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COLUMBUS, Ga. – The No. 9 University of North Georgia men’s tennis team defeated its fourth ranked team of the season Tuesday when they beat No. 10 Southern Arkansas, 5-2.

After the Muleriders won the third doubles, North Georgia took down the first and second lines with Ryan Gaskin and Joaquin Benoit beating the 13th ranked duo, 6-4, and Cole Brainard and Daniel Ostap defeating the No. 49 duo, 6-2, to claim the doubles point.

The Nighthawks got off on the right foot in singles play with Giulio Sassi winning at No. 6, 6-2, 6-0, but SAU battled back, winning on the fourth and fifth lines to tie the match up at 2-2. Benoit won a matchup over the No. 19 singles player in the nation by a 6-4, 6-4 score to retake the lead, setting up Gaskin to clinch the match with a 6-3, 6-4 win over the 34th ranked player in the country. Zach Waldow won a three-set match to win the final point for UNG.

North Georgia will take on Tusculum on the road Friday at 1 p.m.