GREENWOOD - The Lander men's tennis team improved to 2-1 overall Tuesday afternoon when the No. 12 Bearcats defeated Newberry College, 8-1, in a non-conference match at the Joe Cabri Courts.

In singles, No. 1 Damien Cordesse (L) def. Maxim Sukharev, 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 Shaye Wali (L) def. Jeremy Smith, 6-1, 6-3; No. 3 Lucas Matos (N) def. Max Desmars, 7-6, 6-3; No. 4 Carlos Marques (L) def. Felipe Sobrinho, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3; No. 5 Gary Bertoldo (L) def. Pavle Popovic, 6-1, 6-4; and No. 6 Michael Fedoseyev (L) def. Mark Boswell, 6-0, 6-1.

In doubles, No. 1 Cordesse/Fedoseyev (L) def. Smith/Sobrinho, 8-6; No. 2 Wali/Valle (L) def. Sukharev/Matos, 8-3; and No. 3 Desmars/Manrique (L) def. Popovic/Boswell, 8-1.