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Lander men's tennis finishes third in PBC Tournament

FLORENCE – The second-seeded Lander men's tennis team defeated fourth-seeded Georgia College, 5-2, Sunday afternoon to claim third place in the Peach Belt Conference Men's Tennis Tournament hosted by Francis Marion at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center.

Seventh-ranked Lander improves to 15-3 overall, while No. 17 Georgia College is 18-6.

Both teams now must wait to see if they will earn a berth into next week's regional tournaments.

After Lander won two of three doubles matches, the Bearcats only needed to claim three singles to earn the victory.

In doubles, No. 1 Johan Wadstein/Andreas Ainalides (GC) def. #13 August Iwdal/Adam Jonsson (LU) 8-4; No. 2 Paul-Henri Arrigoni/Vincent Verpeaux (LU) def. Wictor Andersson/Yannick Hass (GC) 9-7; and No. 3 Samuel Poutignat/Oscar Axellson (LU) def. Taylor Powell/Alex Schubert (GC) 8-3.

In singles, No. 1 Vincent Verpeaux (LU) def. #48 Johan Wadstein (GC) 6-4, 6-1; No. 2 Andreas Ainalides (GC) def. Samuel Poutignat (LU) 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 Oscar Axelsson (LU) vs. Yannick Hass (GC) 6-4, 4-5, unfinished; No. 4 Adam Jonsson (LU) def. Alex Schubert (GC) 6-3, 6-2; No. 5 August Iwdal (LU) def. Mattia Campus (GC) 6-3, 6-4; No. 6 Diego Zegarra (LU) vs. Wictor Andersson (GC) 6-3, 6-7, unfinished

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Players Mentioned

Paul-Henri Arrigoni

Paul-Henri Arrigoni

Senior
Oscar Axelsson

Oscar Axelsson

Junior
August Iwdal

August Iwdal

Sophomore
Adam Jonsson

Adam Jonsson

Sophomore
Samuel Poutignat

Samuel Poutignat

Sophomore
Vincent Verpeaux

Vincent Verpeaux

Junior
Diego Zegarra

Diego Zegarra

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Paul-Henri Arrigoni

Paul-Henri Arrigoni

Senior
Oscar Axelsson

Oscar Axelsson

Junior
August Iwdal

August Iwdal

Sophomore
Adam Jonsson

Adam Jonsson

Sophomore
Samuel Poutignat

Samuel Poutignat

Sophomore
Vincent Verpeaux

Vincent Verpeaux

Junior
Diego Zegarra

Diego Zegarra

Sophomore