ORLANDO – The No. 18 University of North Georgia men's tennis team rallied in singles to post a come-from-behind 6-3 win over Auburn Montgomery on Tuesday afternoon at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona just outside Orlando.

The Warhawks jumped out to an early 2-1 lead after doubles as the Nighthawks lone point came in the top flight where the 18^th-ranked tandem of Niklas Zielen and Alexander Reinauer secured an 8-4 win.

The Nighthawks regrouped to win five of six singles matches to secure the win.

No. 7 Zielen (No. 1), No. 16 Reinauer (No. 2) and Mark Laishley (No. 6) fought back from first set deficits to put three-set wins on the board, while Andre Canino (No. 3) and Lukas Moritzen (No. 5) added straight set wins for UNG.

Laishley secured his victory with a dramatic tiebreaker win in the third set.

The non-conference win pushes UNG over double figures in the win column with a 10-1 overall mark.  The Warhawks even their overall record at 5-5.

North Georgia returns to action Thursday (Mar. 16) against Bluefield State with first serves going up at 8:00 a.m.
 
#18 North Georgia 6, Auburn Montgomery 3

Singles

1. #7 Niklas Zielen (UNG) def. Matias Destefanis (AUM) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
2. #16 Alexander Reinauer (UNG) def. Francisco Mendieta (AUM) 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2
3. Andre Canino (UNG) def. Vincent Dubosclard (AUM) 6-2, 6-2
4. Alvaro Terron (AUM) def. Jared Bones (UNG) 6-3, 7-6 (8)
5. Lukas Moritzen (UNG) def. Birkir Gunnarsson (AUM) 6-2, 6-4
6. Mark Laishley (UNG) def. Santiago Veglia (AUM) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3)

Doubles
 
1. #18 Niklas Zielen / Alexander Reinauer (UNG) def. Vincent Dubosclard / Birkir Gunnarsson (AUM) 8-4
2. Santiago Veglia / Matais Destefanis (AUM) def. Andre Canino / Lukas Moritzen (UNG) 8-4
3. Alvaro Terron / Francisco Mendieta (AUM) def. Hugues Renaud / Jared Bones (UNG) 8-4