March 17, 2015 Home ............................W, 9-0 March 14, 2016 Home ............................W, 9-0 March 13, 2017 Home ...........................W, 5-0

DALTON STATE (GA.) Feb. 5, 2014 Home .................................W, 9-0 Feb. 12, 2016 Neutral .............................W, 7-2 May 20, 2016 Neutral .............................W, 5-0

DEPAUW (IND.) Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 March 25, 2016 Home ............................W, 9-0

EMBRY-RIDDLE (FLA.) Overall Record: 2-0 Neutral: 2-0 May 17, 2014 Neutral .............................W, 5-1 May 17, 2015 Neutral .............................W, 5-0

EMMANUEL (GA.)

COASTAL GEORGIA

Feb. 15, 2013 Away ................................W, 9-0 March 26, 2013 Home ............................W, 9-0

Overall Record: 2-0 Home: 1-0 | Away: 1-0

March 12, 2014 Away .............................W, 8-1 May 19, 2016 Neutral .............................W, 5-0

EMORY (GA.)

COLUMBUS STATE (GA.)

April 3, 2014 Away .................................W, 8-1 April 21, 2015 Home ..............................W, 8-1 Feb. 14, 2016 Away ................................W, 8-1 April 5, 2016 Home ................................W, 8-1 Feb. 19, 2017 Away ................................W, 7-2

Overall Record: 0-1 Home: 0-1 April 5, 2013 Home ................................. L, 6-3

COVENANT (GA.) Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 Feb. 2, 2013 Home .................................W, 9-0

SERIES

Overall Record: 3-0 Home: 1-0 | Neutral: 2-0

March 11, 2017 Away .............................W, 7-0 May 19, 2017 Neutral ............................W, 5-0

Overall Record: 2-0 Away: 1-0 | Neutral: 1-0

All-Time

Overall Record: 5-0 Home: 2-0 | Away: 3-0

FISK (TENN.) Overall Record: 1-0 Neutral: 1-0

TONY KOSTADINOV

April 25, 2014 Neutral ............................W, 9-0

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GRIZZLY HISTORY GA. SOUTHWESTERN Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 Feb. 23, 2013 Home ...............................W, 7-2

GRACELAND (IOWA)

All-Time

SERIES

Overall Record: 1-0 Neutral: 1-0 May 15, 2014 Neutral .............................W, 5-1

HAWAII-PACIFIC Overall Record: 2-1 Home: 1-0 | Neutral: 1-1 April 3, 2015 Neutral ............................... L, 5-3 April 9, 2016 Neutral ..............................W, 5-3 March 7, 2017 Home .............................W, 8-1

KEISER (FLA.) Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 Feb. 18, 2017 Home ...............................W, 5-1

KENNESAW STATE Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 Jan. 28, 2017 Home ...............................W, 7-2

KENYON (OHIO) Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 March 8, 2014 Home ..............................W, 5-4

LANDER (S.C.) Overall Record: 4-0 Home: 2-0 | Away: 2-0 Feb. 20, 2014 Away ................................W, 5-4 Feb. 6, 2015 Home .................................W, 7-2 Feb. 12, 2016 Away ................................W, 7-2 Feb. 10, 2017 Home ...............................W, 6-3

LYNN (FLA.) Overall Record: 1-0 Away: 1-0 March 10, 2015 Away .............................W, 5-2

MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE Overall Record: 3-0 Home: 2-0 | Neutral: 1-0 Feb. 1, 2015 Home .................................W, 9-0 Feb. 20, 2016 Home ...............................W, 5-0 May 17, 2017 Neutral ............................W, 5-0

MIDDLEBURY (VT.) Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 March 25, 2014 Home ............................W, 7-2

MILLIGAN (TENN.) Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 March 28, 2013 Home ............................W, 8-1

MOREHOUSE (GA.) Overall Record: 2-0 Home: 2-0 March 6, 2013 Home ..............................W, 9-0 Feb. 26, 2014 Home ...............................W, 9-0

NORTH CAROLINA A&T Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 March 8, 2017 Home ..............................W, 9-0

NORTHwESTERN OHIO Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 March 27, 2017 Home ............................W, 8-1

OLIVET NAZARENE (ILL.) Overall Record: 3-0 Home: 2-0 | Neutral 1-0 March 14, 2015 Home ............................W, 6-0 May 18, 2016 Neutral .............................W, 5-0 March 6, 2017 Home .............................W, 9-0

OUR LADY OF THE LAKE (TEXAS) Overall Record: 1-0 Neutral: 1-0 April 25, 2014 Neutral ............................W, 7-0

MCPHERSON (KAN.)

GILAD BERMAN 2014, 2015, 2016 FOUR-TIME NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2014-17

Overall Record: 1-0 Neutral: 1-0 May 13, 2015 Neutral .............................W, 5-0

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® POINT (GA.) Overall Record: 2-0 Home: 2-0

TUSCULUM (TENN.) Overall Record: 2-0 Home: 2-0

Jan. 30, 2015 Home ...............................W, 9-0 Feb. 19, 2016 Home ...............................W, 9-0

April 17, 2016 Home ..............................W, 9-0 Feb. 11, 2017 Home ...............................W, 5-0

RHODES (TENN.)

USC AIKEN (S.C.)

Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 March 9, 2013 Home ..............................W, 7-2 SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN (CALIF.)

Overall Record: 1-0 Neutral: 1-0 May 14, 2015 Neutral .............................W, 5-0

SCAD ATLANTA (GA.) Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 March 8, 2013 Home ..............................W, 9-0

SCAD SAVANNAH (GA.) Overall Record: 3-0 Home: 2-0 | Away: 1-0 Feb. 1, 2013 Home .................................W, 7-2 March 15, 2014 Away .............................W, 9-0 March 15, 2015 Home ............................W, 9-0 SPARTANBURG METHODIST (S.C.)

Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0

Overall Record: 4-0 Home: 2-0 | Away: 2-0 Feb. 9, 2014 Away ..................................W, 9-0 Feb. 4, 2015 Home .................................W, 8-1 Feb. 5, 2016 Away ..................................W, 9-0 Feb. 1, 2017 Home .................................W, 9-0

All-Time

SERIES

VALDOSTA STATE (GA.) Overall Record: 1-0 Neutral: 1-0 April 10, 2016 Neutral ............................W, 5-0

WEST ALABAMA Overall Record: 2-0 Home: 2-0 March 30, 2016 Home ............................W, 9-0 Feb. 11, 2017 Home ...............................W, 6-0

WEST FLORIDA (FLA.) Overall Record: 3-0 Home: 1 | Away: 2-0 April 4, 2015 Away .................................W, 5-3 April 10, 2016 Away ...............................W, 5-2 March 5, 2017 Home .............................W, 5-4

Feb. 20, 2013 Home ...............................W, 9-0

ST. LEO (FLA.) Overall Record: 1-0 Away: 1-0 March 11, 2015 Away .............................W, 5-3

TENNESSEE TECH Overall Record: 3-0 Home: 3-0 March 10, 2014 Home ............................W, 6-1 March 12, 2016 Home ............................W, 7-2 March 9, 2017 Home .............................W, 6-3

WILLIAM CAREY (MISS.) Overall Record: 2-0 Home: 1-0 | Away: 1-0 Feb. 15, 2014 Away ................................W, 8-1 March 11, 2016 Home ............................W, 5-0

WILLIAM WOODS (Mo.) Overall Record: 2-0 Home: 1-0 | Neutral: 1-0 March 10, 2017 Home ............................W, 5-0 May 18, 2017 Neutral ............................W, 5-0

THE CITADEL (S.C.) Overall Record: 3-0 Home: 3-0 Jan. 31, 2015 Home ...............................W, 9-0 Feb. 6, 2016 Home .................................W, 9-0 Feb. 4, 2017 Home .................................W, 9-0

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GRIZZLY HISTORY XAVIER (LA.) Overall Record: 6-0 Home: 2-0 | Away: 1-0 | Neutral: 3-0

All-Time

SERIES

Feb. 16, 2014 Neutral .............................W, 6-1 April 26, 2014 Away ...............................W, 5-1 May 6, 2016 Home .................................W, 5-1 May 21, 2016 Neutral .............................W, 5-2 Feb. 19, 2017 Home ...............................W, 5-0 May 20, 2017 Neutral ............................W, 5-0

YOUNG HARRIS (GA.) Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 April 9, 2013 Home ................................W, 6-3

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