AIKEN - Lander's Melanise Newbold battled USC Aiken's Ida Sandberg for three sets Tuesday afternoon before pulling out the winning point at No. 6 singles in the Lady Bearcats 5-4 victory over USC Aiken in a Peach Belt Conference tennis match. Newbold won, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.

Lander, which is ranked No. 35, improves to 10-4 overall and 4-3 in the PBC, while USCA drops to 6-8, 2-6.

In other singles matches, No. 1 Mathilde Grenet (A) def. Aurelia Ruffat (L), 6-3, 6-3; No. 2 Brandi Cordell (L) def. Stephanie Humphrey (A), 7-5, 7-5; No. 3 Maria Angel (A) def. Eliza Adusumilli (L), 6-4, 6-0; No. 4 Brittany Telford (A) def. Caitlin Fell (L) 6-1, 6-1; and No. 5 Nicola James (L) def. Bridgette Gale (A), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

In doubles, No. 1 Cordell/Adusumilli (L) def. Grenet/Telford (A), 8-4; No. 2 Angel/Humphrey (A) def. Ruffat/Zaia (L), 8-2; and No. 3 James/Fell (L) def. Gale/Sandberg (A), 8-3.