GREENWOOD – The No. 7 Lander men's tennis team swept all three doubles matches and took five of six singles in straight sets to defeat Anderson University, 8-1, Monday afternoon in a non-conference match at The Joe Cabri Tennis Center.

Lander improves to 3-1 overall, while Anderson moves to 1-2.

In singles, No. 1 Vincent Verpeaux (L) def. Juan Carracedo (A), 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 Ristomatti Lanne (L) def. Mateo Rivas (A), 6-1, 6-4; No. 3 Tomas Passalacqua (A) def. Samuel Poutignat (L), 6-2, 7-5; No. 4 Niklas Terhorst (L) def. Paul Michael Calhoun (A), 6-1, 6-2; No. 5Marc Hofer (L) def. Inaki Iriberry (A), 6-4, 6-1; and No. 6 Oscar Axelsson (L) def. Danilo Faria (A), 6-2, 6-1.

In doubles, No. 1 Adam Jonsson/Oscar Axelsson (L) def. Mateo Rivas/Juan Carracedo (A), 8-4; No. 2 Vincent Verpeaux/Paulo Fernandes (L) def. Paul Michael Calhoun/Danilo Faria (A), 8-3; and No. 3 Niklas Terhorst/Samuel Poutignat (L) def. Inaki Iriberry/Tomas Passalacqua (A), 8-2.