FLORENCE – The No. 11-ranked Francis Marion women's tennis team defeated Lander, 9-0, Wednesday afternoon in a Peach Belt Conference match.

Francis Marion improves to 8-1 overall and 4-1 in the PBC, while Lander moves to 3-2, 1-2.

In singles, No. 1 Mona Blauen (FMU) def. Carolina Lainez (L) 6-3, 6-1; No. 2 Tereza Baranova (FMU) def. Ainhoa Rico Martin (L) 6-2, 7-5; No. 3 Julia Graf (FMU) def. Aurelia Ruffat (L) 6-0, 6-0; No. 4 Kimberley Hurter (FMU) def. Cayce Bradley (L) 6-3, 6-3; No. 5 Lena Specht (FMU) def. Lori Flick (L) 6-0, 6-2; and No. 6 Nora Westbye (FMU) def. Tiffany Vanhpraseuth (L) 2-6, 6-2, 10-7.

In doubles, No. 1 Mona Blauen/Julia Graf (FMU) def. Marion Courbis/Aurelia Ruffat (L) 8-1; No. 2 Tereza Baranova/Nora Westbye (FMU) def. Carolina Lainez/Cayce Bradley (L) 8-3; and No. 3 Kimberley Hurter/Lena Specht (FMU) def. Tiffany Vanhpraseuth/Ainhoa Rico Martin (L) 8-2.