GREENWOOD - The No. 19-ranked Francis Marion men's tennis team rallied from a 2-1 deficit in doubles to win four single matches and defeat No. 13 Lander, 5-4, in the NCAA Division II Mid-Atlantic Region championship Friday afternoon at The Joe Cabri Courts.

Francis Marion, which improves to 18-5 overall, advances to the NCAA Division II national tournament, May 14-17, in Houston, Tex. Lander finishes the season with an 18-7 record.

In doubles, No. 1 Guilherme Fonseca/Damien Cordesse (LU) def. Oshada Wijemanne/Dilshod Sharifi (FMU), 8-6; No. 2 Franklyn Emmanuel/Dananjaya Mayadunne (FMU) def. T.C. Valle/Henrik Willers (LU), 8-2; and No. 3 Carlos Benatzky/Andre Ivarsson (LU) def. Karl Rogers/Matthew Keth (FMU), 8-6.

In singles, No. 1 Franklyn Emmanuel (FMU) def. Guilherme Fonseca (LU), 5-7, 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 Oshada Wijemanne (FMU) def. Damien Cordesse (LU), 6-1, 6-2; No. 3 Dilshod Sharifi (FMU) def. Henrik Willers (LU), 3-1, retired; No. 4 Andre Ivarsson (LU) def. Bastian Czwallina (FMU), 6-2, 4-2, retired; No. 5 Karl Rogers (FMU) def. T.C. Valle (LU), 6-3, 6-3; and No. 6 Juan Manrique (LU) def. Matthew Keth (FMU), 6-2, 6-3.