GREENWOOD----In its first regular-season match following a six-year absence, the Lander women's tennis team lost its season opener to Limestone College, 9-0, Tuesday in a non-conference match at the Joe Cabri Courts.

In singles, No. 1 Alexandra Gade (LC) def. Fernando Oliveira, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 Jennifer Snaider (LC) def. Vuokko Vahatalo, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 Melanie Kragl (LC) def. Anni Pajunen, 6-2, 6-0; No. 4 Lee Cribb (LC) def. Ana Luiza Zaia, 6-1, 6-3; No. 5 Jessie Griffin (LC) def. Kristinanne Emmanouil, 6-3, 6-2; and No. 6 Nicole Piazza (LC) def. Nicoli Marsh, 6-2, 6-4.

In doubles, No. 1 Gade/Snaider (LC) def. Pajunen/Vahatalo, 8-2; No. 2 Kragl/Cribb (LC) def. Marsh/Zaia, 8-4; and No. 3 Piazza/Griffin (LC) def. Oliveira/Emmanouil, 8-3.