ORLANDO – The No. 18 University of North Georgia men's tennis team downed a ranked opponent for the fourth time this season as the Nighthawks defeated No. 41 Bluefield State, 7-2, on Thursday morning at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona near Orlando.
The Nighthawks swept all three doubles matches before securing four straight set singles wins at No. 1, 3, 4 and 5 singles with all four matches coming over regionally-ranked players.
UNG has now won 30 of 36 doubles matches through the first 12 contests of the season.
North Georgia improves to 11-1 overall while Bluefield State, ranked first in the Atlantic region, falls to 8-2 on the season.
The Nighthawks will conclude their Spring Break trip with a match against Millersville at 11:30 tomorrow (Mar. 17).
#18 University of North Georgia 7, #41 Bluefield State College 2
Singles
1. #7
Niklas Zielen (UNGM) def. Platon Gud (BSC) 6-3, 7-5
2. Anthony Braem (BSC) def. #16
Alexander Reinauer (UNGM) 6-3, 6-3
3.
Andre Canino (UNGM) def. Alexander Rudenco (BSC) 6-3, 6-2
4.
Hugues Renaud (UNGM) def. Ignacia Pulido (BSC) 6-3, 6-0
5.
Lukas Moritzen (UNGM) def. Giorgi Datashvili (BSC) 6-3, 6-4
6. Luca Ockernahl (BSC) def.
Mark Laishley (UNGM) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)
Doubles
1. #18
Niklas Zielen /
Alexander Reinauer (UNGM) def. Platon Gud / Luca Ockernahl (BSC) 8-6
2.
Andre Canino /
Lukas Moritzen (UNGM) def. Anthony Braem / Alexander Rudenco (BSC) 9-8 (8-6)
3.
Hugues Renaud /
Jared Bones (UNGM) def. Ignacia Pulido / Giorgi Datashvili (BSC) 8-1
