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Lander men's tennis falls to Georgia Gwinnett, 5-4

GREENWOOD – The Lander men's tennis team swept all three doubles matches Thursday afternoon, but fell in five of six singles in a 5-4 loss to Georgia Gwinnett in a non-conference match at The Joe Cabri Tennis Center.

Georgia Gwinnett, the No. 5-ranked team in the NAIA, improves to 6-0, while Lander, which is No. 7 in NCAA Division II, moves to 3-2.

In singles, No. 1 Bruno Tiberti (GG) def. Vincent Verpeaux (L) 6-4, 6-2; No. 2 Mark Verryth (GG) def. Ristomatti Lanne (L) 6-2, 6-1; No. 3 Matias Hatem (GG) def. Samuel Poutignat (L) 6-4, 6-1; No. 4 Erik Moberg (GG) def. Adam Jonsson (L) 6-2, 6-3; No. 5 Marc Hofer (L) def. Connor Clements (GG) 7-6, 2-6, 6-4; and No. 6 Tony Kostadinov (GG) def. Diego Zegarra (L) 7-6, 7-6.

In doubles, No. 1 Adam Jonsson/Oscar Axelsson (L) def. Mark Verryth/Tony Kostadinov (GG) 8-3; No. 2 Paulo Fernandes/Vincent Verpeaux (L) def. Bruno Tiberti/Connor Clements (GG) 8-5; and No. 3 Samuel Poutignat/Marc Hofer (L) def. Matias Hatem/Luke Morland (GG) 8-3.

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Players Mentioned

Oscar Axelsson

Oscar Axelsson

Senior
Paulo Fernandes

Paulo Fernandes

Senior
Marc Hofer

Marc Hofer

Freshman
Adam Jonsson

Adam Jonsson

Junior
Ristomatti Lanne

Ristomatti Lanne

Sophomore
Samuel Poutignat

Samuel Poutignat

Junior
Vincent Verpeaux

Vincent Verpeaux

Senior
Diego Zegarra

Diego Zegarra

Junior

Players Mentioned

Oscar Axelsson

Oscar Axelsson

Senior
Paulo Fernandes

Paulo Fernandes

Senior
Marc Hofer

Marc Hofer

Freshman
Adam Jonsson

Adam Jonsson

Junior
Ristomatti Lanne

Ristomatti Lanne

Sophomore
Samuel Poutignat

Samuel Poutignat

Junior
Vincent Verpeaux

Vincent Verpeaux

Senior
Diego Zegarra

Diego Zegarra

Junior