GREENWOOD – The Lander women's tennis team improved to 2-0 on the season Saturday morning when the Lady Bearcats defeated North Georgia College & State University, 5-4, in their Peach Belt Conference opener at the Joe Cabri Courts.

In singles, No. 1 Brit Smith (NG) def. Fernanda Oliveira, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; No. 2 Vuokko Vahatalo (LU) def. Katherine Harrison; No. 3 Anni Pajunen (LU) def. Velena Boteva, 6-3, 6-1; No. 4 Lilia Tzvetanova (NG) def. Ana Zaia, 6-2, 6-3; No. 5 Caitlin Fell (LU) def. Maria Dreaden, 6-1, 6-3; and No. 6 Sam Bisset (NG) def. Melanise Newbold, 6-4, 7-5.

In doubles, No. 1 Oliveira/Pajunen (LU) def. Smith/Harrison, 8-6; No. 2 Harrison/Boteva (NG) def. Emmanouil/Zaia, 8-3; and No. 3 Vahatalo/Fell (LU) def. Murphy/Bisset, 8-4.