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FLORENCE, S.C. | The No. 22 University of North Georgia men’s tennis team won the back draw of the 2016 Peach Belt Conference Tournament on Sunday afternoon with a 5-1 victory over Francis Marion at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center. The fifth-place tournament finish is a new program-best for the Nighthawks.

After winning two of three doubles matches, fifth-seeded North Georgia made quick work of the sixth-seeded Patriots in singles action with straight set victories in the second, fourth and six lines.

Hugues Renald clinched the win for UNG with a 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 4 singles.

North Georgia now stands at 17-7 overall, as the 17 victories setting a new school record for single season wins. Francis Marion falls to 15-9.

The Nighthawks will now await the selection of the NCAA Southeast Regional field, with the announcement set forTuesday, May 3 at 8:30 p.m. on NCAA.com.

FIFTH-PLACE MATCH: #22 North Georgia 5, #50 Francis Marion 1

Singles
1. Philipp Mueller (UNGM) vs. #23 Richard Ashforth (FMU) 7-6 (7-5), 5-6, unfinished
2. Niklas Zielen (UNGM) def. Robin Hoek (FMU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Alexander Reinauer (UNGM) vs. Philipp Sluga (FMU) 7-5, 2-4, unfinished
4. Hugues Renald (UNGM) def. J. Roettlingsberger (FMU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Lukas Moritzen (UNGM) vs. Tarass Thevenaz (FMU) 5-7, 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
6. Andre Canino (UNGM) def. Raul Madrid (FMU) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles
1. Richard Ashforth/Philipp Sluga (FMU) def. Philipp Mueller/Niklas Zielen (UNGM) 8-5
2. Lukas Moritzen/Andre Canino (UNGM) def. Tarass Thevenaz/Robin Hoek (FMU) 8-5
3. Matheus Pineda/Graham Shaw (UNGM) def. J. Roettlingsberger/Raul Madrid (FMU) 8-4
 
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