DAHLONEGA, Ga. - The No. 12-ranked Lander men's tennis team won its first match of the season Sunday when the Bearcats defeated North Georgia, 8-1, in the Peach Belt Conference opener for both teams.

Lander is 1-1 overall and 1-0 in the PBC, while North Georgia is 1-1, 0-1.

In singles, No. 1 Sheharyar Wali (LU) def. Luciano Paes Neto, 6-3, 6-1; No. 2 Damien Cordesse (LU) def. Samuel Moore, 6-3, 6-4; No. 3 Juan Manrique (LU) def. Grant Partrick, 6-3, 6-4; No. 4 Maxime Desmars (LU) def. Daniel Aguilon, 6-4, 6-4; No. 5 Carlos Marques (LU) def. Adrien Saulais, 6-7, 6-3, 10-5, and No. 6 Gary Beretoldo (LU) def. Brandon Sloan, 6-0, 6-0.

In doubles, No. 1 Cordess/Fedoseyev (LU) def. Partrick/Saulais, 8-5; No. 2 Paes Neto/Aguilon (NG) def. Valle/Desmars, 9-7; and No. 3 Wali/Manrique (LU) def. Moore/Sloan, 8-6.