GREENWOOD - The No. 5 Francis Marion men's tennis team remained undefeated Saturday afternoon when the Patriots defeated No. 12 Lander, 6-3, in a Peach Belt Conference match at the Joe Cabri Courts.
FMU improves to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the PBC, while Lander moves to 3-3, 1-2.
In singles, No. 1 Oshada Wijemanne (FMU) def. Sheharyar Wali, 6-4, 6-2; No. 2 Dilshod Sharifi (FMU) def. Damien Cordesse, 6-3, 6-0; No. 3 Karl Rogers (FMU) def. Juan Manrique, 7-6, 6-4; No. 4 T.C. Valle (LU) def. Mario Kieck, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4; No. 5 Maxime Desmars (LU) def. Michael Hafke, 7-6, 1-6, 6-4; and No. 6 Dirk Bair (FMU) def. Carlos Marques, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4.
In doubles, No. 1 Wijemanne/Sharifi (FMU) def. Fedoseyev/Wali, 8-4; No. 2 Bair/Kieck (FMU) def. Cordesse/Manrique, 9-7; and No. 3 Valle/Bertoldo (LU) def. Keth/Rogers, 8-4.