GREENWOOD - The Lander women's tennis team claimed two of three doubles matches and four singles to defeat Newberry College, 6-3, Friday afternoon in the season-opening match at The Joe Cabri Tennis Center.

Lander opens the season at 1-0, while Newberry is 0-1.

In singles, No. 1 Carolina Lainez (L) def. Susana Aguirre (N), 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 Romina Adum (N) def. Marion Courbis (L), 5-7, 6-2, 10-6; No. 3 Ainhoa Rico Martin (L) def. Ariel Strong (N), 6-2, 6-4; No 4 Aurelia Ruffat (L) def. Marina Ziehe (N), 6-2, 6-1; No. 5 Tara Lamers (N) def. Tiffany Vanhpraseuth (L), 6-3, 7-5; and No. 6 Cayce Bradley (L) def. Shannon McManus (N), 6-0, 6-0.

In doubles, No. 1 Romina Adum/Susana Aguirre (N) def. Marion Courbis/Aurelia Ruffat (L), 8-6; No. 2 Carolina Lainez/Cayce Bradley (L) def. Ariel Strong/Tara Lamers (N), 8-2; and No. 3 Tiffany Vanhpraseuth/Ainhoa Rico Martin (L) def. Shannon McManus/Marina Ziehe (N), 8-3.