TIGERVILLE - The No. 7-ranked Lander men's tennis team captured its eighth shutout of the season Thursday afternoon when the Bearcats defeated North Greenville University, 9-0, in a non-conference match at the Greer Tennis Center.

Lander improves to 14-3 overall, while North Greenville drops to 8-8.

In singles, No. 1 Vincent Verpeaux (L) def. Jose Castillo (NG) 6-2, 6-1; No. 2 Marc Hofer (L) def. Rafael Lenz Gonzalez (NG) 7-6 (7-0), 1-6, 10-7; No. 3 Niklas Terhorst (L) def. Sjors van Eck (NG) 6-3, 6-0; No. 4 Ristomatti Lanne (L) def. Sergio Araujo Filho (NG) 6-1, 6-0; No. 5 Diego Zegarra (L) def. Andres Camacho (NG) 6-0, 6-1; and No. 6 Oscar Axelsson (L) def. Jonathan Stanga (NG) 6-0, 6-3.

In doubles, No. 1 Adam Jonsson/Oscar Axelsson (L) def. Jose Castillo/Rafael Lenz Gonzalez (NG) 8-5; No. 2 Vincent Verpeaux/Paulo Fernandes (L) def. Sergio Araujo Filho/Andres Camacho (NG) 8-1; and No. 3 Niklas Terhorst/Samuel Poutignat (L) def. Sjors van Eck/Marcelo Yshikawa (NG) 8-4.