LAURINBURG, N.C.----The Lander men's tennis team, ranked No. 22 in NCAA Division II, improved to 5-0 Friday afternoon after defeating St. Andrews Presbyterian in a non-conference match.
In singles, No. 1 Joakim Karlsson (LU) def. Daniel Reuben (SAPC) 6-3, 6-0; No. 2 Stefan Tewes (LU) def. Andres Centeno (SAPC) 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 Henrik Erlandsson (LU) def. Ron Bryant (SAPC) 6-0, 6-0; No. 4 Andre Ivarsson (LU) def. Juan Carlos Arcila (SAPC) 6-0, 6-0; No. 5 Nicholas Tzekos (LU) def. Cory Fleck (SAPC) 6-2, 6-3; and No. 6 Akshay Chellappa (LU) def. Sam Perlmutter (SAPC) 6-0, 6-0.
In doubles, No. 1 Ivarsson/Karlsson (LU) def. Centeno/Bryant (SA) 8-1; No. 2 Chellappa/Tewes (LU) def. Reuben/Fleck (SA) 8-1; and No. 3 Carlos Benatzky/T.C. Valle (LU) def. Arcila/Juan Pablo Burgos (SA) 8-1.