GREENWOOD – The No. 7-ranked Lander men's tennis team shut out Georgia Southwestern, 9-0, Sunday afternoon in a straight set Peach Belt Conference victory at The Joe Cabri Tennis Center.
Lander improves to 8-2 overall and 4-0 in the PBC, while GSW drops to 3-6, 0-4
In singles, Vincent Verpeaux (L) def. Valentin Demande (G) 6-3, 6-1; No. 2 Ristomatti Lanne (L) def. Jake Koonce (G) 6-3, 6-4; No. 3 Diego Zegarra (L) def. Stephen Moore (G) 6-1, 6-2; No. 4 Samuel Poutignat (L) def. Abel Acuna (G) 7-5, 6-3; No. 5 Oscar Axelsson (L) def. Oliver Marshall (G) 6-3, 6-3;and No. 6 Vadim Fons (L) def. Darren Kenny (G) 6-1, 6-0.
In doubles, No. 1 Adam Jonsson/Oscar Axelsson (L) def. Valentin Demande/Jake Koonce (G) 8-1; No. 2 Samuel Poutignat/Marc Hofer (L) def. Stephen Moore/Oliver Marshall (G) 8-1; and No. 3 Paulo Fernandes/Bernardo Bertolucci (L) def. Abel Acuna/Darren Kenny (G) 8-4.