DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The No. 13 University of North Georgia men's tennis team's rally in singles came up just short as the Nighthawks dropped a tight Peach Belt Conference decision to No. 5 Lander on Tuesday afternoon at the UNG Tennis Complex at Yahoola Creek Park.
For the first time this season, the Nighthawks dropped all three doubles lines and entered the six singles matches down 3-0.
Straight set singles wins by No. 1
Niklas Zielen, No. 2
Alexander Reinauer and No. 4
Andre Canino evened the match at three apiece, but the Bearcats rebounded to secure their 11
th win of the season with victories in the third and sixth lines.
Lander improves to 11-2 overall and remain unbeaten in league play at 5-0. North Georgia falls to 14-2 and 5-2 in conference matches.
The Nighthawks return to action on short rest with a home match with Augusta tomorrow (Mar. 29) at noon.
#5 Lander University 5, #13 University of North Georgia 4
Singles
1. #31
Niklas Zielen (UNGM) def. #35 David Korsten (LUM) 6-1, 6-1
2. #32
Alexander Reinauer (UNGM) def. Jules Vauthier (LUM) 6-2, 6-3
3. Eirik Groner (LUM) def.
Hugues Renaud (UNGM) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
4.
Andre Canino (UNGM) def. Ozan Cildir (LUM) 6-4, 6-1
5.
Lukas Moritzen (UNGM) def. Alexandre Springer (LUM) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)
6. Omar El-Moslemany (LUM) def.
Jared Bones (UNGM) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
1. Marc Hofer/Omar El-Moslemany (LUM) def. #10
Niklas Zielen/
Alexander Reinauer (UNGM) 8-2
2. Jules Vauthier/Ozan Cildir (LUM) def. #22
Andre Canino/
Lukas Moritzen (UNGM) 9-7
3. David Korsten/Eirik Groner (LUM) def.
Hugues Renaud/
Jared Bones (UNGM) 8-5
