GREENWOOD – The Lander women's tennis team suffered its first loss of the season Thursday afternoon when the Lady Bearcats fell to No. 45 Augusta State, 6-3, in a Peach Belt Conference match at The Joe Cabri Tennis Center.

Augusta State improves to 3-2 overall and 2-1 in the PBC, while Lander moves to 3-1, 1-1.

In singles, No. 1 Victoria Lindqvist (ASU) def. Carolina Lainez (LUW) 2-6, 7-5, 10-8; No. 2 Ainhoa Rico Martin (LUW) def. Liv Pettersson (ASU) 7-5, 6-0; No. 3 Roberta Oliveira (ASU) def. Marion Courbis (LUW) 6-3, 6-1; No. 4 Maria C. Pimentel (ASU) def. Aurelia Ruffat (LUW) 6-3, 7-5; No. 5 Julie Fontaine (ASU) def. Cayce Bradley (LUW) 6-3, 6-4; and No. 6 Lissa Murakami (ASU) def. Tiffany Vanhpraseuth (LUW) 6-4, 6-1.

In doubles, No. 1 Liv Pettersson/Victoria Lindqvist (ASU) def. Marion Courbis/Aurelia Ruffat (LUW) 9-7; No. 2 Carolina Lainez/Cayce Bradley (LUW) def. Julie Fontaine/Roberta Oliveira (ASU) 8-4; and No. 3 Ainhoa Rico Martin/Tiffany Vanhpraseuth (LUW) def. Lissa Murakami/Maria C. Pimentel (ASU) 8-3.