DAVIDSON, N.C. – UNCG men’s tennis used a late win from Ian Melnik to secure a 4-3 victory over the Davidson Wildcats at Thursday afternoon. UNCG took the doubles point and Melnik won his tiebreaker to help UNCG earn the victory. The Spartans improve to 8-12 on the season, while Davidson falls to 15-7.

UNCG got on the board first, notching wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to earn the point. The pair of Connor Thompson and William Albright defeated Axel Fries and J.B Gough, 6-3. Marcus Vidgren and Jack Burkill solidified the victory with a 6-4 win over Shamael Chaudhry and David Hager. UNCG didn’t get the sweep as the No. 3 pairing of Logan Walker and Warren Bryan and Jordan Hart and Ricky Saad did not finish the match.

The Spartans were able to split the six singles matches, getting the late win from Melnik at No. 6. Melnik Earned a 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (8) victory over Thomas Mason. Thompson defeated Chaudhry in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1. The other Spartan victory came from Bryan who knocked off Gough, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3.