GREENWOOD----The No. 8-ranked Lander men's tennis team defeated No. 27 Francis Marion University, 7-2, Saturday morning in a Peach Belt Conference match at the Joe Cabri Courts.

Lander improves to 14-5 overall and 8-1 in the PBC, while FMU falls to 8-7, 3-5.

In singles, No. 1 Joakim Karlsson (LU) def. Franklyn Emmanuel, 6-2, 6-4; No. 2 David Budler (FMU) def. Nicolas Legros, 6-2, 6-2; No. 3 Guilherme Fonseca (LU) def. Chatwinder Singh, 7-6, 6-3; No. 4 Andre Ivarsson (LU) def. Matthew Keth, 6-2, 6-1; No. 5 Henrik Willers (LU) def. Dananjaya Mayadunne, 4-6, 6-2 (10-8); and No. 6 Nicholas Tzekos (LU) def. James Machlachlan, 6-0, 6-1.

In doubles, No. 1 Singh/Emmanuel (FMU) def. Karlsson/Ivarsson, 8-6; No. 2 Legros/Fonseca (LU) def. Keth/Budler, 8-6; and No. 3 Benatzky/Willers (LU) def. Mayadunne/Machlachlan, 9-7.