FLORENCE, S.C. | The No. 21 University of North Georgia men's tennis team came up on the short end of a 5-1 decision to No. 8 Columbus State in the quarterfinal round of the 2015 Peach Belt Conference Tournament at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence (S.C.) Tennis Center. 

North Georgia falls to 14-5 on the season after suffering back-to-back losses for the first time this season.

North Georgia's lone point came at the middle doubles line where Philipp Mueller and Julian Schoeller needed a tiebreaker to edge Oussama Zoghlami and Martynas Zakaitis, 9-8.

In a battle of top-20 doubles teams, Columbus State's Marco Almorin and Adi Malicbegovic, ranked No. 17, slipped past No. 21 Matheus Guida and Mateus Camasmie, 9-7

North Georgia now slides to the elimination back draw where the fifth-seeded Nighthawks will take on eighth-seeded Francis Marion at noon.

#8 Columbus State University 5, #21 University of North Georgia 1

Singles
1. #16 Oussama Zoghlami (CSU-M) vs. Matheus Guida (UNGM) 2-6, 7-5, 3-2, unfinished
2. #22 Adi Malicbegovic (CSU-M) vs. Philipp Mueller (UNGM) 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 1-1, unfinished
3. Benedikt Wilde (CSU-M) vs. Julian Schoeller (UNGM) 3-6, 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
4. Marco Almorin (CSU-M) def. Alexander Reinauer (UNGM) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
5. Jorge Vargas (CSU-M) def. Mateus Camasmie (UNGM) 7-5, 6-2
6. Maciej Kierkus (CSU-M) def. Tomas Schneider (UNGM) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
1. #17 Marco Almorin/Adi Malicbegovic (CSU-M) def. #12 Mateus Camasmie/Matheus Guida (UNGM) 9-7
2. Philipp Mueller/Julian Schoeller (UNGM) def. Oussama Zoghlami/Martynas Zakaitis (CSU-M) 9-8 (7-2)
3. Benedikt Wilde/Maciej Kierkus (CSU-M) def. Matheus Pineda/Graham Shaw (UNGM) 8-4