CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — In their final match at the Scenic City Showcase, the No. 14 UIndy men's tennis team knocked off No. 12 North Georgia 4-2. 

After a clean capture of the doubles point, the Hounds found three singles wins from Zaid Shelbaya, Asier Ayllon Prado, and Tadeo Gaggiofatto en route to victory. 

INS AND OUTS
UIndy got off to a fast start in doubles play, as courts #1 and #2 cruised past their opponents with quick service breaks. Gaggiofatto and Shelbaya were on the board first, posting a 6-2 win over Juan Cruz Blanco and Lleyton Beasley. Doubles action closed with Ayllon Prado and Mathieu Derache after they downed Joao Luis Silva and Ben Brandl at No. 1 doubles. 

In singles, UIndy's lead was boosted to 2-0 with Shelbaya's 6-3, 6-3 win at #5 singles over Beasley. 

The Nighthawks responded with a pair of wins from Frank Rebora and Eliseo Alcalde. Alcade bested No. 56 Vladislav Gorbatenko 6-3, 6-3 at #5 singles, while Rebora downed Jovan Matovic 6-4, 6-3 to put two on the board for North Georgia. 

Moments later, No. 16 Gaggiofatto gave UIndy an edge with his 6-3, 6-4 win at #2 singles over Brandl. The match finished off the strings Ayllon Prado, the ninth-ranked singles player in DII, after he out-mustered Marcos Castellanos 7-5, 7-5 on court #1. 

UP NEXT
The Hounds will be back in action on Wednesday, March 25, for an in-region showdown against No. 7 Tiffin.