GREENWOOD----The No. 10-ranked Lander men's tennis team earned its first victory of the season Tuesday afternoon when the Bearcats defeated Limestone College, 9-0, in a non-conference match at the Joe Cabri Courts.
Lander improves to 1-2 overall.
In singles, No. 1 Joakim Karlsson (LU) def. Christian Munn, 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 Nicolas Legros (LU) def. Philippe Hogan, 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 Guilherme Fonseca (LU) def. Peter Elsborg, 6-4, 6-3; No. 4 George Wilkinson (LU) def. Christian Warnholtz, 6-1, 6-1; No. 5 Andre Ivarsson (LU) def. Jafet Bonvelos, 6-0, 6-1; and No. 6 T.C. Valle (LU) def. Chris Ross da Silva, 6-1, 6-0.
In doubles, No. 1 Fonseca/Legros (LU) def. Munn/Ellsborg, 8-3; No. 2 Karlsson/Valle (LU) def. Warnholtz/Hogan, 8-2; and No. 3 Ivarsson/Henrik Willers (LU) def. da Silva/Jacobs, 8-2.