UNG men’s tennis team beats Southern Arkansas
Press Release March 23, 2022
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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.
UNG Men’s tennis team to compete for ITA Indoor National Championship
Press Release February 18, 2022
INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 10 University of North Georgia men’s tennis team will begin its run toward the ITA Division II Men’s National Team Indoor Championship with a familiar opponent Friday afternoon as they will battle No. 2 Columbus State in the quarterfinal round.
This is the first time in the history of the program that UNG has been in the tournament, held at the UIndy Tennis Center. North Georgia enters as the No. 7 seed in the bracket.
Barry is the top seed, followed by CSU. Saint Leo, Hawaii Hilo and West Florida round out the top five seeds with UIndy as the No. 6 and Delta State as the eighth seed.
North Georgia will take on Columbus State Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. with the winner advancing to the semifinals. Regardless of result, the Nighthawks will battle either Saint Leo or UIndy on Saturday before a match against one of the other four teams slated for Sunday.
Live stats and video are slated to be available for all three matches UNG will play this weekend with links to be found on the Tournament Central homepage as well as the men’s tennis schedule page at UNGAthletics.com.