FLORENCE, S.C. | The University of North Georgia defeated Young Harris College 5-2 in an elimination match of the 2017 Peach Belt Conference Men's Tennis Tournament Saturday (April 22) afternoon at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center.

The 13th-ranked Nighthawks improved to 19-4, while the Mountain Lions ended their 2017 season with a 10-13 ledger.

Mateo Besada and Tim Fleerkamp teamed up to win the No. 3 doubles match 8-1 as North Georgia took a 2-1 lead after doubles. Young Harris tied the match at 2 after Raul Quevedo recorded the final victory of his career when earned the point at No. 4 singles with a 6-2, 6-1 win. The Nighthawks won the next three matches to earn the team victory over their cross-mountain rival.

#13 NORTH GEORGIA 5, YOUNG HARRIS 2
Singles competition
1. #31 Niklas Zielen (UNG) def. Mateo Besada (YHC) 6-4, 6-2
2. #32 Alexander Reinauer (UNG) def. Daniel Tiboldi (YHC) 6-4, 6-2
3. Andre Canino (UNG) vs. Alex Pavel (YHC) 6-7 (4-7), 1-2, unfinished
4. Raul Quevedo (YHC) def. Mark Laishley (UNG) 6-2, 6-1
5. Hugues Renaud (UNG) def. Javier Villar (YHC) 6-0, 6-4
6. Lukas Moritzen (UNG) vs. Tim Fleerkamp (YHC) 6-3, 1-2, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #10 Niklas Zielen/Alexander Reinauer (UNG) def. Alex Pavel/Raul Quevedo (YHC) 8-5
2. #22 Lukas Moritzen/Andre Canino (UNG) def. Jan-Niklas Graetz/Javier Villar (YHC) 8-3
3. Mateo Besada/Tim Fleerkamp (YHC) def. Jared Bones/Hugues Renaud (UNG) 8-1

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,5,2,1)