FLORENCE – After trailing 2-1 in doubles play, the No. 11-ranked men's tennis team rallied in singles Saturday afternoon to post a 5-4 Peach Belt Conference victory over No. 14 Francis Marion.

Lander improves to 8-0 overall and 1-0 in the PBC, while FMU drops to 2-1, 0-1.

In singles, No. 1 Alex Caspari (FMU) def. #15 Paul-Henri Arrigoni (LU) 6-3, 7-5; No. 2 Vincent Verpeaux (LU) def. Gavin Davison (FMU) 6-3, 6-3; No. 3 Adam Jonsson (LU) def. Jack Bishop (FMU) 6-2, 6-4; No. 4 Jonathan Hain (FMU) def. Oscar Axelsson (LU) 7-5, 6-0; No. 5 Samuel Poutignat (LU) def. Luke Bateup (FMU) 0-6, 6-2, 6-4; and No. 6 Diego Zegarra (LU) def. Tim Ruepke (FMU) 6-0, 6-1.

In doubles, No. 1 Alex Caspari/Gavin Davison (FMU) def. Oscar Axelsson/Adam Jonsson (LU) 8-2; No. 2 Paul-Henri Arrigoni/Maxime Desmars (LU) def. Jack Bishop/Jonathan Hain (FMU) 8-6; and No. 3 Dirk Bair/Tim Ruepke (FMU) def. Vincent Verpeaux/Samuel Poutignat (LU) 8-3.