BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - Hugh Knapp won the decisive match at first singles and UNCG rallied for its first victory of the season in a non-conference men's tennis match against Gardner-Webb at the Webb Tennis Complex on Wednesday afternoon.

Knapp, a junior from Greensboro who starred at Grimsley, beat Gardner-Webb's Victor Putter 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 to lift the Spartans (1-6 overall, 0-3 SoCon) to a 4-3 victory over the Bulldogs (6-7, 3-0 Big South).

Alexander Zuckerman, a sophomore from Great Britain, improved his season record to 4-3 in singles matches. He defeated Gardner-Webb's Connor Enslin 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 at fourth singles to tie the team match at 3-3, pinning the final outcome on the marathon match between Knapp and Putter.

Ollie Palmer and Nico Grewe posted straight-sets wins at second and third singles for the Spartans.

Grewe, a senior from Raleigh, won twice on Wednesday. He beat Breno Plentz 6-4, 6-2 at third singles, and he teamed with UNCG freshman Christopher Johns to defeat Plentz and Stefano Puga 6-2 at second doubles.

Gardner-Webb won the doubles point, and the Bulldogs led 3-1 before the singles victories by Grewe, Zuckerman and Knapp closed the match.

UNCG plays again at 1 p.m. Saturday at Samford.

UNCG 4, Gardner-Webb 3

Singles
1. Hugh Knapp (UNCG) def. Victor Putter 7-6, 6-7, 6-1
2. Ollie Palmer (UNCG) def. Chrisjan Van Wyk 6-4, 6-1
3. Nico Grewe (UNCG) def. Breno Plentz 6-4, 6-2
4. Alexander Zuckerman (UNCG) def. Connor Enslin 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
5. Sebastian Harris (GW) def. Christopher Johns 6-2, 6-1
6. John Spring (GW) def. David Flisberg 6-3, 6-3

Doubles
1. Crisjan Van Wyk and Victor Putter (GW) def. Ollie Palmer and Alexander Zuckerman 6-4
2. Nico Grewe and Christopher Johns (UNCG) def. Breno Plentz and Stefano Puga 6-2.
3. John Spring and Sebastian Harris (GW) def. Roger Rogowski and Cooper Wyett 7-6 (7-5)

Order of finish: Doubles 2, 1, 3; Singles 6, 2, 5, 3, 4, 1

Records: UNCG 1-6, 0-3 SoCon; Gardner-Webb 6-7, 3-0 Big South

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