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Lander men's tennis advances past Jags in NCAA tourney

COLUMBUS, Ga. – After sweeping the doubles play, the No. 7-ranked Lander men's earned three singles wins and advanced past No. 14 Augusta State, 6-1, Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional hosted by Columbus State University at the Mary V. Blackmon Tennis Center.

Lander improves to 16-3 overall and will face Columbus State at 3 p.m. Sunday for the right to advance to the NCAA Division II's Round of 16 in Surprise, Ariz. The Jaguars end the season at 12-12.

In doubles, No. 1 Adam Jonsson/August Iwdal (LU) def. Victor Guimaraes/Victor Cabellos (ASU) 9-8 (7-2); No. 2 Paul-Henri Arrigoni/Vincent Verpeaux (LU) def. Jan Labas/Romain Brunie (ASU) 8-1; and No. 3 Samuel Poutignat/Oscar Axelsson (LUM) def. Gustavo D'Ascenzi/Kenneth Guy Mooney (ASU) 8-0.

In singles play, which was halted when Lander had enough points to win the match, No. 1 Paul-Henri Arrigoni (LU) def. Victor Cabellos (ASU) 1-6, 6-0, 1-0; No. 2 Vincent Verpeaux (LU) def. Jan Labas (ASU) 6-2, 6-1; No. 4 Romain Brunie (ASU) def. Oscar Axelsson (LU) 6-1, 6-3; and No. 6 Diego Zegarra (LUM) def. Gustavo D'Ascenzi (ASU) 6-1, 6-0.

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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