FLORENCE, S.C. - The No. 16 University of North Georgia men's tennis team fell in the quarterfinal round of the Peach Belt Conference tournament to No. 7 Lander Saturday morning, 4-2.

The Bearcats claimed the doubles point quickly, giving up just three games in their wins at No. 1 and 3 to get the first point of the match.

Singles play was extremely competitive with Ryan Gaskin tied the match with a straight set win at No. 3 singles. After Lander retook the lead with a win at No. 4, Niklas Zielen won at the No. 1 spot to tie the match again, 2-2.

From there, it came down to three three-set matches with Lander taking the wins at No. 5 and 6 to clinch a spot in the semifinals.

North Georgia will await the NCAA selection show on Tuesday, May 7.